Carpenter

Employer: Castone Construction Limited

Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Salary: $31.96 hourly

Languages: English Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years Work site environment: At heights. Noisy. Outdoors Work setting: Construction Tasks: Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs. 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. Prepare tenders and quotations. Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems. Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware. Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites. Survey building locations and levels. Instruct apprentices. Supervise other workers. Estimate costs and materials. Operate CADD and other computer software systems. Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, i