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Work site environment

• At heights
• Outdoors
• Non-smoking

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Renovation
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Millwork/pre-fab shopwork
• Residential
• Service/clean
• Rural area
• Installation
• Staff accommodation provided
• Urban area

Level of expertise

• Maintenance and repair

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate 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
• Utilize hand and power tools
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Prepare and maintain work materials and supplies
• Measure and mark guidelines to be used for installations
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
• Determine layout and installation procedures
• Professionalism in customer service
• Load and unload trucks with supplies and equipment
• Install, repair and service interior or exterior prefabricated products

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
• Working at heights training
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
• Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Work with minimal supervision
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail

Own tools/equipment

• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Safety vest
• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Punctuality
• Flexibility
• Dependability
• Organized

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits