Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Job Location:

Surrey and around (various locations)

Number of Positions: 1

Salary: $32.65/ hour

Employment groups:
Youth, Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada

Terms of employment:
Permanent employment, Full time 32 to 40 hours / week

Start date:

As soon as possible.

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent experience

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year

Responsibilities:
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
• Prepare tenders and quotations
• 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
• Survey building locations and levels
• Supervise other workers
• Estimate costs and materials
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Work setting:
Commercial, Residential, Various locations

Work site environment:
At heights, dusty, noisy, outdoors

Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Bending, crouching, kneeling

Hand-eye co-ordination

Handling heavy loads

Physically demanding

Standing for extended periods

Personal Suitability:
Client Focus, Flexibility, Reliability, Team player