WHAT鈥橲 THE JOB?
As a Carpenter or Carpenter Apprentice you will be responsible for the construction of structures and components of portable buildings that are made of wood, wood-substitutes, and other materials.
This position is safety sensitive and requires drug and alcohol testing as a condition of employment.
The Journeyman Carpenter performs some or all of the following duties:
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications.
- Determine specifications and calculate requirements.
- Start and complete jobs according to drawings and within the allotted time frame.
- Prepare layouts.
- Measure, cut, shape and assemble wood materials and drywall.
- Build floor beams and sub flooring.
- Build walls and install partitions.
- Erect prefabricated roof trusses, bracing and sheathing.
- Build built-in-place flat roofs.
- Install insulation.
- Instruct apprentices and carpenter鈥檚 helpers/labourers as required.
- Understand all safety procedures of work place.
- These tasks require work with the following tools: sawsall, skill saw, chop saw, table saw, radial arm saw, drills, drill press and air tools.
- Clean work area and equipment, including saws.
- Cleans and stores tools and equipment and cleans work sites.
- Completes daily Job Hazards Assessments and Pre Job Task Hazard Analysis forms.
- Wears required Personal Protective Equipment at all times during work hours.
- Other duties as required.