Flood & Fire Technician

This role is responsible for being on site when there is damage from floor, fire or smoke. As a Flood/Water Technician & Labourer you are an integral part of clearing out the client’s damaged belongings and completing demolition of non-restorable materials. Working directly with your team, you will gain experience with water extraction equipment and assisting trades people such as carpenters, drywall finishers and painters No experience needed; we will train

Wages between $19-$28/hour, depending on experience.

**What you’ll be doing as a Flood/Water Technician & Labourer**
- Helping people recover from flood, fire, and smoke damage
- Water extraction, setting up and monitoring drying and dehumidifying equipment, bio wash, creating drying plans based on IICRC guidelines
- Controlled demolition, removal or damaged materials like drywall, flooring, and finishing’s
- Assist with water remediation, painting and carpentry duties as required
- Load and unload construction materials to work areas
- Clean work site area, sorts and dispose of affected materials
- Packing damaged contents, cleaning structures, and tidying job site

**Why join the Canstar Restorations team?**

Canstar is a Canadian restoration company, locally owned and operated since we opened in 1985 - we have 11 branches both in BC and in AB. We are a company who loves taking part in community events and we are pleased to help our furry friends by sponsoring the BCSPCA. We pride ourselves as being the best in the restoration industry by providing excellent service, prioritizing safety, and delivering a very high level of quality work to our customers.

We have a great benefit program with extended health and dental, RRSP matching, vacation and paid sick/personal days. We invest in your future by offering a tuition reimbursement program, career advancement and training opportunities to get you to the next step in your career

We take good care of our customers and our team We like to have fun and celebrate our success with things like popcorn Fridays and an annual visit to Playland for staff and their families

**You have**
- Prior experience as s Flood/Water Tech within the restoration industry would be a huge asset
- The physical ability to bend, reach, lift 50lbs safely and repeatedly and stand throughout your shift
- Excellent customer service skills
- The ability to wear PPE (this may include gloves, respirators, goggles, hard hats and Tyvek suits)
- Flexible availability. We are a 24/7 emergency services company, and all positions will have a component of on-call work on a rotational basis, in addition to your regular hours
- Eagerness to learn
- A valid driver’s license
- A satisfactory criminal record is required

**Where**
- Hiring in Whistler, Vancouver, Coquitlam, Surrey, Abbotsford, Summerland, Penticton and Kamloops, BC
- Travel will be required to attend job sites in your region (mileage reimbursed at $0.50c/km). Job sites are mostly indoors.

**When**

Typical hours are 8:00am-4:30pm, with occasional overtime required, and sharing in the on-call rotation.

**How to apply**

**_ Agencies_**_: Please do not contact us about this position_.

**_ We celebrate equality and diversity in the workplace. Our commitment is to ensure equity in employment, and we affirm and welcome applicants from all backgrounds of race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and age, except as prescribed by law._**

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