About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Confined spaces. Noisy. Dusty. Outdoors. Work setting: Construction. Renovation. Residential.
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.
- Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware.
- Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites.
- Estimate costs and materials.
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments.
- Supervision: 3-4 people.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is available.
- 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.
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written communication.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Punctuality.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
- Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.