sign carpenter

Work site environment

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

Work setting

• Construction
• Various locations
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Commercial
• Millwork/pre-fab shopwork
• Manufacturing or production

Level of expertise

• Maintenance and repair

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites
• Survey building locations and levels
• Supervise other workers
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Welding experience
• Read and interpret work orders

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
• Working at heights training
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
• Confined Space Entry Training

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools
• Conventional spray painting

Area of specialization

• Electrical

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Tight deadlines
• Work with minimal supervision

Own tools/equipment

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

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Punctuality

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer