General Labourer - Indigenous employment opportunity

Grizzlytrek-Group; Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik); On-site; CAD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Extended health care

Travel insurance

Ongoing training

AD&D insurance

Dental care

Job summary

GrizzlyTrek Group Ltd. is hiring a General Labourer for a Community Power Plant Project in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. This is a full-time contract position with local hire in Pond Inlet, where you sleep at home.

The role involves 12-hour days, 3 weeks on and 1 week off, with overtime after 8 hours. Training is provided, and tickets are assets but not required. The project supports a diesel generator replacement for Qulliq Energy Corporation.

Qualifications

• No experience required; training provided.
• Must be able to perform physically demanding work in winter conditions.

Responsibilities

• General site labour: material handling, cleaning, painting, grinding
• Assist pipefitters and electricians with piping, cable, and cable tray
• Keep work area clean and safe daily
• Follow site safety plan and orientations

Skills

Physical fitness

Reliability

Legally entitled to work in Canada

Job description

General Labourer, Community Power Plant Project, Pond Inlet

Pond Inlet, Nunavut | Full-Time Contract

Construction / General Labour | No Experience Required | 3 Weeks On, 1 Week Off

Position Type

Full-Time Contract

Location

Pond Inlet, Nunavut (local hire, you sleep at home)

Schedule

3 weeks on, 1 week off

Hours

12-hour days, overtime after 8 hours in a day

Compensation

$30.00 per hour, paid weekly by direct deposit

Duration

About 3 months, starting as soon as possible

Experience

None required. We will train you.

Certification

Tickets are an asset, not required. Site orientations provided.

Hiring Priority

Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement

About GrizzlyTrek Group Ltd.

GrizzlyTrek Group Ltd. is an Indigenous-owned workforce partner. We invest in our people, relationships and partners so that motivated, ready-to-work individuals meet real job opportunities. We work across Canada in construction, mining, oil and gas, utilities and power generation, with a particular focus on career opportunities for Indigenous people and communities.

The Role

GrizzlyTrek is hiring local labourers in Pond Inlet for a diesel generator replacement at the community power plant, on behalf of our valued client, an Edmonton-based power generation contractor working for Qulliq Energy Corporation. About three months of work, starting as soon as possible. Work at home, on the plant that keeps the lights on. You do not need industrial experience to start. Site orientations are provided and the crew will train you on the job.

Inuit Hiring Priority

Priority will be given to Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement. If you are a beneficiary, please say so in your application.

What You’ll Do

• General site labour: material handling, cleaning, painting, grinding
• Help the pipefitters and electricians run piping, cable and cable tray
• Keep the work area clean and safe every day
• Follow the site safety plan and the orientations we give you

What You Bring

• Fit for physical work, indoors and outdoors, in winter conditions
• Reliable, on time, able to work a 12-hour day
• Steel-toed boots. We supply the rest of the PPE.
• Legally entitled to work in Canada

Preferred Qualifications

• First aid and WHMIS
• Fall protection
• Aerial work platform
• Loader or telehandler
• Any previous construction, camp or trades helper experience

Work Environment

• Active power plant project, indoors and outdoors, in northern conditions
• Local hire, so you are home every night. The rotation still sets the work schedule.
• Full PPE required at all times. Orientations are provided before you start.

The Pathway: Indigenous Talent Stream

• This is a pathway job. Labourers who show up and learn can move toward a trade apprenticeship through our Indigenous Talent Stream.
• We do the apprenticeship paperwork with you: registration, trade school planning, and training funding applications where you are eligible.
• Contract to permanent with no placement fee in the way. When a GrizzlyTrek worker converts to a permanent hire with the client, our fee is waived.
• Mentorship and check-ins on site from day one.

What We Offer

• $30.00 per hour, paid weekly by direct deposit
• 12-hour days with overtime after 8 hours in a day
• 3 weeks on, 1 week off
• A pathway to apprenticeship through the Indigenous Talent Stream
• Opportunities for overtime based on operational requirements
• Life insurance: $100,000 employee / $10,000 spouse / $5,000 per child
• AD&D insurance with critical illness and cancer coverage
• Extended health care: drugs, hospital, hearing, orthotics, nursing
• Paramedical services: chiro, physio, massage, mental health (annual coverage)
• Vision care: glasses, contacts, laser surgery, and exams
• Dental care: 80% basic ($2,500), 50% major ($2,500), $2,500 ortho for children
• Travel insurance: up to $5,000,000 per incident (trips up to 90 days)
• Ongoing training and career development support

Are you a Canadian Indigenous Person?
A Canadian Indigenous Person is an aboriginal person as defined in the Constitution Act of Canada and includes a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit person. First Nations includes "Status", "Treaty", or "Registered" Indians as well as individuals of aboriginal descent who are "Non-Status" and "Non-Registered" Indian*

If you answered "Yes" above and wish to provide further details, please indicate the Band or Community to which you belong.