Crate Builder, Wood

Employer

ProWest Shipping & Packaging Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Noisy
• Outdoors

Tasks

• Assemble wood products such as window sashes, doors, boxes, pallets, ladders and barrels
• Record information on products inspected
• Read blueprints, written specifications and production drawings
• Pack items for shipping and distribution
• Reinforce assembled products with dowelling or other supports
• Install hardware such as knobs and hinges
• Inspect wood products for conformance to quality standards
• Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces
• Make minor adjustments and repairs

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Forklift Operator Certification
• First Aid Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Overhead Crane Certification

Equipment and machinery experience

• Power tools
• Small hand tool
• Nail guns
• Pneumatic devices
• Precision measuring instrument

Area of work experience

• Framing and shingling
• Truss manufacturing and building

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

Do you have experience working in this field?

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

Day

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

Life insurance