Summary

Superior Construction requires an apprentice carpenter to help construct, install, and repair structures and fixtures made from wood and other materials. This includes framing, cabinetry, flooring, and trim work. You may work on residential, commercial, or industrial projects, ensuring compliance with safety standards and building codes.

Main Duties

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
• Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems

Qualifications

• Completion of a three to four-year apprenticeship program or a combination of over four years of work experience in the trade
• Basic math, reading, and writing skills
• Strong desire to learn

Education

• Completion of secondary school
• Trade certification (Red Seal endorsement)

Experience

• 1 – 2 years

Benefits

• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement savings plan (RRSP)
• Flexible work hours

Working Conditions

• Standard safety equipment
• Sound and noise
• Outside, exposed to weather
• Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
• Indoors, not environmentally controlled

Skills and Attributes

• Management of material resources
• Reading comprehension
• Numeracy
• Operation of equipment
• Adaptability
• Attention to detail