Playground Construction Labourer

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Work Location: Wallenstein, ON

Compensation: $20 - 22/hour

Vacancies: 2-3

At Earthscape Play, we create beautiful, innovative custom playground sculptures and structures that inspire children and adults to creatively play. By partnering with some of the most prestigious Landscape Architecture firms in North America, we bring brilliant playground concepts to life. Our award-winning design-build firm is located just outside of Elmira, Ontario in Waterloo Region.

Together, our ambitious team designs, engineers, builds, and installs state-of-the-art timber playgrounds that become iconic and well-loved destination spaces. The work setting we’ve created is positive, productive, fun, and rewarding. To see our one-of-a-kind projects, visit the website that could be part of your portfolio: www.earthscapeplay.com.

We are currently looking for multiple Playground Construction Labourers to join our growing team to assist us in processing large timbers. This includes sanding raw logs, ensuring structural stability by installing hardware, and assisting our yard crew to prepare project kits. We offer comprehensive training on equipment and tools and welcome team members who are looking to grow their skills.

Ideal candidates are:

- Looking for something new, exciting and creative to be a part of
- Genuinely interested in woodworking
- Passionate about working with beautiful, raw timber materials
- Open to working outdoors in all weather conditions
- Self-motivated, professional, and thrives whether working independently or as part of a team




- Someone who values quality craftsmanship and takes pride in the "finer details" of their work

Job Requirements:

- Need to be at least 18 years of age
- Commit to staying safe, including completing all the necessary safety training and respirator fit testing as well as wearing provided PPE while on the job
- Provide your own reliable transportation to get to our shop in Wallenstein every day.
- Wear our provided uniform including a high visibility t-shirt
- Purchase and wear your own CSA approved work boots (not provided)
- Using the safety equipment we supply and follow safe work practices

Schedule:

- 8-hour shifts
- Monday- Friday
- No weekends
- Overtime opportunities

What’s in it for you:

At Earthscape Play, education is valued but your experience, attitude, work-ethic and leadership count most.

This job will offer you the opportunity to work on some of the world’s most cutting-edge playground projects. The pace, challenges, and problem-solving opportunities will mean you are never bored. You will have the chance to develop and refine a wide variety of skills in our rapidly growing business. Your colleagues are dynamic and highly skilled. They have an impressive range of backgrounds, skills, and expertise.

We believe in great compensation for great employees,



and we reward our staff with a combination of:

- Profit sharing and performance bonuses
- Employee share ownership opportunities (ESOP) after 1 year of service
- Six-week sabbatical after 14,000 hours worked
- Tuition reimbursement for continuous learning
- Extended health and dental benefits
- Flex time with options to work remotely to support work-life balance
- Company events and a casual dress code

Accommodation: We are committed to treating all people in a way that respects their dignity and independence. Should you require any accommodation during the recruitment process or otherwise, please notify us of this when you apply, and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

Pre-employment checks: As part of our selection process, successful candidates may be required to consent to background checks relevant to the role, prior to receiving a job offer. These could include: work references, education and credential confirmation, employment verification, identity check, and criminal offense records.

At Earthscape Play, we are committed to building an environment where everyone feels included, valued, and heard. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are an important part of our everyday work, and it is our belief that they enable us to reach our goal of bringing incredible play spaces to life. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities.

📌 Playground Construction Labourer (Canada)
🏢 Earthscape Play
📍 Canada