Framer-Carpenter

Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta is seeking a skilled carpenter/scaffold erector for on-site construction across residential, commercial, and industrial projects. You will build foundations, install framing and finishes, and support safety on site.

You should be able to read plans, work with supervisors, and adapt to various locations. This role involves physical work, attention to codes, and coordinating with trade teams on diverse job sites.

Qualifications

• Interest in precision working to prepare layouts that conform to building codes using measuring tools.
• Ability to read and interpret specifications or follow verbal instructions.
• Willingness to supervise apprentices and other construction workers as needed.

Responsibilities

• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems.
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware.
• Estimate costs and materials.
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments.
• Report any malfunctions to supervisor.
• Read and interpret specifications or follow verbal instructions.
• Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs.
• Track and complete work orders.
• Report information to supervisor.
• Discuss work with supervisor.

Skills

Reliability

Team player

Punctuality

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

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Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

• At heights
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Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Commercial
• Residential

Tasks

• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Estimate costs and materials
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
• Report any malfunctions to supervisor
• Read and interpret specifications or follow verbal instructions
• Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
• Track and complete work orders
• Report information to supervisor
• Discuss work with supervisor

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

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Interest in precision working to prepare layouts that conform to building codes using measuring tools

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to prepare layouts that conform to building codes using measuring tools

METHODICAL

Interest in speaking to apprentices and other construction workers to supervise their activities

INNOVATIVE

Interest in compiling information to build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job

Does the idea of using wood to build the things around us entice you? Can you do math quickly? Then maybe you can nail down a career as a carpenter.

Can you see a drawing as a real object? Do you have good balance, vision, and hearing? Are you strong and safety conscious? Then you find support in a career as a scaffold erector.