📍 Location: Grande Prairie, AB🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time/Permanent📅 Posting Date: May 8,
Position Summary
Labourers at On Side are important team members who help rebuild and restore damaged personal and commercial property, anywhere and anytime disaster strikes. Labourers are the MVP of the restoration teams. Willing to learn, love being taught and full of ambition, the Labourer knows they’re going places in life and this is the first stop on the way to success!
Water damage in a home or business is one of the most stressful events our clients might ever experience. 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.
Working directly with the Water Damage Technicians, learning the ropes, this position is the steppingstone to becoming a Tech!
This posting reflects an existing vacancy
Compensation
- Salary Range: $20-$24/hour
- Overtime opportunities (where applicable)
- On-call premium and overtime paid for rotating coverage
Benefits
- Extended health coverage (medical, dental, vision, etc.)
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Group RRSP, with company matching DPSP
- Life and disability insurance
- Opportunities for advancement and internal mobility
What You’ll Do
- Clean and restore areas impacted by water-related disasters
- Assist technicians with restoration tasks
- Perform demolition of affected structures and materials
- Set up and monitor drying equipment
- Support emergency mitigation efforts as needed
What You Bring
- Physically fit— water damage can, at times, include heavy lifting and getting into (and out of) tight places
- Understanding and experience using hand and power tools
- Mechanical aptitude— you can look at something and just know how it works
- Interest in demolition and emergency mitigation
- Tech savviness (capability to learn applications and computer programs as required)
- Willingness to follow all company safety requirements including wearing full PPE as required: Full face masks require clean shave (if applicable)
- Curious nature, always want to know how things happen
- Strong people, teamwork and communication skills
- Attention to detail, ability to follow directions
- A safety mindset
- Valid driver’s licence, clean drivers abstract and a clean criminal record (we do check)
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal
- Availability to work out of town for extended periods as required
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- A workplace that values respect, integrity, generosity, excellence and being customer driven
- Opportunities to grow your career and learn from the best in the industry
- A culture that celebrates teamwork, inclusion, and customer-driven service
Of Note:
Disasters can strike at any time so a rotating schedule of 24/7 after hours on-call work is a requirement. Meaning you’ll work regular weekday hours and participate in a rotating after-hours on-call schedule.
At On Side, everything starts with people. We live our values — respect, integrity, generosity, excellence, and customer focus — in everything we do.
Join a team that helps families, businesses, and communities rebuild when it matters most. You’ll contribute to a workplace where people come together to bring order to chaos.
Make a real impact, do work that matters, and grow your career with us.
*Your application is always reviewed by real people. We don’t use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for this role.