General Maintenance Worker - Ottawa, Canada - Algonquin College

Algonquin College

Verified Company

Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Department:

Caretaking and Grounds (Patricia Thome)

Position Type:

Full-Time Support

Salary Range:

$28.56-$33.11-Hourly

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Anticipated Start Date:

June 01, 2023

Length of Contract:

n/a

Posting Information
Support Staff employees, as defined by the full-time Support Staff Collective Agreement, will be given first consideration.

Posting Closing Date:

May 10, 2023

Please note:
jobs are posted until 12:01 am on the job closing date.

This position reports to the Supervisor, Custodial and Grounds Operations under Facilities Management Department.

The incumbent performs general grounds keeping duties to ensure a clean and safe environment for the College community. This position, reviews, reports and inspects the activities of contracted work related to grounds maintenance.

Other duties that comprise this role are inspection and maintenance of grounds keeping equipment; daily litter removal; cigarette butt cleanup.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Inspection and maintenance of college vehicles, as follow:

Greasing the tractor, monitoring diesel fuel levels,
Repairing Kubotas (mirror replacements, filter changes, tire changes, tire repair), driving trucks in for service;
Arrange for repair and maintenance.

HAZMAT duties, as follow:

Battery/sharpie pickups;
Organization of HAZMAT shed;
SDS inventory management.

Tractor duties, as follow:

Crushing the bins as needed, moving temporary barricades seasonally, shopping cart removal, other;
Setting out/delivering barricades.

Other duties, as follow:

Chainsaw work;
Equipment and tool maintenance (chainsaws, rototiller etc.);
Refinishing wood at base of living wall;
Pot hole repairs;
Winterizing the site (snow fence, cedar tie up, mark water valves, etc.);
Hand watering.

Aiding the horticulturalist in irrigation repairs, pruning, tree inventory, planting, bare-rooting, weeding storm-pond, weeding living rooves, lawn establishment (seeding, fertilizing, putting new soil)

Required Qualifications:

One (1) year certificate in Grounds Maintenance, Horticulture, or Landscape or equivalent field;
Three (3) years of experience as professional grounds maintenance or custodial work (or equivalent) and equipment maintenance including, small handheld equipment;
Experience in fleet maintenance, (warranty work, preventative maintenance, lease management, hydraulics and repair) is an asset.

One (1) year experience in:

Repair work, involving fasteners, hand tools and powered equipment;
Computer and excel experience;
Heavy duty cleaning is an asset;
Arrange for repairs and perform basic maintenance on tractor, RTVs, and or other vehicles is an asset.

Conditions of Employment: