Construction and Asbestos Worker

Overview

Construction and Asbestos Worker

Employer: Visual Construction Inc.

Business Address: 6 - 3601 19 St NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 6S8, Canada

Job Locations: Various locations in Calgary and surrounding areas. The employer provides transportation from the office to worksites and pays for travel expenses when the job is outside the city.

Wage: $28/hour (salary increases based on company policy)

Employment terms and conditions: Permanent, Full-Time, 40 hours/week (Day, Morning, Weekend)

Vacancies: 2

Anticipated start date: As soon as possible

Responsibilities

• Help measure, cut, assemble, and prepare wood and other materials, using hand and power tools safely as directed.
• Help carpenters with framing, walls, roofs, and installing doors, windows, trim, and siding.
• Help with renovation and demolition.
• Mix, pour, and spread concrete and asphalt. Level earth to fine grade specifications.
• Move materials, tools, and equipment to work areas.
• Help build and maintain negative-pressure containment enclosures (lumber framing, poly sheeting, airlocks).
• Erect, inspect, and dismantle decontamination chambers, waste chutes, and barricades.
• Stage abatement supplies and PPE at the clean/dirty boundaries.
• Remove lead-based paint by scraping, stripping, chemical treatment, or wet-sanding, using strict dust controls.
• Bag, seal, double-wrap, and label asbestos and lead waste in approved containers to meet regulations.
• Clean work areas, remove debris, and decontaminate tools, equipment, corridors, and surfaces by washdown, wet-wiping, and HEPA vacuuming. Prepare containments for visual inspection and air clearance testing.
• Set up, operate, and maintain HEPA negative air machines and HEPA vacuums, including filter changes.
• Use, clean, and inspect required PPE, including P100 full-face and half-face respirators and disposable suits.

Job requirements:

Experience

1 year of related experience

Work Setting: Rural, Urban, Remote areas, construction sites, Factory or plant

Area of specialization: Residential, Industrial commercial and institutional, Renovation, Rehabilitation

Work Site Environment: Outdoors, Noisy, Dusty, At heights, Dangerous

Work conditions and physical capabilities: Physically demanding, attention to detail, repetitive tasks, manual dexterity, handling heavy loads (up to 23 kg / 50 lbs), and standing for extended periods, Fast-paced environment, Tight deadlines

Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills, Flexibility, Reliability, Team player, Dependability, Accurate, Hardworking

Equipment and machinery: Concrete saws, Grinding machines, Air gun, Jackhammers, Drills, Chippers, Air compressors, Hoses, Nail gun, Power generator, Roofing guns, Hammer drill

Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots, gloves, hard hat, vest, basic tools (Hammer, tool belt, drill, tape measure, speed square, chalk line, carpenter pencil, cat’s paw, cutter)

How to apply:

By Email: [email protected]

Pay: From $28.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Company events
• Mileage reimbursement
• On-site parking

Work Location: On the road