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carpenter

  • Edmonton, AB, Canada

Full-time

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Overview

Languages

English or French

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

  • Dusty
  • Outdoors

Work setting

  • Construction
  • Various locations
  • Commercial
  • Residential
  • Residential renovation

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements
  • 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

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Hand tools

Area of specialization

  • Fences
  • Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings
  • Decks

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Work with minimal supervision

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Reliability
  • Values and ethics
  • Punctuality

Benefits

Other benefits

  • Transportation provided by employer

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
More about this job

Responsibilities

Read blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine job requirements, then measure, cut, shape, assemble, and join wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel, and other materials. Build foundations, install floor beams and subflooring, erect walls and roof systems, and work on fences, balconies, stairs, railings, and decks.

Requirements

No degree, certificate, or diploma is required, and experience is an asset. Applicants need a valid driver's licence, must be able to travel frequently between work locations, and should have hand-tool experience, their own tools, and steel-toed safety boots; a criminal record check is required.

Skills

  • Blueprint Reading
  • Measuring
  • Cutting
  • Shaping
  • Assembling Materials
  • Joining Materials
  • Building Foundations
  • Installing Floor Beams
  • Laying Subflooring
  • Erecting Walls and Roof Systems
  • Fence Construction
  • Deck Construction
  • Stair and Railing Construction
  • Hand Tool Operation
  • Physical Strength
  • Accuracy

Benefits

  • Transportation Provided by Employer

Visa sponsorship

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Categories

  • Trades
  • Construction

Keywords

  • Carpentry
  • Construction
  • Blueprints
  • Drawings
  • Sketches
  • Wood
  • Wood Substitutes
  • Lightweight Steel
  • Hand Tools
  • Foundations
  • Floor Beams
  • Subflooring
  • Walls
  • Roof Systems
  • Fences
  • Balconies
  • Stairs
  • Railings
  • Decks
  • Residential Construction
  • Commercial Construction
  • Residential Renovation
  • Valid Driver's Licence
  • Steel-Toed Safety Boots
  • Criminal Record Check
  • Frequent Travel

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