framer-carpenter

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

• Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs

• 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

• Schedule and co-ordinate work on sites

• Survey building locations and levels

• Instruct apprentices

• Supervise other workers

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