carpenter
- Bedford, NS, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
Tasks
Equipment and machinery experience
Security and safety
Health benefits
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
3 years to less than 5 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- Construction
- Various locations
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Renovation
- Willing to relocate
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
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
- Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
- Estimate costs and materials
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
Equipment and machinery experience
- Hand tools
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Physically demanding
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Accurate
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Punctuality
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
More about this job
Responsibilities
Read blueprints and sketches, estimate costs and materials, and build or install structural components such as foundations, floors, walls, roofs, windows, doors, and stairs. Maintain, repair, and renovate residences and wooden structures in commercial, industrial, and other settings.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school graduation certificate and 3 to less than 5 years of experience. Candidates need a valid driver's licence, their own transportation and tools, and must be reliable, accurate, punctual, and able to perform physically demanding work.
Skills
- Blueprint Reading
- Measuring
- Cutting
- Shaping
- Assembling Materials
- Joining Materials
- Foundation Construction
- Floor Beam Installation
- Subflooring
- Wall and Roof Construction
- Window and Door Installation
- Stair Installation
- Cost Estimation
- Material Estimation
- Repair and Renovation
- Hand Tool Use
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Health Care Plan
- Vision Care Benefits
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Construction
Keywords
- Carpentry
- Construction
- Renovation
- Blueprints
- Drawings
- Sketches
- Wood
- Wood Substitutes
- Lightweight Steel
- Foundations
- Floor Beams
- Subflooring
- Walls
- Roof Systems
- Windows
- Doors
- Stairs
- Mouldings
- Hardware
- Cost Estimation
- Material Estimation
- Hand Tools
- Criminal Record Check
- Valid Driver's Licence
- Steel-Toed Safety Boots
- Safety Glasses
- Commercial Construction
- Industrial Construction
- Residential Construction