About this role
Education: College/CEGEP. or equivalent experience. Work site environment: At heights. Confined spaces. Noisy. Dusty. Outdoors. Work setting: Construction. Various locations. Renovation. Willing to relocate. Residential. Level of expertise: Maintenance and repair.
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.
- Supervise other workers.
- Estimate costs and materials.
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments.
- Supervision: 1 to 2 people.
- 3-4 people.
- 5-10 people.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Hand tools.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Physically demanding.
- Tight deadlines.
- Work with minimal supervision.
- Own tools/equipment: Tools.
- Safety equipment/gear.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Hard hat.
- Safety glasses/goggles.
- Safety vest.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
- Punctuality.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Financial benefits: Bonus.
- Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.