Carpenter – Grande Prairie

On Side Restoration; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading restoration company as a Carpenter (General Repair Technician GRT), where you'll utilize your skills in various construction tasks to rebuild and restore properties after disasters. Enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Employee assistance program

RRSP matching program

Health plan including extended medical

Dental insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Experience working in construction environments.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Ability to communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Repairs to wooden structures of all sorts.
• Drywalling, mudding, sanding, and finishing.
• Ceiling installation, knockdown and texturing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong people skills

Communication skills

Safety mindset

Education

Skilled trades ticket (Carpenter, Painter, Cabinetmaker)

IICRC certification (restoration focus)

WHMIS

First Aid

Job description

Compensation : $30-$35 per hour (full-time / permanent)

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

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, RRSP matching program, 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.