(This posting reflects an existing vacancy)
The Job – Drywaller/Painter
Join On Side Restoration as a Drywaller/Painter and help rebuild homes and businesses after disaster strikes. You’ll repair and finish drywall, apply textures, and bring spaces to life with fresh paint.
What you bring as a Drywaller/Painter
- 5+ years of drywall repair experience (cutting, mudding, sanding, taping, painting)
- Experience with restoration repairs (vs new or renovation)
- Brush/roller/spray gun paint experience to finish the area for uniformity and completion
- Construction experience and tool proficiency: you have your own tools for the job
- Previous experience reading and executing work orders
- Texturing skills (knockdown, popcorn, orange peel)
- Physically fit: able to do heavy lifting (moving materials) and long periods of kneeling/bending/crouching/reaching
- Interest in cross training: emergencies and demolition
- Ability to work independently or in a team
- Tech-savvy (comfortable using apps/software)
- Strong communication and people skills
- Detail-oriented, quality-driven, safety-focused
- Valid driver’s licence and clean criminal record (we do check)
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and spoken
What you’re responsible for…
- Measure, cut, install, and repair damaged drywall
- Estimate the quantity of materials required by measuring surfaces, reviewing scopes, sketches and work orders
- Ceiling texture
- Tape, mud, sand, and texture surfaces
- Prepare and protect work sites
- Prepare surfaces and apply primers, paints, stains, or finishes
- Apply finishes that are sponged, ragged and layered
- Feathering/blending wall paint
- Stucco finishes/repairs
- Match colors and apply coatings using brushes, rollers, or spray guns
- Install wall coverings
Other stuff that’ll help you be successful but isn’t mandatory:
- Drywall Finisher or Plasterer ticket
- Painter 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. 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.
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
*Artificial Intelligence is not used to screen, assess, or select applicants for this role
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $30.00-$36.00 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):
- With painting, have you applied finishes that are feathered, sponged, ragged and layered? Please describe:
- Nice to have: carpentry experience and the ability to assist with finish work on site. Please speak to your in-home carpentry skill set / experience
- A positive attitude matters. Tell us whether you’re ambitious, respectful, easy to work with, a good communicator and listener, and someone who genuinely wants to help co workers, clients, and others — and explain why.
- Do you have your own trade tools for drywall and painting? Please note that On Side provides materials and supplies.
- Restoration work requires documentation and tracking throughout your workday. Do you have basic computer and/or tablet/iPad experience? Are you comfortable operating a phone to navigate through applications and record info as instructed?
- Cross training is required for this role. Successful candidates will be trained in Emergency, Demolition and Water Damage. Are you able and willing to train and work in other roles?
- Are you able to work a rotating on call schedule, responding to emergency calls after regular hours? This on call work is in addition to your scheduled daytime hours, and premium pay as well as overtime will be provided.
- This role involves working in homes affected by fire or flood damage and completing drywall repairs from start to finish, including installation, taping, mudding, texturing, and final paint. The ideal candidate can fully restore damaged areas of a home. Please explain why you would be a strong fit for this position.
Experience:
- ceiling installation (knockdown and texturing): 1 year (preferred)
- drywalling and finishing: 5 years (preferred)
- brush and roller painting: 3 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Canadian Driver's License (required)
Work Location: In person
