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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Minimum education
- High school
- Posting language
- English
Job summary
Prepare cost estimates, interpret blueprints, and measure, cut, assemble, and install construction materials and building components. Coordinate site work, instruct apprentices, supervise workers, and maintain, repair, and renovate buildings and wooden structures.
Job details
Overview Languages English Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience Experience an asset On site Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Work site environment Noisy Dusty Outdoors Work setting Construction Various locations Commercial Industrial Institutional Residential Responsibilities Tasks Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs 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 Instruct apprentices Supervise other workers Estimate costs and materials Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments Supervision 1 to 2 people Experience and specialization Equipment and machinery experience Hand tools Additional information Transportation/travel information Own transportation Work conditions and physical capabilities Bending, crouching, kneeling Handling heavy loads Large workload Physically demanding Tight deadlines Work with minimal supervision Personal suitability Accurate Efficient interpersonal skills Reliability Team player Values and ethics Punctuality Benefits Health benefits Dental plan Disability benefits Health care plan Vision care benefits Financial benefits Group insurance benefits Mileage paid Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Other Benefits Free parking available Parking available
What you’ll do
Prepare cost estimates, interpret blueprints, and measure, cut, assemble, and install construction materials and building components. Coordinate site work, instruct apprentices, supervise workers, and maintain, repair, and renovate buildings and wooden structures.
Requirements
A secondary school graduation certificate is listed, and prior experience is an asset. Candidates need practical carpentry skills, familiarity with hand tools, their own transportation, and the ability to handle physically demanding work with minimal supervision.
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Disability Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Vision Care Benefits
- Group Insurance Benefits
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Free Parking
Listed skills
- materials · Preferred
- Health · Preferred
- Supervision · Preferred
- English · Preferred
- Interpersonal · Preferred
- interpersonal skills · Preferred
- punctuality · Preferred
- Reliability · Preferred
- Team player · Preferred
- Windows · Preferred
- Occupational safety · Preferred
- Teamwork · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Cost Estimation
- Blueprint Reading
- Layout Preparation
- Building Code Compliance
- Measuring
- Cutting and Shaping Materials
- Woodworking
- Lightweight Steel Construction
- Foundation Construction
- Floor Beam Installation
- Subflooring
- Wall and Roof Construction
- Window and Door Installation
- Scheduling and Coordination
- Apprentice Instruction
- Worker Supervision
Job areas
- Construction
- Trades