carpenter

Specific Skills

• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
• 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
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Own Tools/Equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Work Location Information

• Various locations