General Labourer – Kelowna

On Side Restoration Services Ltd.; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading restoration services company as a Labourer. You will play a key role in helping restore properties affected by disasters while enjoying a supportive environment with opportunities for learning and growth. Competitive pay and great benefits await you in this full-time, permanent role.

Benefits

Employee assistance program

RRSP matching

Comprehensive health plan

Extended medical benefits

Dental coverage

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Experience with physical work and using hand/power tools is essential.
• Valid driver's licence and a clean criminal record are required.
• Ability to communicate in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Assist in rebuilding and restoring damaged properties.
• Cross train into all departments and assist as needed.
• Handle a variety of tasks including Water Damage and Carpentry.

Skills

Physical work

Hand and power tools

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Safety mindset

Flexibility

Curiosity

Valid driver’s licence

Job description

Compensation: $20 – $25/ hour (full-time / permanent)

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 restoration 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 with a ‘get it done!’ attitude.

Additional abilities required include:

• Experience and desire to do physical work
• Understanding and experience using hand and power tools
• Willingness to cross train into all departments and help everywhere needed
• Flexibility in assigned tasks such as Water Damage, Emergency, Contents, Moving, Heavy Lifting, Carpentry, etc
• Curious nature, always want to know how things happen and interested in growing with the company
• Strong people, teamwork and communication skills
• Attention to detail, ability to follow directions
• A safety mindset
• Valid driver’s licence and a clean criminal record (we do check)
• Ability to communicate in English, written and spoken

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 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!