carpenter, framing

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
or equivalent experience

Work setting
Various locations

Tasks
Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work 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 windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
Instruct apprentices

Supervise other workers
Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments

Work conditions and physical capabilities
Bending, crouching, kneeling
Combination of sitting, standing, walking
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