Rough Carpenter

Work site environment

• At heights
• Dusty

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Renovation
• Commercial
• Millwork/pre-fab shopwork
• Residential
• Restoration

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• 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
• Operate CADD and other computer software systems
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
• Examine products for defects to ensure adherence to quality standards
• Erect and dismantle scaffolds and other platforms
• Co-ordinate work activities with other project supervisors or managers

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Working at heights training
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Power tools

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools
• Safety equipment
• Hoists or winches
• Cables and winches

Civil engineering experience

• Buildings and structures

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Work with minimal supervision

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Punctuality