Carpenter Lead Hand

Work site environment

• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Noisy
• Dusty
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Construction
• Renovation
• Willing to relocate
• Residential

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• 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
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
• Work with minimal supervision

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
• Working at heights training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Safety vest