Drywaller/painter - Restoration

**The Job - Drywaller/Painter** Drywallers at On Side are important team members who, help rebuild and restore damaged personal and commercial property, anywhere and anytime disaster strikes. Delighting clients by making damaged drywall disappear, and new drywall appear in the form of smooth walls and appropriately textured ceilings, drywallers make clients believe magic has happened. Painters add colour to clients dreams with fresh, clean surfaces in the perfect shade. **What you bring as Drywallers** Drywallers bring 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 with 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 licence and a clean criminal record (we do check) - Ability to communicate in English **What you’re responsible for** A drywaller is _skilled _in the following ways: - Measuring, cutting and installing drywall sheets - Tear out old or damaged drywall - Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners - Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks using trowel and broad knife - Tape and embed joints - Texturing of all types - Site preparation and protection **What you bring as Painters** Painters bring 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 with 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 licence and a clean criminal record (we do check) - Ability to communicate in English **What you’re responsible for** A painter is skilled in the following ways: - Estimate the quantity of materials required by measuring surfaces, reviewing scopes, sketches and work orders - Remove old coatings by stripping with solvents, heat, sanding, wire brushing, or water and abrasive blasting - Prepare surfaces for covering by cleaning, filling nail holes and cracks, and sanding rough spots - Match specified colours by using premixed paints, or mixing colour and thinning and drying additives **Other stuff that’ll help you be successful but isn’t mandatory**: - Drywall Finisher and Plasterer ticket - 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, we WANT you to be fulfilled by your work and we WANT to provide you with a steady pay-cheque. We also love that we’re able to provide an employee assistance program, **excellent health plan** which includes extended medical (chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, vision, and more) dental, long-term disability (LTD) and life insurance. We provide **on the job training** with opportunity 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 1,600 employees stretches far and wide across Canada, and we’re growing—YOU could be the next great addition **Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent **Salary**: $30.00-$35.00 per hour **Benefits**: - Casual dress - Company events - Dental care - Disability insurance - Employee assistance program - Extended health care - Life insurance - On-site parking - RRSP match - Vision care - Wellness program Flexible Language Requirement: - French not required Schedule: - 8 hour shift - Monday to Friday - On call - Overtime - Weekends as needed Supplemental pay types: - Overtime pay Application question(s): - Are you proficient with hanging, taping, mudding, sanding and finishing? - Are you able to remove damaged drywall, repair the area with new drywall, and complete the job with fresh paint? - Have you ever done work on a home that had flood or fire damage? - Will you practice good housekeeping at all times to ensure a safe and non-cluttered worksite: Work with a "clean as you go" mentality? - Are you able to work indep