Building Services Technician - Hamilton, Canada - Mohawk College

Mohawk College

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Description

Building Services Technician - Appendix D/Temporary Assignment (January July 2023) Status**:Appendix D/Temporary Assignment (January July 2023)

Hours:
Monday to Friday, 40 hours/week

Home Campus:
Fennell

Pay Band:
G

Rate of Pay:
$30.87

Posting Date:
January 25th, 2023

Closing Date:
January 31st, 2023 at 7:00pm EST

We support and encourage the contributions of our diverse employees.

Supported by a new strategic plan we are committed to nurturing an equitable, diverse and inclusive environment for everyone who learns and works at Mohawk.

We believe the rich diversity among our students and the communities we serve should be reflected within our workforce.

As educators we believe it is important to act and show leadership in advancing the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in our community.

Mohawk College is currently recruiting for our next

Building Services Technician

The Building Services Technician performs semi-skilled tasks, repairs, maintenance and general upkeep to the exterior and interior of buildings, grounds, furniture, and equipment at the College campuses.

Provides essential services and emergency response in case of floods, power failures, fire alarms and other building emergencies. Performs grounds maintenance, landscaping and snow removal duties. Performs moving and setup duties of furniture in classrooms, offices and special events. Performs movement of equipment and supplies throughout the College areas. Operates College trucks and other vehicles. Performs delivery and pick-up of materials, supplies and equipment to and from College campuses and external organizations. Maintains inventory of office furniture and surplus or obsolete equipment. Assists in maintaining a College environment that is safe, aesthetic and in a functional state of operation.

This position will be cross trained to work at all campuses performing the same responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties of this position will include, but are not limited to the following:

Performs exterior maintenance and landscaping duties

Operating and maintaining grounds equipment such as; mowers, tractors, sprayers and spreaders.
Seeding, resodding, pruning, planting, fertilizing, and pest and weed control.
Performing minor repairs to parking lots and walkways.
Removing debris from grounds and parking lots (including broken glass).
Monitoring parking lots for vandalism and security problems and relaying appropriate information.
Performing setups for special events and/or other functions.
Assisting with the recycling program through waste pickup.

Performs snow removal duties

Operating and maintaining snow removal equipment such as; snow blowers and tractors.
Operating and maintaining sanding and salting equipment.
Shovelling snow and clearing ice from sidewalks, steps, and building entrances.
Installs snow fences (

NOTE:
during the winter months (Nov. - April), the incumbent is on call for snowstorm emergencies.

Performs general maintenance, moving of furniture and equipment, and repairs to buildings

Setting up classrooms and offices by interpreting sketches of furniture layout and locating furniture accordingly; by monitoring rooms for proper position of furniture as per floor plan and rearranging as required to suit existing conditions; by moving furniture for special functions such as convocations and receptions.
Shipping, receiving and delivering materials and supplies within the campuses and between campuses and teaching sites using college vehicles.
Operating forklift.
Performs minor repairs to furniture.
Installs cork/white/black boards, shelves/cupboards, cabinets, pictures, plagues and projection screens.
Performs patching, painting and varnishing.
Installs and replaces ceiling tiles and tracking.
Install various forms of signage.
Performs cleanups and minor roof repairs.
Ordering and picking up supplies as required.
Reports vandalism to Security and/or the Manager.

Events

Supporting college events by setup/teardown of layouts, delivering materials required for events to the venue(s) and supporting the College's events team in ensuring the smooth functioning of the event.

Inventory

Maintain and document and up to date record of stock on hand, such as office and classroom furniture and spare parts for repair/reuse. Use this information for small repairs/moves within the team and make this information available in the electronic form to the Planning team for their use with college clients.

Performs other duties and assignments

Performs maintenance and minor repairs to equipment and tractors.
Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned by the Manager, which may include: loading and unloading truck; assembling shelving; hanging pictures; repairing and maintaining draperies and accessories; minor repairs to furniture; snow removal duties, including sanding, salting and operating