Carpenter

Languages you'll use

English

Schooling

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience needed

7 months to less than 1 year

Where

You'll work on site. This job can't be done from home.

Day to day

• Set out work areas and layouts using measuring tools in accordance with building codes.
• Review blueprints, drawings, and sketches to identify specifications and material requirements.
• Cut, shape, assemble, and join wood, engineered wood products, and light steel components.
• Fit and secure doors, stairs, mouldings, trim, and other finishing hardware.
• Conduct maintenance, repairs, and renovations on wooden structures in homes, mills, hospitals, and industrial facilities.
• Construct foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring, and erect walls and roof frameworks.
• Provide guidance and supervision to apprentices and other construction staff.
• Calculate material quantities and prepare preliminary cost estimates for clients as required.

On the job

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

What makes a good fit

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Punctuality