Job Opening: Timber Frame Carpenter
Description
CrissCross Timberworks Inc.
Cranbrook, BC
Website: www.crisscrosstw.com
Job Position: Timber Frame Carpenter
CrissCross Timberworks is seeking an experienced carpenter with heavy timber construction knowledge and skills to join their team. We are specifically looking for someone who is a team player, who is keen to take on responsibility and has the necessary leadership characteristics to lead a crew. Given we are a newly formed company, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to play a key role in the company’s growth making this an exciting place to work.
About Us:
CrissCross is a timber design and fabrication company bringing innovative modern wood structures and traditional timber frame structures to reality. CrissCross was founded in 2022 and has been operating for less than a year. We specialize in Mass Timber (CLT and glulam) design and installations as well as authentic traditional timber frame design and fabrication. We are a small company with innovative ideas and are looking to add to our team to increase our capacity.
Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
• Minimum of three years general construction experience
• Experience constructing timber structures, with a solid understanding of manufacturing and assembly. The preferred candidate will be someone with timber framing experience who is knowledgeable using solid-sawn timber, engineered timber products (mostly CLT and Glulam) and integrating these with steel and concrete.
• Ability to efficiently read shop and assembly drawings
• Efficient and precise using specialty timber framing tools for hand crafting timber structures
• Strong comprehension of building principles for residential and commercial structures
• Telehandler operator certification and man lift certification
• Rigging certification
• Fall protection certification
• No formal construction diploma or certificate necessary
Note that CrissCross will consider applicants even if they do not possess all these qualifications and areas of experience so long as the personal characteristics listed below are present in the candidate.
Personal Characteristics:
• Willingness to be coached and have the humility to learn (learn quickly)
• Ability to communicate effectively with other team members
• Willingness occasionally travel to oversee installs
• Effective problem solver with a positive attitude
• Desire to live in the mountains!
Tasks and Roles:
• mill logs
• plane timbers
• complete joinery on timbers
• sand and stain timbers
• loading timber packages for transport • deliver timber packages to jobsite
• oversee timber package assemblies on site
• maintaining equipment and shop tools
• building company infrastructure
• submit material orders
Email application to braeden@crisscrosstw.com with “Timber Framer Application” in the subject line.
Please include your resume. A document with sample photos of projects you have worked on in the past with a brief description of your tasks on those projects can also be submitted with your resume.
- Job type: Full-Time
- Company: CrissCross Timberworks Inc.
jobs | construction, trades
2023-06-27