Reconstruction Technician

As a Reconstruction Technician at ABK Restorations, you will be making a difference in people’s lives by restoring their homes after they have experienced a fire or flood. Our Reconstruction team is looking for people who are skilled in any of the following: Drywall, Painting, Ceiling texture & installation or Carpentry.

Wages between $27-$32/hour depending on experience.

**Why join ABK Restoration Services?**

ABK has been in business serving BC’s southern interior since 1991. The core function of ABK is to provide emergency response and rebuild/restoration services to residential, commercial and industrial clients who have suffered property damage from water, fire, wind, weather, trauma, vehicle impacts and many other perils. ABK also provides hazardous materials management and removal such as asbestos, mold, lead, fuel and other such materials/substances.

ABK is excited to have joined forces with Canstar Restorations in November of 2020. Canstar, founded in 1985, is a leading Western Canadian full-service restoration provider with 5 branches across British Columbia (Abbotsford, Coquitlam, Surrey, Vancouver and Whistler) and 2 branches in Alberta (Calgary and Edmonton).

**Our Environment** is friendly, and we love to do company-wide fun things Is never boring every day is something different We provide great learning opportunities to our employees

**Our management and staff pride** themselves on creating a working environment which is enjoyable, fast paced, and challenging. Through our branches located in Penticton, Kamloops, Summerland and Kelowna our team responds to emergencies with speed, empathy and enthusiasm to ensure that our clients receive the best and most caring service in what are often very difficult times

**Perks of working for ABK**
- Great company culture
- Extended Health & Dental Benefits for you and your family
- Career progression opportunities

**If you have any of these skills, we will teach you the rest**:

- **_Drywall_**: This includes hanging, patch work, mudding and taping at a two foot cut out and being able to complete texture blends.
- **_Painting_**_: _Residential and/or commercial painting.
- **_Carpentry_**_: _Installing kitchens, bathrooms, exteriors, sub-floors and framing, rough/finished and trim carpentry, sub-floors, baseboards, casings, closets, doors, windows and cabinets. We also hire apprentices looking to work alongside experienced Carpenters and who may want to work towards their Red Seal ticket (we are registered with the ITA).

***Perks of being a Reconstruction Technician**
- You'll be making a difference in people’s lives during a time when their home has been damaged.
- We have a great benefit program with extended health and dental, RRSP matching, vacation pay and paid sick/personal days.
- We invest in your future.

**You have **
- The physical ability to bend, reach, lift 50 pounds safely and repeatedly and stand throughout your shift.
- A driver’s license and drivers abstract
- An eagerness to bulk your paycheck with overtime hours as we are a 24/7 emergency services company, and all positions will have a component of on-call work on a rotational basis.
- A great attitude and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and serve our customers. We have a fun and hard-working team and are looking for someone with the skills to complement them.
- The ability to wear personal protective equipment to keep you safe on site, including a respirator. Facial hair that will allow you to wear a respirator safely is limited to a clean shave, a moustache and/or a small goatee.
- We enter people’s homes and drive company vehicles, so a clean criminal record as it relates to work and a driver’s abstract with only minor infractions is required.

**Where**

Based in Kamloops, BC to service jobsites throughout the Thompson Region. Job sites are mostly indoors.

**When**

Typical hours are 8:00am-4:30pm. Rotating on-call schedule to attend after hour emergencies, which means good overtime hours and pay for our team.

**How to apply**

**_ Agencies:_**_ _**_Please do not contact us about this position_.