Water Damage Technician

Compensation: $24 – $26/ hour (full-time / permanent)

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!

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.

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!
• 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

Past industry experience (although not required) that can translate into success as a WDT includes demolition work, carpenter, apprentice, construction laborer, plumber, farm hand, janitor, landscaper, vac truck operator, laborer, swamper, technician.

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

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

Disasters can strike at any time so a rotating schedule of 24/7 after hours on-call work is a requirement.

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.

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!