Maintenance Worker - Hamilton, Canada - City of Hamilton

City of Hamilton

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Hamilton, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About the City of Hamilton

Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada's largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometres of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees. Help us achieve our vision of being the best place to raise a child and age successfully. #BeTheReason

JOB POSTING
JOB ID #: 19870

Maintenance Worker
Public Works
Energy,Fleet, & Facilities Management
Community Facilities

NUMBER OF VACANCIES:
2 Full-Time Temporary

UNION/NON-

UNION:
CUPE Local 5167 Outside

HOURS Of

WORK:
40.00 per week

GRADE: I
SALARY/

HOUR:
$ $37.582 per hour- Note: See appropriate Collective Agreement or the Non Union Salary Range for details.

STATUS/

LENGTH:
Up to 12 months

Job Description ID #: 3262

Vaccine Verification - As a condition of employment you are required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated or provide proof of valid exemption satisfactory to the employer prior to your start date. You must acknowledge and agree to comply with any future vaccine policy requirements as an ongoing condition of employment at the City of Hamilton.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Reporting to the Supervisor, Facilities Management, this role focuses on performing maintenance duties at various Community Facilities such as Recreation Centre, Arena's and Fire Stations.

This includes, but is not limited to troubleshooting, repairing and performing preventative maintenance on carpentry, HVAC, mechanical, electrical, general building and fountain specific systems.

Hands on technical work across multiple trades and effective communication skills are critical to this position. Job requires varying shifts, after-hours availability, weekend availability and statutory holiday availability.

GENERAL DUTIES
Operates and maintains hand/power and shop tools.

This includes, but is not limited to table and band saws, belt sander, radial arm saw, circular, chop and mitre saws, torches, drill press, power drill, power nailer, router, planers, pipe cutters, generators, air compressor & related attachments, welding and metal fabricating equipment.

Performs structural framing as per Ontario Building Code; insulation, installation of windows, doors, flooring, drywall, painting, roofing, siding and eaves trough, foundations, fencing, decking, wood treating, brickwork, masonry and concrete.

Ability to follow a scope, read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements.

Measures, designs, constructs, purchases, installs and repairs a variety of items such as cupboards, shelving units, tables, brochure racks, cabinets, display cases, storage boxes, arena boards, bleachers, chairs, railings, ramps, picnic tables, doors and windows, painting and staining, refinishing, posts and rails and signage.

Constructs and repairs various buildings such as pavilions, sheds, garbage enclosures, food booths, washrooms and additions to Community Facilities

Perform sheet metal repairs to soffit, fascia, eaves trough, covers, access panels, window caps and corner posts.

Prepares drawings for carpentry work. Reads building drawings to locate equipment within existing buildings.

Repairs doors, handles, hardware and overhead doors.

Completes installation of various items using appropriate mounting hardware. This includes, but is not limited to accessibility devices, baby and adult change tables, shelving, flooring, backsplash, fencing, etc.

Performs maintenance duties such as hanging pictures, painting, vandalism repairs and grounds clean-up.

Takes preventative measures when working around asbestos and mould.

Develops materials list and purchases materials as required.

Purchases and maintains an inventory of supplies and updates logbooks as required.

Determines scope of maintenance work required. If unable to repair, then oversees work of contractors.

Maintains equipment such as pumps, valves, piping, chemical treatment controllers and water fountains.

Performs repairs to pumps, valves and piping associated with rural wells, sump pumps in some buildings. Identifies when equipment needs replacement.

Troubleshoot audio visual equipment and electronics and make repairs as needed.

Performs troubleshooting on instruments such as gauges. Replaces gauges within scope of abilities.

Troubleshoots/maintains/repairs mechanical and electrical equipment such as furnaces, heat pumps, exhaust fans, circulating pumps, rooftop units, lighting systems, domestic hot and cold-water systems, HVAC equipment, metering pumps, boilers, fire alarm systems as required.

Performs minor repairs on electrical systems within the scope of their abi