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form carpenter

  • Calgary, AB, Canada

Full-time

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English
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Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

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

Work site environment

  • At heights
  • Noisy
  • Dusty
  • Outdoors
  • Dangerous

Work setting

  • Construction
  • Various locations
  • Commercial
  • Industrial
  • Institutional

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • 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
  • Utilize hand and power tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Tight deadlines
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat

Personal suitability

  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other Benefits

  • Other benefits

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

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
More about this job

Responsibilities

Read blueprints, drawings, and sketches; prepare layouts according to building codes; and measure, cut, shape, assemble, and join construction materials. Build foundations, install floor beams and subflooring, erect walls and roof systems, and use hand and power tools.

Requirements

Requires a secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent experience and 1 to less than 2 years of experience. Candidates should be able to handle heavy loads and work in physically demanding, fast-paced conditions, and should demonstrate reliability, judgment, and teamwork.

Skills

  • Blueprint Reading
  • Layout Preparation
  • Building Code Compliance
  • Measuring
  • Cutting
  • Shaping
  • Material Assembly
  • Material Joining
  • Foundation Construction
  • Floor Beam Installation
  • Subflooring
  • Wall and Roof System Erection
  • Hand Tools
  • Power Tools
  • Attention to Detail
  • Manual Dexterity

Benefits

  • Dental Plan
  • Disability Benefits
  • Health Care Plan
  • Vision Care Benefits
  • Group Insurance Benefits
  • Life Insurance

Visa sponsorship

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Categories

  • Trades
  • Construction

Keywords

  • Form Carpentry
  • Construction
  • Blueprints
  • Drawings
  • Sketches
  • Building Codes
  • Measuring Tools
  • Wood
  • Wood Substitutes
  • Lightweight Steel
  • Foundations
  • Floor Beams
  • Subflooring
  • Walls
  • Roof Systems
  • Hand Tools
  • Power Tools
  • Commercial Construction
  • Industrial Construction
  • Institutional Construction
  • Working at Heights
  • Steel-Toed Safety Boots
  • Hard Hat

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