Carpenter (Multi-Skilled Tradesperson)
Carpenters at On Side rebuild and restore damaged personal property anywhere and anytime a disaster strikes. With the goal of getting things back to a pre-disaster state Multi-Skilled Tradespeople use the skills of carpenters, drywallers, painters and magicians! Making clients believe magic has happened is all part of a day for a Multi-Skilled Tradesperson.
Responsible for…
The multi-talented Carpenter is skilled in the following ways:
- Refined skills with various in-home renovation repairs/restoration vs new build
- Rough and trim and finish
- Drywall repairs: boarding and mudding
- Brush and roller painting (could include walls, ceilings, trim)
- Ceiling installation, knockdown and texturing
- Insulation and vapour barrier installation
- Being awesome, in general!
- Installation
- Doors
- Trim, moldings, and baseboards
- Flooring
- Cabinetry
- Repairs to wooden structures of all sorts
- Framing
What you bring
The Multi-Skilled Tradesperson brings a host of abilities to their work, not the least being a ‘get it done!’ attitude. Additional abilities required include:
- Interior carpentry repairs
- Leadership to guide helpers and train less experienced workers
- Ability to work well alone or in a team
- Experience working in construction environments
- Tools and the skills to use them
- Strong people and communication skills
- Attention to detail, passion for quality and pride in the work you do
- Interest in cross training and willingness to help out all team members regardless if the job is related to carpentry duties
- Ability to work later than scheduled when needed: including travelling out of town
- A safety mindset
- Valid drivers license
- Ability to pass a criminal record check
- Ability to communicate in English
Other stuff that’ll help you be successful but isn’t mandatory:
- Red Seal Carpentry ticket
- Skilled trades ticket (Carpenter, Painter, Cabinetmaker)
- IICRC certification (restoration focus)
- 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 you to be fulfilled by your work, we WANT you to enjoy the people you work with and we WANT to provide you with learning and advancement opportunities. We also love that we’re able to provide an employee assistance program, RRSP matching and a comprehensive health plan which includes extended medical (ex. chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, vision) dental, long-term disability (LTD) and life insurance. 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 2,000 employees stretches far and wide across Canada, and we’re growing—YOU could be the next great addition!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $24.00-$30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- Restoration work requires documentation and tracking throughout your workday. Are you comfortable operating a phone to navigate through applications and record info as instructed?
- This position is mostly dealing with in-home repairs/restoration vs new builds.
Tell us about your in-home repair skills.
- Are you able to work a Rotating On-Call Schedule (Responding to emergency calls after business hours)? This is additional to scheduled daytime hours as per the schedule. Premium and overtime is paid.
- This position can be physically demanding and requires a person to bend, crouch, reach, kneel, etc. Will this activity be a problem?
- Do you consider yourself to be a leader, organized and self motivated? This position requires a high degree of making logical decisions, training helpers, dealing with home-owners, schedules and job duties, and above all attitude is #1.
Describe how you could be an asset to On Side Restoration:
- Do you have a JM or Red Seal Carpentry ticket or any formal training in Carpentry. Please describe.
- Please list any additional skills you may have that are not present on your resume (example: cabinetry, siding, flooring).
- This position requires a multi skilled tradesperson who can go into a home/business that had flood/fire damage and be able to fix all damaged areas: assessing what needs to be done: remedying damage using carpentry and problem solving skills.
Please describe why you would be the best fit for this job:
Experience:
- drywalling/ drywall repairs/ patching: 1 year (preferred)
- interior home renovation: 1 year (preferred)
- finish carpentry: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Canadian Driver's License (required)
Work Location: In person
