About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Noisy. Dusty. Work setting: 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.
- Prepare tenders and quotations.
- 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.
- Survey building locations and levels.
- Instruct apprentices.
- Supervise other workers.
- Estimate costs and materials.
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems.
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Tight deadlines.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written communication.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year.