carpenter
- Oakville, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
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 setting
- Construction
- Various locations
- Renovation
- Commercial
- Millwork/pre-fab shopwork
- Residential
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
- Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
- Working at heights training
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
Equipment and machinery experience
- Hand tools
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
- Work with minimal supervision
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Punctuality
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
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Responsibilities
Read blueprints and prepare layouts that comply with building codes, then measure, cut, shape, assemble, and join wood and other construction materials. Build foundations, floors, walls, and roofs, and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings, and hardware.
Requirements
Requires 3 to less than 5 years of experience and a college, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a 1- to 2-year program, or equivalent experience. Required credentials include personal protective equipment training, working-at-heights training, an Occupational Health and Safety Certificate, a WHMIS Certificate, fall-arrest training, and a CSTS Certificate; candidates also need a valid driver's licence, their own transportation and tools, and must be willing to travel regularly.
Skills
- Blueprint Reading
- Layout Preparation
- Measuring
- Cutting and Shaping Materials
- Woodworking
- Material Assembly and Joining
- Foundation Construction
- Floor Beam Installation
- Subflooring
- Wall and Roof Construction
- Window and Door Installation
- Stair Installation
- Hand Tool Use
- Building Code Compliance
- Working at Heights
- Fall Protection
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Disability Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Paramedical Services Coverage
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Construction
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Carpentry
- Construction
- Renovation
- Commercial Construction
- Millwork
- Prefabricated Shopwork
- Residential Construction
- Blueprints
- Building Codes
- Measuring Tools
- Wood
- Wood Substitutes
- Lightweight Steel
- Foundations
- Floor Beams
- Subflooring
- Walls
- Roof Systems
- Windows
- Doors
- Stairs
- Mouldings
- Hardware
- Hand Tools
- Personal Protective Equipment Training
- Working at Heights Training
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- WHMIS Certificate
- Fall Arrest Protection Training
- CSTS Certificate