Skilled General Labourer - Flood/Fire Restoration

Labourers at On Side are important team members who, help rebuild and restore damaged personal and commercial property, anywhere and anytime disaster strikes. Labourers are the MVP of the construction teams. Willing to learn, love being taught and full of ambition the Labourer knows they’re going places in life and this is the first stop on the way to success!

What you bring…

Labourers bring a host of abilities to their work, not the least being a ‘get it done!’ attitude. Additional abilities required include:

• · Experience and desire to do physical work- good physical stamina (ability to crouch, working at lower levels)
• · Understanding and experience using hand and power tools
• Experience with demolition/removal in a residential/commercial setting
• · Curious nature, always want to know how things happen
• · Strong people, teamwork and communication skills: ability to lead and coach others
• · Strong attention to detail, ability to follow directions and work orders
• · A safety mindset
• · Valid driver’s licence and a clean criminal record (we do check)
• · Ability to communicate in English: ability to discuss and explain work with homeowners, calmly and clearly

Other stuff that’ll help you be successful but isn’t mandatory:

• · Experienced in construction, particularly demolition
• · WHMIS
• · First Aid

Of Note

Disasters can strike at any time so a rotating schedule of 24/7 after hours on-call work is a requirement.

What’s in it for you?

We’re an established company in a growing industry and we need awesome people! We WANT to start you off on a career path you’ll love, we WANT you to be fulfilled by your work and we WANT to provide you with a steady pay-cheque. We also love that we’re able to provide an employee assistance program, excellent health plan which includes extended medical (chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, vision, and more!) dental, long-term disability (LTD) and life insurance.

We provide on the job training with opportunity for development—promotions and national career movement are yours for the taking (well, with a few months under your belt). At On Side we work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day.

Get on our side!

Both major weather disasters and minor accidents involving water, fire, and more happen every day, and in our industry this is how we keep busy, restoring properties 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Mother Nature usually doesn’t wait for an invitation, but we’re in the business of dealing with party crashers, and we’ve done it for over 40 years!

We have branches from Victoria, BC to St. John’s, Newfoundland and (almost) everywhere in between. Our fantastic team of over 1,800 employees stretches far and wide across Canada, and we’re growing—YOU could be the next great addition!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $20.00-$23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• RRSP match
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Application question(s):

• Have you ever experienced a home that had flood or fire damage?
• Do you have basic computer and/or tablet/iPad experience?
• Are you willing to learn and help other departments if needed: including demolition and debris disposal?
• Are you capable of: Frequent lifting from 5-40 lbs, unassisted (from 35-65% of the time) • Occasional lifting from 41 lbs +, assisted (up to 50% of the time)
• Are you comfortable working in disaster environments such as water damage and fire damage?
• Are you able to work a Rotating On-Call Schedule? This is additional to scheduled day time hours.
• Please provide information on your experience with demolition. What have you taken apart, which tools have you used, could you teach co-workers to help you?
• Are you fluent reading / writing/ speaking English? If no, please rank your skills out of 10. Are you confident in speaking with homeowners and explaining details of the job as well as written documentation?

Experience:

• home renovation: 1 year (preferred)
• demolition: 1 year (preferred)
• construction: 1 year (preferred)
• using hand and power tools: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Canadian Driver's License (required)

Work Location: In person