carpenters foreman/woman

Major Work Area

• Renovation
• Custom Work
• Construction

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• Carpenter Red Seal Certificate

Additional Skills

• Prepare production and other reports
• Oversee apprenticeship training

Work Setting

• Residential
• Commercial

Workers Supervised

• Trades helpers
• Labourers
• Carpenters
• Cabinetmakers
• Apprentices

Specific Skills

• Train or arrange for training
• Supervise workers and projects
• Set up equipment
• Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
• Recommend personnel actions
• Establish methods to meet work schedules
• Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
• Co-ordinate and schedule activities
• Requisition materials and supplies
• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity
• Read blueprints and drawings

Own Tools/Equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses/goggles

Work Site Environment

• Outdoors
• Noisy
• Dusty

Transportation/Travel Information

• Own vehicle
• Valid driver’s licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Ability to Supervise

• 5-10 people

Personal Suitability

• Initiative
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Accurate
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Judgement
• Values and ethics
• Reliability
• Organized