Index
Intro
This unit group includes carpentry and cabinetmaking trade contractors who own and operate their own businesses. This group also includes supervisors who supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers classified in the following unit groups: Carpenters (7271) and Cabinetmakers (7272). They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, maintenance departments of industrial establishments, and custom furniture and fixture manufacturing or repair companies.
There is some mobility among jobs within a specific trade; however, there is little or no intertrade mobility.
Main Duties
Contractors and supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of carpenters who construct, renovate and maintain structures of wood and other building materials and build and install interior finishing in residential, commercial and industrial buildings; and of cabinetmakers who construct and repair custom wooden cabinets, furniture, fixtures and related products
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
- Requisition materials and supplies
- Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity
- Train or arrange for training of workers
- Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
- Ensure standards for safe working conditions are observed
- Prepare schedules and other reports
- May manage the operations of their own companies
- May also supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers.
Employment Requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Several years of experience as a qualified carpenter or cabinetmaker are required.
- Journeyman/woman trade certification as a carpenter or cabinetmaker is usually required.
All Titles
- cabinetmakers foreman/womancabinetmakers foreman, cabinetmakers forewoman, foreman, cabinetmakers, forewoman, cabinetmakers
- cabinetmaking contractor
- carpenter supervisor
- carpenter-contractor
- carpenters foreman/womancarpenters foreman, carpenters forewoman, foreman, carpenters, forewoman, carpenters
- carpentry contractor
- carpentry foreman/womancarpentry foreman, carpentry forewoman, foreman, carpentry, forewoman, carpentry
- carpentry supervisor
- concrete form builders foreman/woman – carpentryconcrete form builders foreman – carpentry, concrete form builders forewoman – carpentry, foreman, concrete form builders – carpentry, forewoman, concrete form builders – carpentry
- contractor, cabinetmaking
- contractor, carpentry
- contractor-carpenter
- finish carpenters foreman/womanfinish carpenters foreman, finish carpenters forewoman, foreman, finish carpenters, forewoman, finish carpenters
- finish joiners foreman/womanfinish joiners foreman, finish joiners forewoman, foreman, finish joiners, forewoman, finish joiners
- foreman/woman, cabinetmakers
- foreman/woman, carpenters
- foreman/woman, carpentry
- foreman/woman, concrete form builders – carpentry
- foreman/woman, finish carpenters
- foreman/woman, finish joiners
- foreman/woman, form buildersforeman, form builders, forewoman, form builders, form builders foreman, form builders forewoman
- foreman/woman, framersforeman, framers, forewoman, framers, framers foreman, framers forewoman
- foreman/woman, general carpentersforeman, general carpenters, forewoman, general carpenters, general carpenters foreman, general carpenters forewoman
- foreman/woman, maintenance carpentersforeman, maintenance carpenters, forewoman, maintenance carpenters, maintenance carpenters foreman, maintenance carpenters forewoman
- foreman/woman, residential constructionforeman, residential construction, forewoman, residential construction, residential construction foreman, residential construction forewoman
- foreman/woman, ship joinersforeman, ship joiners, forewoman, ship joiners, ship joiners foreman, ship joiners forewoman
- foreman/woman, stair buildersforeman, stair builders, forewoman, stair builders, stair builders foreman, stair builders forewoman
- foreman/woman, wood patternmakersforeman, wood patternmakers, forewoman, wood patternmakers, wood patternmakers foreman, wood patternmakers forewoman
- form builders foreman/woman
- framers foreman/woman
- general carpenters foreman/woman
- general foreman/woman – building constructiongeneral foreman – building construction, general forewoman – building construction
- general foreman/woman, residential constructiongeneral foreman, residential construction, general forewoman, residential construction
- general supervisor – building construction
- general supervisor – residential construction
- maintenance carpenters foreman/woman
- residential construction foreman/woman
- residential construction supervisor
- ship joiners foreman/woman
- stair builders foreman/woman
- supervisor, carpenters
- supervisor, carpentry
- supervisor, residential construction
- wood frame building foreman/womanwood frame building foreman, wood frame building forewoman
- wood patternmakers foreman/woman
Exclusions
- Construction managers (0711)
- Home building and renovation managers (0712)
- Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing (9224)