Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

English or French

• No degree, certificate or diploma

1 year to less than 2 years

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

• At heights

• Various locations

• 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
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
• Utilize hand and power tools
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other work units
• Clean work area
• Report information to supervisor
• Ensure details follow the project’s original intention

• Hand tools

• Bondable

• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence

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

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses/goggles