Skilled Labourer

SKILLED LABOURER – FOUNDATION & WATERPROOFING CREWS

Groundhogs™ | Thunder Bay, ON

Groundhogs is looking for a Skilled Laborer with a valid driver's license to join our team.

We're looking for someone with construction experience who is dependable, works hard, has a positive attitude and wants an opportunity to learn, develop their skills and grow within the company.

Our crews specialize in foundation replacements and exterior waterproofing. Depending on the project and your experience, you may work as part of our Dig Crew, Installation Crew, or both.

What You'll Be Doing

Depending on the crew and project, your work may include:

• Assisting with excavation and site preparation
• Hand digging around foundations, utilities and structures
• Foundation demolition and replacement
• ICF and concrete foundation work
• Installing exterior waterproofing systems
• Drainage and weeping tile installation
• Backfilling, grading and site restoration
• Operating small equipment and construction tools
• Loading, unloading and organizing materials
• Working alongside excavator operators and experienced crew members
• Keeping jobsites safe, organized and professional

What We're Looking For

• Valid driver's license
• Previous construction or skilled labor experience
• Comfortable with physical, outdoor work
• Dependable and able to show up ready to work
• Able to work effectively as part of a crew
• Willing to learn and take on new responsibilities
• Takes pride in doing good work
• Positive attitude

Experience with excavation, foundations, concrete, ICF, waterproofing, drainage, landscaping or similar construction is an asset.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We're not looking for someone who simply wants another labor job.

We're looking for people who want an opportunity to build skills, take on more responsibility and move forward.

At Groundhogs, you won't spend every day doing the same task in the same place. Our crews work at different properties, on different projects, dealing with different conditions and challenges.

You'll get exposure to excavation, equipment, waterproofing, foundation construction, concrete, drainage and specialized construction methods.

As your abilities grow, so can your role.

There are opportunities to learn new skills, operate equipment, become specialized in different areas of our work, take on greater responsibility and advance within the company.

We don't expect good people to stay "just a laborer."

If you show up, have a good attitude, learn, become more capable and take responsibility, there is opportunity here.

For someone who wants to build a career in construction and become genuinely skilled at what they do, Groundhogs can be a place to do that.

If you have construction experience, a valid driver's license and want an opportunity to prove what you're capable of, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply to join Groundhogs™.

Pay: $24.00-$29.00 per hour

Expected hours: 45.0 – 55.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental care

Work Location: In person