Layout Carpenter

CHANGING SKYLINES, BUILDING FUTURES

Do you want to be a part of a close-knit, family-run organization where management appreciates and recognizes your hard work and values your input? If you are ready for a financially rewarding yet challenging position that promotes personal and professional growth, keep reading!

Pagnotta Inc. is a mid-sized, full-service provider of structural concrete, general contracting, and tower crane and hoist services with job sites located throughout Western Canada.  We provide value-added construction services to our customers by creating a successful partnership with them throughout the construction process. To learn more, visit www.pagnotta.ca or click here to view a short video about our company culture and values.

We are currently recruiting an experienced Layout Carpenter for a construction project in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Reporting to the Superintendent and/or Foreman.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Employer-paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your family
• Life insurance 
• Travel insurance
• RRSP matching up to 4% of regular earnings
• Year-round, full-time work
• Opportunities for advancement - wage increases and promotions are regularly extended to those who take initiative, work hard and take pride in producing quality work

Duties/Responsibilities

Planning:

• Review blueprints and construction drawings with Project Coordinator /Site Superintendents 
• Review scope of work with Superintendents and determine layout requirements
• Ensure layout equipment and tools are always maintained and available

Operations:

• Responsible for all elements of layout and elevation requirements and ongoing monitoring checks
• Document and maintain "as-builts" for submission as required
• Arrange for survey checks and updates at various stages of projects
• Ensure work site and tools are organized and cleaned at the end of each day

Tracking:

• Record and maintain all calculations and equipment; maintain and troubleshoot technical equipment
• Completion of daily work records, daily diary, and equipment reports as required
• Review site for accuracy and keep current documentation on hand while working on the project.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to work in a team or alone
• Detail orientated
• Able to prioritize quickly
• Excellent organizational skills
• Able to set and maintain your own schedule to meet project requirements
• Works well under pressure with strict deadlines
• Punctual and reliable
• Self-motivated

Qualifications/Education

• Certified Journeyman Carpenter or equivalent non-ticketed experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role
• Experience working on high-rise, mixed-use, commercial and institutional projects preferred
• Experience reading blueprints and construction drawings
• Experience with Trimble Robotic Total Station and other survey equipment and tools
• Experience with layout work preparation in AutoCAD  
• WHMIS2015 (can provide if needed)
• Fall Protection (can provide if needed)
• CSTS (can provide if needed)

Working Conditions

• Long term, steady, year-round work
• Overtime for those who want it
• Two paid 15 minutes breaks and one ½ hour unpaid lunch break per day
• Working at heights
• Must be able to stand, crouch, kneel, walk and climb for long periods of time
• Exposure to hot and cold extremes. Must have appropriate gear for the weather.
• Exposure to noise, dust and pollution.