Job Board for Vulnerable Youth
Carpenter
Posted on April 10, 2025
by Peak Star Roofing Ltd.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Job Sector:
Landscape & Carpentry
Term of Employment: Seasonal
Total Views: 215
Duration: 10 calendar days (7 business days)
Last Updated: 2 weeks ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/nova-scotia/halifax/533171995/carpenter/
Job Description
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
- Instruct apprentices
- Supervise other workers
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
- Supervise apprentices/students in training
- Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
- Read and interpret blueprints/sketches/specifications
- Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
- Apply and secure insulation using spraying, blowing, pasting, strapping, taping and other application and installation methods
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Excellent oral communication
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Transportation provided by employer