maintenance worker, building
About the company
Penticton is a vibrant, innovative waterfront city known for its commitment to sustainability, community well-being, and economic opportunity. With a strong focus on good governance, collaboration, and service excellence, the City is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents, businesses, and visitors alike. As one of the most active development regions in British Columbia, Penticton features a diverse mix of large-scale and complex construction projects. Penticton has been recognized as one of Canada?s most livable cities, according to latest rankings by The Globe and Mail, ranked as the eighth most livable medium-sized city in Canada. Nationally, Penticton earned high marks for access to amenities (11th in Canada), #11 for midlife transitions and #11 for retirement, as well as #13 for young professionals. Penticton also placed within the top 20 in the categories of raising kids (#19), contributing to an overall ranking of 35th across Canada. Rooted in agriculture and surrounded by natural beauty, Penticton is known for its orchards, wineries, and craft breweries?making it one of Canada?s top wine destinations. More than 100 years since its incorporation, Penticton continues to grow as a place to live, work, and play.
Your tasks
About the Opportunity The City of Penticton is looking to fill relief Facilities Maintenance I - Uncertified and Certified positions, based in Penticton, B.C. Reporting to the Facilities Supervisor, the Facilities Maintenance I position performs routine building maintenance, janitorial and facility-cleaning duties, room and event setups, minor repairs, seasonal maintenance, and other related work.
Employees hired into the Certified position also operate and maintain arena ice, monitor arena refrigeration and pool systems, and assist with refrigeration plant maintenance.
- Checks and performs cleaning duties including washrooms, change rooms, corridors, viewing areas, common areas, pool decks, slides, saunas, drains and benches.
- Empties and replaces garbage and recycling bags and replenishes sanitary and janitorial supplies as required.
- Sets up tables, chairs and other equipment in the Community Centre and meeting rooms and modifies setups as required.
- Washes and waxes floors, vacuums carpets, dusts curtains and drapes, and performs other general cleaning duties.
- Performs minor building repairs, including replacing light bulbs, unplugging toilets and sinks, installing new nets and repairing torn nets.
- Assists Building Operators with major facility maintenance, renovations and annual shutdown duties.
- Performs cyclical painting of facilities as directed.
- Requests replacement janitorial supplies as required.
- Shovels snow from outside entrances, spreads salt and removes leaves.
- Performs related work as required
Additional Responsibilities - Certified In addition to the duties above, employees working in the Certified position:
- Resurface and maintain arena ice using the Zamboni and edger.
- Monitor the operation of the arena refrigeration plant and record readings.
- Monitor pool operations and make minor adjustments to pool chemistry as required.
- Assist the Refrigeration Technician with plant repairs and overhauls.
- Lay out and apply lines, faceoff circles and surface whitening to arena ice at the beginning of the season and as required throughout the season.
- Perform scraper blade and propane bottle changes on the Zamboni and wash and wax the unit.
- Supervise the public, enforce rules and regulations, follow Fire Department occupancy regulations and fire evacuation procedures, maintain order and lock premises as required
Requirements
- Ability to safely perform the physical demands related to the position. Necessary knowledge of multi-purpo