Water Damage Technician Job Kamloops area,BC Canada,Trades / Skilled Labor

This posting reflects an existing vacancy

Compensation: $24 – $26/ hour(full-time / permanent)
On-call premium and overtime paid for rotating coverage

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 to 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:

Mechanical aptitude— you can look at something and just know how it works

Demolition experience- careful, mindful, good housekeeping

Detail oriented and curious

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

Tech savviness (capability to learn applications and computer programs as required)

Interest in cross training in Remediation, Contents Cleaning, Emergency, and helping all teams

Willing to wear the PPE that is provided for the job, including being clean shaven (if applicable) for half and full-face masks

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 effectively in English, both written and verbal

Willingness to work locally and out of town

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. Meaning you’ll work regular weekday hours and participate in a rotating after-hours on-call schedule.

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.