Water Damage Technician

Ever felt like you’re drowning in stress? Water damage in a home or business is one of the most stressful events our clients might ever experience. Water Damage Technicians at On Side do the work to evaporate water-related stress, bringing calm, order and dryness to all

**The Job - Water Damage Technician**

At On Side, Water Damage Technicians (WDTs) go wherever a burst pipe, blocked drain, sewer backup (yes, sometimes it’s one of those situations) or other water-related disaster calls. Understanding the urgency of the situation and working with customers in a caring, calm and empathetic manner are paramount to the success of a WDTs day

Working as a team, WDTs mop up the mess, set up drying machines and ensure everything is shipshape and ready to get back to the pre-disaster state.

**What you bring**:
A WDT bring a host of abilities to their work with a ‘get it done’ attitude.

Additional abilities include:

- Previous restoration industry experience dealing with water damage and drying machines
- Mechanical aptitude— you can look at something and just know how it works
- Interest in cross training into Remediation, Contents Cleaning, Emergency, and helping all teams
- Demolition
- Experience with hand and power tools
- Organized with a good sense of time— you’re rarely late and know where all your tools are
- Physically fit— water damage can, at times, include heavy lifting and getting into (and out of) tight places
- Friendly and enjoys working in a team
- A safety-first mindset
- Valid driver’s licence & clean drivers abstract
- Able to successfully satisfy On Side’s criminal record check requirements
- Ability to communicate in English: written and spoken
- Tech savvy (using phone apps and computer programs to record info as required)

Past industry experience that can translate into success as a WDT includes: Water Damage Tech, Lead Water Damage Tech, Restoration Tech, Restoration Industry Experience.

**Other stuff that will contribute to your success but isn’t required**:

- IICRC Water Damage Technician Certification (if you don’t have this, we’ll help you get it)

**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

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $21.00-$25.00 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

Application question(s):

- Are you legally entitled to work in Canada?

Please note if you are Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, Open Work Permit, Closed Work Permit, International Student Study Permit
- Are you fluent reading / writing/ speaking English? If no, please rank your skills out of 10.
- Do you have restoration industry experience working with water damage and drying tools (air movers, negative air machines, pressurized drying systems, floor drying systems, dehumidifiers, moisture meters)? Tell us why you would be the best person for this job.
- This position requires lots of standing, crouching, bending, reaching, kneeling, etc. Are you capable of this kind of constant movement?
- Are you comfortable driving a large fleet vehicle around the city and parking in residential streets? If not, are you willing to learn?
- Are you able to work a Rotating On-Call Schedule (Responding to emergency calls after business hours)? This is additional to scheduled daytime hours as per the schedule. Premium and overtime is paid.
- This branch has a small team and everyone gets along and helps each other. Tell us about your experience fitting in and being a good team member.
- Do you consider yourself to be tech