Matrix HR is currently recruiting experienced Journeyperson Carpenters/Joiners located in Halifax, NS. We are specifically looking for candidates within the Halifax, NS area or within a reasonable commuting distance.
\*\*Referral Bonus! \*\*- We are pleased to offer a referral bonus of $200 for each individual referred to MatrixHR who is successfully hired for this project. To be eligible for the referral payment, the referred candidate must complete a minimum of one week of work on our payroll.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Erect, dismantle, inspect, and certify structural installations
- Perform care, maintenance, and preservation work
- Read and interpret blueprints and construction drawings
- Measure, cut, shape, assemble, and install materials including wood, steel, and substitutes
- Install windows, doors, feature walls, ceilings, and other architectural elements
- Promote and maintain a safe work environment, with a strong commitment to the "Safety First " culture
- Apply proven experience in industrial and/or commercial carpentry scopes
**Qualifications:**
- 3+ years of industrial/commercial carpentry (framing preferred)
- Knowledge of construction methods, codes, and blueprints
- Proficient with power tools and equipment
- Problem-solver, self-motivated, and team-oriented
- Comfortable with heights, physical tasks, and shift work
- You must be eligible to work in Canada
- Candidates will be required to wear respiratory protective equipment
- Candidates will be required to work at heights from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms; stand, stoop, bend, kneel, and climb and work in confined spaces and inclement weather and support extended hours and overtime as business needs dictate.
- Work may be performed indoors and outdoors.
- You will frequently handle, lift, carry, and set up parts and equipment that weigh up to fifty (50lbs) pounds.
- Own tools and tool pouch
**Why Work With Us:**
- **Competitive pay:** $47/hour (Get paid weekly!)
- Full-time, long-term opportunity
- Monday to Friday schedule
- Extended health, dental, and vision benefits
- RRSP Matching
- Access to tool crib
- Steady work in a clean, regulated facility
- Be part of Canada’s leading shipbuilding team with over 130 years of excellence
