Carpenter – St. John’s

Compensation: $24 – $30/ 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 more!

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
• Ceiling installation, knockdown, and texturing
• Insulation and vapor barrier installation
• Keeping job within budget
• 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
• Experience leading a Carpenter’s Helper
• 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 driver’s license
• Ability to pass a criminal record check
• Ability to communicate in English

Other skills that’ll help you be successful but aren’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, and provide you with a steady paycheck.

We also provide an employee assistance program, RRSP matching program, health plan including extended medical (chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, vision, and more!), dental, long-term disability (LTD), and life insurance.

We provide on-the-job training with opportunities 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!