CARPENTER/CARPENTER ASSISTANT
Location: Kelowna, BC
Position Status: OPEN
Our Kelowna Commercial Construction client is looking to add a Carpenter or Carpenter's Assistant to their busy team.
Responsibilities:
Gather materials for workers to handle on job sites.
Cut and instal materials.
Build scaffolding, shoring, and braces.
Cut timber and lumber to specified dimensions.
Hold timbers, lumber, and paneling in place for fastening or cutting.
Drill holes in lumber.
Hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, and other equipment, to aid in establishing reference points and lines.
Assist in the layout of foundation, building lines and anchor bolts.
Set hollow metal doors and frames.
Place and set slabs.
Unload materials from trucks.
Assist with slabs and elevated structures.
Frame wood.
Establish reference points and lines.
Smooth and sand surfaces using power sanders.
Moves necessary materials around jobsite as assigned.
Cleans up worksite debris.
Requirements:
Capable of receiving and following instructions and communicating with co-workers
Able to read and adhere to labels, safety warnings, and guidelines
Attentive to detail and always alert to ensure safety
Experience in commercial or residential carpentry
Ability to comprehend schematic diagrams, blueprints, sketches, building plans and other specifications.
Knowledge and understand of tools and equipment e.g. Skill saws, chop saws, table saws, impact wrenches, impact drills, lazer levels.
Experience with erecting and dismantling formwork for suspended slabs, columns, beams, cores, footings, walls, raft slabs, stairs.
Strong working knowledge of job site safety as well as ability to complete a company specific safety orientation.
Reliable transportation and valid drivers licence an asset.
This position is physically demanding and involves exposure to all elements of outdoor work.
We thank all those who express interest in this opportunity however only those short-listed will be contacted.
