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Job Details

Carpenter

Employer

GCS General Contracting Services Inc.

Date Posted

May 26, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location St. Albert, AB
  • Earnings $35.40 hourly
  • Work Hours 32 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jul 14, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

GCS General Contracting Services Inc.

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Construction
  • Various locations
  • High-rise building construction sites

Level of expertise

Maintenance and repair

Tasks

  • Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements
  • Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
  • Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
  • Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
  • Enforce policies and procedures

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate

Type of product

Power tools

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Tool grinders
  • Saws
  • Drills

Area of specialization

  • Fences
  • Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings
  • Decks

Installation specialization

Flexible PVC sheet goods

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Driver's abstract

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Overtime required
  • Physically demanding
  • Work with minimal supervision
  • Ability to work independently

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Safety equipment/gear
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat

Personal suitability

  • Team player
  • Punctuality

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

Bonus

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Other benefits

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Carpenter is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Carpenters
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to prepare layouts that conform to building codes using measuring tools

METHODICAL

Interest in speaking to apprentices and other construction workers to supervise their activities

INNOVATIVE

Interest in compiling information to build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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