Cabinet Maker – Vancouver

The Job – Cabinet Maker

Cabinet Makers at On Side rebuild and restore cabinets that have been damaged by disasters. Using traditional handheld tools or machinery in our mill shop. Once complete, cabinets are perfectly restored to their pre-damage condition. Our Cabinet Makers have a “can do” attitude, with a patient nature, and an eye for quality to ensure superior results.

What you’re responsible for…

• All types of cabinet repair work, with residential and commercial making up the bulk
• Working in the shop and out in the field
• Material and stains matching
• Hardware installation
• Trim, moldings and baseboards
• Drywalling and finishing
• Laminating surfaces
• Repairs to wooden structures of all sorts
• Inventory control
• Workflow management
• Tool maintenance

What you bring

• A passion and wide range of knowledge on cabinetry materials
• 5+ years of experience in cabinet making/repair or relevant experience
• Hardware installation
• Staining, spray painting
• Cross training for on call duties
• Valid driver’s licence and a clean criminal record (we check)
• Ability to communicate in English

Past industry experience that can translate to success in this job: carpenter, drywallers, painters, handyman, labourer, general contractor, building maintenance

Other stuff that’ll help you be successful but isn’t mandatory:

• Experience working on restoration projects
• Trim carpentry
• Skilled trades ticket (Carpenter, Painter, Cabinetmaker)
• IICRC certification (restoration focus)
• 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.

What’s in it for you?

We’re an established company in a growing industry and we need awesome people! We WANT to start you off on a career path you’ll love, we WANT you to be fulfilled by your work and we WANT to provide you with a steady pay-cheque. We also love that we’re able to provide an employee assistance 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.

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 1,800 employees stretches far and wide across Canada, and we’re growing—YOU could be the next great addition!