construction carpenter

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work Setting:

• Construction
• Various locations
• Commercial
• Residential

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
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Supervision: 1 to 2 people

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking