carpenter
- Dartmouth, NS, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
1 year to less than 2 years
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
Tasks
Health benefits
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
1 year to less than 2 years
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- At heights
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- Construction
- Maintenance and repair
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
- 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
- Instruct apprentices
- Supervise other workers
- Estimate costs and materials
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Group insurance benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
More about this job
Responsibilities
Build, install, maintain, repair, and renovate wooden structures and other building components, including foundations, floors, walls, roofs, windows, doors, and stairs. Estimate costs, interpret plans, coordinate site work, use CADD software, and instruct apprentices or supervise other workers.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 1 to less than 2 years of experience. The role involves frequent or constant travel between work locations and working outdoors, at heights, and in noisy construction environments.
Skills
- Carpentry
- Reading Blueprints
- Preparing Layouts
- Measuring and Cutting Materials
- Woodworking
- Estimating Labour and Material Costs
- Preparing Tenders and Quotations
- Building Foundations
- Installing Floors, Walls, and Roofs
- Installing Windows, Doors, and Stairs
- Scheduling and Coordinating Site Work
- Surveying Building Locations and Levels
- Instructing Apprentices
- Supervising Workers
- CADD Software
- Maintenance and Repair
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Health Care Plan
- Group Insurance Benefits
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Construction
Keywords
- Carpentry
- Construction
- Maintenance
- Repair
- Renovation
- Blueprints
- Drawings
- Sketches
- Building Codes
- Measuring Tools
- Wood
- Wood Substitutes
- Lightweight Steel
- Foundations
- Floor Beams
- Subflooring
- Roof Systems
- Windows
- Doors
- Stairs
- Mouldings
- Hardware
- Cost Estimation
- Tenders
- Quotations
- CADD
- Site Coordination
- Apprentice Instruction
- Worker Supervision
- Work At Heights