Carpenter (General Repair Technician GRT)

Carpenters (GRT) 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 GRTs use the skills of carpenters, drywallers, painters and magicians! Making clients believe magic has happened is all part of a day for a GRT.

The multi-talented GRT is skilled in the following ways:

• Repairs to wooden structures of all sorts
• Framing
• Drywalling, mudding, sanding and finishing
• Brush and roller painting (could include walls, ceilings, trim, landscapes, and portraiture not included)
• Ceiling installation, knockdown and texturing
• Insulation and vapour barrier installation
• Being awesome, in general!
• Doors
• Trim, moldings, and baseboards
• Cabinetry

What you bring

The GRT brings a host of abilities to their work, not the least being a 'get it done!' attitude. Additional abilities required include:

• 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
• 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:

• Skilled trades ticket (Carpenter, Painter, Cabinetmaker)
• IICRC certification (restoration focus)
• WHMIS
• First Aid

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, RRSP matching 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!

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