Carpenter
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
- 3 years to less than 5 years
Work setting
- Construction
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate 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
- Instruct apprentices
- Estimate costs and materials
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
Additional informationWork conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
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