The Opportunity:
Do you love physical labour and working with your hands? As a sewer installer, you perform multiple tasks including residential sewer lateral excavations, sewer repairs & installations, and waterproofing & weeping tile work for customer’s homes.
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: $26 - 36 per hour
*Increased compensation available for candidates with mid-high level excavator experience.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Perform sewer repairs, pipe bursting, and install weeping tiles, pipe liners, and waterlines.
- Use various excavation methods (Backhoe, bobcat, hand dig) to access repairs and installations.
- Operate equipment and vehicles including trailers.
- Maintain communication with management and dispatch, reporting on job progress, daily activities, and any equipment or material needs.
- Practice safe working habits including but not limited to the use of personal protective equipment; shoring of holes; and vehicle and machine safety.
- Clean up work sites including, but not limited to cementing, removal of garbage and/or materials.
- Demonstrate a high level of customer service, support, and care for the customer’s property.
What You Can Expect From Us:
- Competitive wages.
- Health benefits.
- RRSP plan with company match.
- Company provided uniforms and work boot reimbursement.
- Room for growth and development.
- Training will be provided.
What We Need From You:
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driver’s abstract required.
- Experience operating a bobcat and/or backhoe for excavations in mid-high level complexity situations (tight spaces, against buildings) considered an asset.
- Prior knowledge of sewer, waterlines, and weeping tile systems considered an asset.
- Hard worker who is determined to find solutions.
- Positive attitude.
- Reliable team player.
Job Availability
We accept applications for this position on an ongoing basis. We are currently considering applications for future opportunities. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
We use an Applicant Tracking System that may use AI components to assist in the screening or assessment of job applications for this position. All final hiring decisions are reviewed and made by our human recruitment team.
About Us:
Trusted for over 100 Years!
Birnie Plumbing & Drains is a family-owned company that has proudly served our community since the 1920s. With four generations of expertise, we specialize in residential plumbing & drains services while delivering quality workmanship, lasting solutions, and exceptional customer care. Our team is dedicated to enhancing the lives of the people we meet every day, just as we have done for generations.
Learn more at www.birnie.pro
Equal Opportunity Employer
Compensation: $26.00 - $36.00 per hour
Thos. R. Birnie & Sons
Company History
In the 1920's John Birnie saw an opportunity in the newly developing city of Hamilton, Ontario, and started a sewer and cement business under the name of John Birnie Sewer and Cement.
The company earned a reputation for good work at a quality price and for caring about customers’ homes. In 1946 Thos. Birnie (John's Son) took on the business and put it in his name and shortly thereafter his sons (Roy Birnie & Bob Birnie) soon followed him into the business.
In 2000 the company was accidentally left out of the phone book and had to develop a strategy to help customers remember who to call in a STINKY situation, and that's where the phone number 5-Stinky came from.
In 2010 Roy and Bob's sons came into ownership with their dads, continuing the family legacy.
In 2025, in celebration of over 100+ years in business the company launched a new name and logo, paying homage to the company's history and dedication of service to the community. To this day, the business is still owned and operated by the Birnie family and includes other members of the family and staff that have made their careers with us.
In 2025, in celebration of over 100+ years in business the company launched a new name and logo, paying homage to the company's history and dedication of service to the community. To this day, the business is still owned and operated by the Birnie family and includes other members of the family and staff that have made their careers with us.
Who We Are
Birnie Plumbing & Drains (formerly known as Thos. R. Birnie & Sons) is a family owned company that has been providing service to the Hamilton and Golden Horseshoe communities for 100 years. At Birnie Plumbing & Drains, we love what we do, and we believe in it. It’s not just plumbing to us, it's also about people! Our team is dedicated to enhancing the lives of the people we meet daily. When Thos R. Birnie passed away, the Hamilton Spectator wrote an article entitled "He didn't make customers, he made friends." His legacy continues on today!
Birnie Plumbing & Drains (formerly known as Thos. R. Birnie & Sons) is a family owned company that has been providing service to the Hamilton and Golden Horseshoe communities for 100 years. At Birnie Plumbing & Drains, we love what we do, and we believe in it. It’s not just plumbing to us, it's also about people! Our team is dedicated to enhancing the lives of the people we meet daily. When Thos R. Birnie passed away, the Hamilton Spectator wrote an article entitled "He didn't make customers, he made friends." His legacy continues on today!
Company Website: www.birnie.pro
