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Job Details

Helper, Carpenter

Employer

The Carpenter

Date Posted

November 19, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $20.00 to $28.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Dec 28, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

The Carpenter

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • At heights
  • Noisy
  • Dusty

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Various locations
  • Industrial plant
  • Construction site

Tasks

  • Load, unload and transport construction materials
  • Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
  • Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
  • Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

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

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Reciprocating saws
  • Circular saws
  • Air compressors
  • Nail guns
  • Drills
  • Hand tools

Surface preparation experience

Drywall taping/patching

Construction specialization

  • Industrial, commercial and institutional
  • Residential

Area of specialization

Painting

Security and safety

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

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Willing to travel regularly
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Physically demanding
  • Tight deadlines
  • Manual dexterity
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination

Weight handling

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Gloves
  • Cellular phone
  • Safety vest

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Workplace information

On the road job

Other benefits

Learning/training paid by employer


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

Interest Codes

Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers
METHODICAL

Interest in comparing to sort, clean and pile salvaged materials; in removing rubble and other debris using rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows and other equipment; in cleaning up chemical spills and other contaminants, and removing asbestos and other hazardous materials; and in directing traffic at, or near, construction sites

OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating pneumatic hammers, vibrators and tampers; and in tending and feeding machines and equipment such as mixers, compressors and pumps

innovative

Interest in assisting to drill and blast rock, to align pipes and perform related activities during oil and gas pipeline construction and to demolish buildings using prying bars and other tools

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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Abilities

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