Carpenters Assistant
Renovations By Rodgers is a client-centered, premier renovator servicing Simcoe County and beyond since 1986. Committed to offering exceptional customer service, superior workmanship, and workplace safety, Renovations By Rodgers incorporates its philosophy of personal accountability, with award-winning construction expertise. We take pride in our people, Renovations By Rodgers has a strong reputation as being a great place to work. We are always interested in speaking with talented people who wish to share their careers with us.
We’re looking for an experienced carpenter's assistant excited to create renovation projects that fulfill our clients’ goals. The successful candidate who joins our team will have a positive attitude, and be customer service-oriented, hardworking, punctual, dependable, and self-motivated.
Job Description
In this role, your duties will include but not be limited to:
- Travelling to job sites throughout Simcoe County with own work truck and tools.
- Ability to adhere to the company’s safety policies
- Complete work on schedule
- Keeping the job site clean
- Working safely in hot and cold weather, willing to work in varying weather conditions
- Ability to lift to 50 pounds
- Demolition
- Assist in the layout of foundations, building lines, and anchor bolts
- Dig ditches or trenches, backfill excavations, and compact and level earth to grade specifications using appropriate tools.
- Unload materials from truck
- Load, unload, and identify building materials, machinery, and tools, then distribute them to the appropriate locations according to project plans and specifications.
- Erect and disassemble scaffolding, shoring, braces, traffic barricades, ramps, and other temporary structures with guidance
- Measure, mark, and record openings and distances to lay out areas where construction work will be performed with guidance
- Ability to climb ladders, crawl, lift, and manipulate materials
- Working at heights
- Ability and experience using hand power tools and woodworking machinery such as table saws, band saws, radial arm saws, circular saws, sanders, joiners, and nail guns in a safe and effective manner
- Assist with framing crews
- Cut timber and lumber to specified dimensions
- Assist with roofing materials
- Assist with siding
- Assist with the installation of windows and doors
- Cut and install insulation with guidance
- Assist with drywall
- Smooth and sand surfaces
- Aid co-workers such as carpenters, with cabinet assembly and cabinet installation.
- Assist with trim work
- Complete online timesheets daily
Experience/Skills:
- Attention to detail
- Professionally present yourself in customers' home
Requirements:
- Ability to understand verbal and written instructions
- Valid G License
- Criminal Record Check
- Your own transportation to sites required
- Must have steel-toed safety boots and a hard hat
- Must have own personal carpentry tools
- We require all staff to be Covid-19 vaccinated
Salary: Commensurate with experience, range $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Schedule: Monday – Friday
Benefits: Extended Health Care
Required Education: High school or equivalent
Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under the Renovations By Rodgers Accessible Employment Policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
COVID-19 considerations: All employees are required to follow company COVID-19 health and safety protocols as set out by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: $20.00-$25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Extended health care
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person