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Remediation Technician

When disasters happen, Remediation Technicians at On Side are truly on ‘your side’. Asbestos and mould can pop-up anywhere and requires special knowledge and experience to deal with. Remediation Technicians can perform remediation services while protecting the health and safety of workers and clients.

• Ensuring a safe work area from asbestos and mould by knowing how to remove and remediate potential dangers from the work site
• Identifying and disposing of asbestos and mould contaminated materials

• Perform work following procedure and legislation
• Ensure cleanliness of site, vehicle, and tools
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow scope of work
• Organized with a good sense of time— you’re rarely late and know where all your tools are
• Physically fit— remediation 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 and a clean criminal record (we do check)
• Ability to communicate in English

• Asbestos remediation ticket
• A background in demolition
• Construction experience

Of Note

We also love that we’re able to provide an employee assistance program, RRSP matching program, excellent health plan which includes extended medical (chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, vision, and more!) dental, long-term disability (LTD) and life insurance.

We provide on the job training with opportunity for development—promotions and national career movement are yours for the taking (well, with a few months under your belt). 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 1,800 employees stretches far and wide across Canada, and we’re growing—YOU could be the next great addition!

Additional pay:

• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

• Have you ever worked with hazardous materials besides asbestos? Please describe.
• Do you have the knowledge and experience to deal with asbestos contaminated materials OR will you need to learn? Experienced or learning?
• Do you have a strong attention to detail and the ability to follow the scope of work?
• Will you perform work following procedure and legislation?
• Do you have basic carpentry/building knowledge? This position requires a person to be comfortable with tools in order to build containment walls/ showers/ small structures. Please describe your experience or how you are willing to learn.
• Will you be clean shaven every shift so that respirators will fit properly?
• Are you able to wear full PPE and work within containment as required for the duration of your shift?
• Do you have a valid (or expired) Asbestos Remediation ticket or other remediation tickets? Please list here.
• 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.

Experience:

• identifying and disposing of asbestos: 1 year (preferred)
• identifying and disposing mould: 1 year (preferred)
• demolition: 1 year (preferred)
• Remediation: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Canadian Driver's License (required)

Work Location: In person