carpenter

Specific Skills

• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware

• Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements

• 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

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

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Physically demanding

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

• Bending, crouching, kneeling

• Large workload

• Tight deadlines

Personal Suitability

• Accurate

• Team player

• Judgement

• Reliability