Lead Carpenter

First General is a leading Insurance Restoration Company specializing in flood, wind and fire remediation and repair. Established in 1983, First General has led the property damage restoration industry in technology, service and customer approval rating. Coordinating restoration needs, our focus is always on offering you peace of mind and satisfaction in an otherwise stressful situation.

First General is currently seeking dynamic and talented individuals to join its team in the following roles:

                                                                       LEAD CARPENTER

Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Thunder Bay
Salary: Competitive compensation based on skills and experience

Primary Focus:

Lead a team of carpenters and labourers on site to complete specific projects while maintaining the highest level of health and safety standards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure all health and safety standards are maintained by all employees on site, ensuring legislative compliance.
• Supervise and provide direction to all employees on site.
• Provide carpentry expertise for all aspects of a project.
• Ensure all employees are complying with all company policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Act as company liaison for on site customer relations issues while representing the company in a professional manner.
• Ensure all employees are adequately trained to fulfill all aspects of their positions.
• Mentor field staff with planning and executing work on the job sites; as well as being available to answer questions about the work being performed
• Ensure that work is being performed safely and in accordance with the project schedule
• Work under time constraints to meet specific timelines
• Ensure attention to detail and keen sense of safeguarding other people’s property and information
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Ensure good housekeeping practices are established and followed on the work site to create a safe, organized and efficient workplace.
• Proactively communicate job site conditions and concerns that may or are affecting completion of the job (and schedule) to the appropriate person.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Possess a Journeyman Trade Certificate in the Carpentry trade or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Minimum three years of field experience
• Previous supervisory experience would be considered an asset.
• Possess hands-on experience in working with carpentry materials and tools
• Physically capable of meeting the requirements of the position.
• Valid Drivers License

Application Instructions:

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their electronic applications, in confidence, including cover letter and resume to recruitment@northernpeakhr.com

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

This posting is by Northern Peak HR, a local recruitment partner supporting employers across Northwestern Ontario. To view more local opportunities, visit Northern Peak HR.