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 a great place to work. We are always interested in speaking with talented people who wish to share their careers with us.
We’re seeking an experienced carpenter's assistant who is eager to collaborate on renovation and restoration projects that align with our clients’ goals. The successful candidate who joins our team will possess a positive attitude, 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 vehicle 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 up 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 trucks
- 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, trim 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 and door installation
- Complete online timesheets daily
Experience/Skills:
- Attention to detail
- Professionally present yourself in customers' homes
Requirements:
- Ability to understand verbal and written instructions
- Valid G License
- Clear police record check
- Own transportation to jobsites throughout Simcoe County
- Must have steel-toed safety boots and a hard hat
- Must have own personal carpentry tools
Salary: $23.00-$26.00 per hour
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Schedule: Monday – Friday (8:00 am-4:30 pm)
Benefits: Extended Health Care and LTD benefits available after probation period
Required Education: High school or equivalent
Work Location: In-person throughout Simcoe County (occasionally beyond Simcoe County)
Accommodation will be provided throughout the hiring process as required under the Renovations By Rodgers Accessible Employment Policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
Pay: $23.00-$26.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
