Carpenter

Instructors

Job Id: 21846

Firm Formwork Ltd

Careers@FirmFormWork.ca

March 4, 2026

Halifax

Nova Scotia

Full Time

Job details

Location: 3819 Mont Blanc Terrace, Halifax, NS, B3K 6R3

Work location: On the road

Salary: 33.47 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week

Terms of employment: Permanent employment / Full time

Starts: as soon as possible

Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits

vacancies: 1 vacancy

 

Overview

Languages: English

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

On the road: Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment:

  • Noisy
  • Dusty
  • Outdoors

Work setting:

  • Construction
  • Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks:

  • 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
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Supervise other workers
  • Estimate costs and materials

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience:

  • Hand tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding

Personal suitability:

  • Accurate
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Punctuality

Benefits

Health benefits:

  • Health care plan

Financial benefits:

  • Pension plan

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident of Canada
  • a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

 

How to apply

1) By Direct Apply on the Job Bank website (Job Bank #3518932)

2) By email at: careers@firmformwork.ca

 

What you must include in your application

Answers to the following screening questions:

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

What might be required by the employer later in the hiring process:

  • References attesting experience

 

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