Why work for LSM?

With Full-Time employment, you will average a minimum of 40 hours a week, paid every 2nd Friday, and can plan your bills and monthly payments around it.

LSM, much like other companies in the city, is undergoing an aggressive growth phase. Our work is not seasonal, and is consistently increasing. We need committed, reliable, full-time employees.

We typically work 8 am until 4:30 pm. Our shop employees sometimes work from 11 am until 7:30 pm. We realize that our employees have families and we encourage them to spend time with those they love.

Imagine getting your weekends back and being able to have a life again! Sometimes, employees are asked to work 4 hours on Saturdays, from 8 am to 12 pm. Employees that want to can work all the Saturdays they want. Employees are rarely ever asked to work Sundays.

The company pays out 4% STAT pay and 6% Vacation pay on every cheque, instead of banking it and paying out at the end of the year, which would translate to paying more in taxes. It’s like having an extra 10% base pay.

If you want to work, the work is there for you. Just make sure that you clear it with your foreman/supervisor and they’ll put you on the crews that get tons of overtime. You can start early and go late, as long as there’s a crew to do it with.
Overtime is paid out at time and a half, and is after 8 hours in a day, or 44 straight time hours in a week.
We restrict you to no more than 12 hours of work in a day. After 12 hours, you may lose your focus and your edge, and become an unsafe threat to yourself and those around you. We’d rather have you home safe and here tomorrow.

Here at LSM, we want you to progress in your career. We want to put you on a track so that you will have on the job learning, and a post secondary education. LSM will pay your apprenticeship tuition. If you do your part, and we do ours, in four years you could be a Certified Tradesperson. A Journeyperson in your designated trade, which is a ticket that is good across Alberta and Canada. Working at LSM is an investment in yourself, your future, and your family’s future.
We also encourage our employees to participate in life-long learning. We want our workforce to be versatile, safe, and competent. We offer a large range of courses a year, and may also pay for some of your private courses and certifications. The learning never stops.

With us, you have a set apprenticeship scale that you can bank on. Money that you know you will be able to receive, if you meet the qualifications.

Not everyone here is governed by the bottom rates. Many of our individuals are extremely hard workers and go above and beyond what is reasonably expected of them. They’re here for the company, and as a result, the company is here for them. Our apprentices are guaranteed the minimum rates as they progress through, but over 60% of our apprentices are being paid higher than the standard rate.
How do you get ahead? Easy. Get here on time, work hard, and show dedication to the company. Take leadership and show some hustle. Those that get the merit raises really see the difference when they work the overtime. When you see someone else getting raises, you should be inspired to do more, because you could be next.

Every LSM member contributes $5 a month to a staff fund, which goes to wedding/baby gifts, get-well & sympathy gifts, as well as a number of other company-endorsed events such as:
- Curling Bonspiel, Paintball, Family Christmas Party with Santa, Golf Tournament, Family BBQ, Employee Appreciation Night (Adult Christmas Party), Family Skating & Swimming, Pool Tournament, and various other sports teams.

We’re here to make sure that you and your family are taken care of. LSM has a fantastic extended health/dental/drug plan, as well as disability insurance to take care of you should anything happen off the worksite.

LSM has its roots in the community, and we’ve been here since 1964. We do quality work for our customers and clients, and give back to the community through various organizations such as the United Way, the Community Foundation of Greater Grande Prairie, Native Groups, Academic Organizations, Sports Leagues, Alberta’s Promise Youth Foundation, Cancer Groups, and many other charitable branches.

LSM has a safety culture that is a model for others in the construction industry. Here, all employees are safely trained and responsible for their safety, as well as those around them. We ensure that you are competently trained on the equipment and know the hazards of the workplace. We want all of our employees to go home safe at the end of each day, and at the end of their career here.
LSM is proud to have been recognized for exceptional health and safety performance in the workplace. Alberta Employment and Immigration has recently presented LSM with a Work Safe Alberta 2007 Best Safety Performer Award placing us in the top 700 of 140,000 Alberta Employers. At LSM providing a safe healthy and positive work environment for our employees and customers is priority number one!

LSM has a Defined Contribution Retirement Saving Plan, and this plan is in place to ensure that at the end of their careers, retiring employees have that extra something to depend on for their families. Employees may contribute on their own behalf at any time, and the employer matched portion becomes eligible after 2 years. The amount matched is subject to the following percentages:
- 2 to 3 years of employment – 2% Employer Matching
- 3 to 5 years of employment – 3% Employer Matching
- 5 to 10 years of employment - 4% Employer Matching
- 10 years of employment + 5% Employer Matching

Now ask yourself, "...am I ready for this kind of opportunity?"

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