Carpenter

Last updated on February 24, 2025

BC Public Service carpenters perform duties in a specific skilled handicraft established under the Apprenticeship Act and requiring certification and vocational or apprenticeship training.

Inclusion

Positions included in the trades series are those in which one or more of the following activities are of primary importance:

  • Perform skilled journeyman-level work within the scope of the trade in which they are qualified, according to standards of the corresponding trades established under the Apprenticeship Act, such as carpentry, electronics, mechanics, welding, electric maintenance and repair and bridgework
  • Carry out assigned leadhand activities related to a specific trade
  • Coordinate, direct and supervise a crew of trade journeymen

Exclusion

Excluded from this series are positions which perform:

  • Skilled or semi-skilled work not identified in the Apprenticeship Act as a trade
  • Skilled or semi-skilled work not requiring certification or vocational or apprenticeship training

Carpenter TJ (trade journeyman) 18

Review grid level 18 pay rates for this position.

Applicable job codes

  BCGEU
Job code 704251
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Carpenter TL (trade lead hand) 20

Review grid level 20 pay rates for this position.

Applicable Job Codes

  BCGEU
Job code 704351
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Carpenter TS (trade supervisor) 23

Review grid level 23 pay rates for this position.

Applicable Job codes

  BCGEU
Job code 704451
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3

Carpenter TSS (trade senior supervisor) 23

Review grid level 23 pay rates for this position.

Applicable Job codes

  BCGEU
Job code 704551
Salary plan GEU
Bargaining unit code 3