building maintenance worker

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

• All weather conditions.
• Confined spaces.
• Noisy.
• Odours.
• Dusty.

Work setting:

• Factory or plant.
• Service.
• Repair.
• Maintenance.
• Machine set-up.
• Machinery installation.
• Overhaul.

Tasks:

• Contact contractors for repairs and maintenance of the establishment.
• Work with minimal supervision.
• Repair or replace defective machinery parts.
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications.
• Fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance or set-up.
• Detect and troubleshoot irregularities and malfunctions.
• Installing machinery and equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance work on machinery.
• Operate machining tools to fabricate parts.
• Operate hoisting and lifting equipment.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Work under pressure.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Physically demanding.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.
• Attention to detail.
• Standing for extended periods.

Own tools/equipment:

Steel-toed safety boots.

Personal suitability:

• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Morning.
• Night.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime required.
• Overtime available.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.
• Vision care benefits.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
• Does not require Canadian work experience.

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Indigenous people:

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.