About the Role
Framing Supervisors / Crew Leaders manage residential framing projects and lead a team of framers and labourers. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone with strong carpentry skills, organizational ability, and the drive to keep projects on schedule and up to standard.
Responsibilities
- Lead framing crews on residential construction projects
- Read and interpret blueprints, plans, and specifications
- Organize daily tasks, assign responsibilities, and oversee job site productivity
- Ensure framing work meets quality standards and building codes
- Train, mentor, and supervise framers and labourers
- Communicate with management and other trades on scheduling and progress
- Maintain a safe and efficient work environment
- Track materials, tools, and equipment use on site
- Drive and take responsibility for a company vehicle including transporting the crew to job sites when applicable
Requirements
- 5+ years of framing/carpentry experience (residential required)
- Previous crew lead or supervisory experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of framing methods, tools, and building codes
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints accurately
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills
- Physically fit and able to work outdoors year-round
- Valid Manitoba Class 3 Driver’s License and reliable transportation
- For job sites within 30 minutes of Steinbach, crew leaders drive themselves; for sites beyond 30 minutes, the crew travels together in the company vehicle
What We Offer
- Competitive wages based on experience and leadership ability
- Paid travel time when sites are beyond 30 minutes of Steinbach
- Year-round, steady work
- A leadership role in a team that values quality, efficiency, and safety