Formwork Carpenter

**Job Requirements**:
Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of a three
- to four-year apprenticeship program or a combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in carpentry is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

Language: English
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate 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 trim items, such as doors, stairs, moulding and hardware
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
- Supervise apprentices and other construction workers
- May prepare cost estimates for clients.

**Education**:
Other trades certificate or diploma or equivalent experience

**Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities**:

- Physically demanding

**Work Site Environment**:
At heights

**Personal Suitability**:
Effective interpersonal skills, Excellent oral communication, Reliability, Excellent written communication, Judgement, Accurate, Client focus, Team player, Values and ethics

**Major Work Area**:
Construction

**Job Types**: Full-time, Contract, Permanent

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