Carpenter

Employer

Meco Construction Services Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Commercial
• Residential

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
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Weekend

Support for newcomers and refugees

Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

Recruits Veterans and other candidates with military experience through targeted hiring initiatives (for example: job fairs, outreach programs etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)