Careers

Landscaping Centre Material Handler (Yard)

Location: 3186 Carp Road

Closing date: May 31, 2021

What's the opportunity?

We are looking for a full-time Material Handler to join our team in Carp, ON for the landscaping season (now through the end of November 2021).

You enjoy physically challenging work, like to be outdoors, and thrive on the teamwork and work ethic that is required to meet the demands of our fast-paced environment. Your sense of accomplishment will come from knowing that you contribute to making people’s home exteriors more beautiful. You value working in a safe workplace as much as we take pride in providing one.

Wage for this position starts at $17/hour – your pay will be based on your skills & experience

Your day-to-day

• • Picking orders of landscaping stone (“interlock”) and materials that will be used to build landscaping features
• • Ensuring orders are complete and accurate, and identifying any issues or discrepancies
• • Making material packages delivery-ready: safely bundling, strapping and labeling them for the next stage of handling
• • Loading orders onto KOTT delivery vehicles and customer vehicles

What you need to succeed:

Experience

• • Forklift experience is required
• • Experience working with your hands
• • Knowledge of landscaping stone products is considered a strong asset

Skills & Qualifications

• • Quality and detail oriented
• • Capable of heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs.), and able to stand for long periods
• • Ability to work well as part of a team
• • Ability to communicate well in English

Please note that CSA-approved safety footwear is required – KOTT will provide other PPE

Wall Panel Assemblers

Location: 14 Anderson Blvd, Uxbridge, ON

Closing date: May 31, 2021

What's the opportunity?

It’s like framing houses in a climate-controlled environment, with all of the material organized and at your fingertips. Your sense of pride will come from knowing you produced the main building blocks of people’s homes – helping keep them warm and dry, and creating the spaces where they live. You enjoy physically challenging work, and thrive on the teamwork and work ethic that is required to meet the demands of our fast-paced environment. You value working in a safe workplace as much as we take pride in providing one.

Wage for this position starts at $17/hour – your pay will be based on your skills & experience

Your day-to-day

• • Measuring and cutting (and re-measuring) the raw materials
• • Assembly and fastening of interior and exterior walls
• • Quality inspection of finished wall panels
• • Stacking, labeling and preparing finished product for delivery

What you need to succeed:

Experience

• • Work experience in a production or manufacturing setting is essential
• • Wall panel manufacturing experience is considered a strong asset
• • General carpentry experience is a strong asset

Skills & Qualifications

• • You can adhere to production guidelines, and are comfortable in a production area
• • You work well as part of a team
• • You can handle a variety of power tools
• • You are physically able to lift up to 50 lbs, and able to stand for long periods
• • You are quality and detail-oriented
• • You can communicate well in English

AZ Driver – Short Haul (no overnights!)

Location: 3228 Moodie Drive, Ottawa, ON

Closing date: May 31, 2021

What's the opportunity?

KOTT Inc.’s goal is to get our customers what they need, when they need it. Our AZ Drivers play a huge role in delivering on our promise. We are looking for full-time AZ Drivers for local deliveries.

As part of the KOTT Delivery team, you will make several local delivery runs each day from KOTT to residential construction sites, and have the opportunity to be home every night.

You will operate our fleet of brand new and late model delivery vehicles, and will be supported by an advanced fleet management program.

Wage for this position starts at $17/hour – your pay will be based on your skills & experience

Your day-to-day
• Oversee the safe loading and strapping of materials
• Drive a tractor trailer – safely and efficiently – to and from job sites
• Oversee the safe unloading of materials at customer sites
• Be responsible for the safe operation of your vehicle
• Report all maintenance issues

What you need to succeed:

• Experience
  • You have a minimum of 2 years current driving experience
  • Experience operating a Moffett is considered an asset
  • Experience with oversize loads is considered an asset

Skills & Qualifications
• You are 25 years or older (requirement of our insurer)
• You must have an AZ Driver’s license with a clean abstract and CVOR
• You enjoy dealing with people, and have strong communications skills
• You delight in providing great customer service

Stair Builders

Location: 3228 Moodie Drive, Ottawa, ON

Closing date: May 31, 2021

What's the opportunity?

Our stair manufacturing team has a reputation of being the best in the business. We are looking for full-time Stair Builders for our Ottawa stair shop.

Stairs become a focal point in people’s homes. You can take pride in knowing you produced something that is not only a design highlight, but serves an important function. You enjoy physically challenging work, and thrive on the teamwork and work ethic that is required to meet the demands of our fast-paced environment. You value working in a safe workplace as much as we take pride in providing one.

Wage for this position starts at $17/hour – your pay will be based on your skills & experience

Your day-to-day

• • Preparing and assembling stringers, risers and treads
• • Using hand tools and power tools
• • Sanding, veneering, cutting, gluing and finishing
• • Assisting with the movement of semi-finished and finished product

What you need to succeed:

Experience

• • General carpentry experience
• • Experience finishing wood products
• • Experience working with your hands, and with power tools

Skills & Qualifications

• • You are quality and detail-oriented
• • You enjoy and are able to work well as part of a team
• • You can communicate well in English

Truss Assemblers & Shop Labour

Location: Ottawa, ON - AND - Cobourg, ON

Closing date: May 31, 2021

What's the opportunity?

Home builders rely on our factory-built components for the quality – and speed of construction – of their new home builds. Our truss manufacturing team plays a huge role in delivering on KOTT’s promise to get our customers what they need, when they need it.

KOTT trusses literally put a roof over people’s heads. Your sense of accomplishment will come from doing a physically challenging job, and producing such an important component of people’s homes. You thrive on the teamwork and work ethic that is required to meet the demands of our fast-paced environment. You value working in a safe workplace as much as we take pride in providing one.

Wage for this position starts at $17/hour – your pay will be based on your skills & experience

Your day-to-day

• • Preparing and assembling pre-fabricated roof trusses
• • Using hand tools and power tools
• • Picking orders
• • Stacking lumber at saws
• • Assisting with the movement of semi-finished and finished product

What you need to succeed:

Experience

• • You have experience with power tools
• • You have experience working with your hands
• • Framing experience is considered a strong asset
• • Forklift experience is considered a strong asset

Skills & Qualifications

• • You are quality and detail-oriented
• • You enjoy and are able to work well as part of a team
• • You can communicate well in English