Residential Insulation Installer

About the role

Problue Contractors Ltd. is seeking a Residential Insulation Installer to join its construction team in Kelowna. The role involves installing and securing insulation in new and existing homes, ensuring energy efficiency and compliance with safety standards.

Key responsibilities

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements.
• Select the appropriate type of insulation and measure and cut materials to required shapes using hand and power tools.
• Apply and secure insulation using spraying, blowing, pasting, strapping, taping and other methods, including fitting around obstructions and between joists and studs.
• Install vapour barriers and fire‑retardant materials, and brush waterproofing cement over installed insulation.
• Estimate material quantities and costs, and remove hazardous insulation materials such as asbestos, ceramic fibres, lead, mould and urea‑formaldehyde.

Required profile

• Physically demanding work environment with heavy loads, standing for long periods, bending, crouching and kneeling.
• Ability to work in dusty, odorous, hot and confined spaces on construction sites.
• One to two years of experience installing residential insulation.

Required skills

• Reading and interpreting blueprints and specifications.
• Measuring, cutting and handling insulation materials.
• Proficiency with hand and power tools.
• Application techniques such as spraying, blowing, pasting, strapping and taping.
• Installation of vapour barriers and fire‑retardant materials.

What we offer

• Competitive hourly wage starting at $33 CAD.
• Free parking on site.
• Variable or compressed work week options.
• Financial benefits as outlined in the collective agreement.