carpenter

Job Bank; United States; On-site; USD 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

WS & Company Ltd. seeks a skilled construction worker in Langford, BC to read blueprints, prepare layouts, and join materials for wooden structures. The role involves building foundations, installing beams, and fitting windows and doors.

Applicants should have 3–5 years of construction experience, ability to work with hand tools, and be able to perform physically demanding tasks in a safety-conscious environment. This is a permanent, full-time position with competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of construction experience.
• Knowledge of building codes and safety standards.
• Ability to read and interpret plans and specs.

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
• 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

Skills

Blueprint reading

Measuring

Teamwork

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Job details

• Location 2786 Lake Breeze Court Langford , BC V9B 6L6
• Salary 38.50 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• Starts as soon as possible
• Source Job Bank #3683732

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

• Dusty

Work setting

• Construction

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
• Estimate costs and materials
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2026-10-20