Construction carpenter

Prestige Contracting Limited; Canada; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Contracting Limited is seeking a skilled carpenter to perform maintenance and renovation work at various sites across Canada. Your responsibilities include reading blueprints, measuring and laying out projects, and installing windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware.

You will survey locations, estimate materials and costs, instruct apprentices, and maintain/resupply wooden structures in mills, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments.

Qualifications

• 2 years to less than 3 years construction experience
• Experience reading blueprints and building codes
• On-site construction knowledge

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements
• Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Survey building locations and levels
• Instruct apprentices
• Estimate costs and materials
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Skills

Blueprint reading

Communication skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Punctuality

Reliability

Interpersonal skills

Education

Secondary school certificate

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE

2 years to less than 3 years

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

WORK SETTING

• Construction
• Various locations
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Renovation
• Willing to relocate
• Commercial
• Residential

LEVEL OF EXPERTISE

• Maintenance and repair

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements
• Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Survey building locations and levels
• Instruct apprentices
• Estimate costs and materials
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Hand tools

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Own transportation

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Work with minimal supervision

OWN TOOLS/EQUIPMENT

• Steel-toed safety boots

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality