carpenter
- Victoria, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
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
Tasks
Transportation/travel information
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
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
- Construction
- Various locations
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
- 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
- Instruct apprentices
- Supervise other workers
- Estimate costs and materials
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Punctuality
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare cost estimates, interpret blueprints, and lay out construction work in accordance with building codes. Build and install structural components and fixtures, coordinate work on job sites, 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 on-site construction work, travel, and physically demanding tasks, with accuracy, reliability, communication, and teamwork among the stated personal qualities.
Skills
- Carpentry
- Blueprint Reading
- Cost Estimation
- Layout Preparation
- Measuring
- Cutting and Shaping Materials
- Wood Assembly
- Foundation Construction
- Floor Beam Installation
- Subflooring
- Wall and Roof Construction
- Window and Door Installation
- Work Scheduling
- Apprentice Instruction
- Worker Supervision
- Building Code Compliance
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Categories
- Trades
- Construction
Keywords
- Carpentry
- Construction
- Blueprints
- Drawings
- Sketches
- Labour Cost Estimates
- Material Cost Estimates
- Building Codes
- Measuring Tools
- Wood
- Wood Substitutes
- Lightweight Steel
- Foundations
- Floor Beams
- Subflooring
- Walls
- Roof Systems
- Windows
- Doors
- Stairs
- Mouldings
- Hardware
- Site Coordination
- Apprentice Instruction
- Worker Supervision
- Construction Estimates