Facilities General Maintenance Specialist
5 months ago
Facilities General Maintenance Specialist
**Job Number**:1497
**Job Type**: Full-Time
**Location**: 100 Maple Grove Rd - Regional Operations Centre
**Job Category**: Other
**Number of Positions**:2
**Department**: Facilities Operations Housing
**Division**: Engineering and Environmental Services
**Hours of Work**:40 hours per week. Thursday - Sunday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
**Union**: CUPE 1656
**Grade**: CUPE 1656 Grade 005
**Salary Range**: $30.23 - $31.82 per hour- **Note: As per the collective agreement, probationary employees will receive 5% less than the regular permanent rate of the classification they are employed in, until the completion of four (4) months continuous service or eighty (80) actual days worked, whichever is the greater. They will then commence receiving the regular permanent rate.**Our Story**:
- The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we focus on equity, inclusion, and sustainability. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core values emphasize caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.- Dish with One Spoon Wampum:
- Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:
- Recognizing our shared humanity and land
- Taking only what we need
- Leaving some for others
- Keeping the dish clean
- This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core values, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.- The Role
- Performs preventive, demand, and corrective maintenance in all facets of building envelope, building systems, and groundskeeping not requiring a trade at corporate facilities and sites, including social housing, waste management, museums and libraries, transit, paramedic services, emergency services training and research, transportation, administration, children’s centres, and police.
- Duties/Responsibilities
- Operates, troubleshoots, inspects, assesses, and performs general maintenance and repairs on building envelope and building systems not requiring trade certification (e.g., heating, ventilation, air conditioning, air filters, fan belts, electric motors, exhaust system, humidifiers/dehumidifiers, dust collection, sump pumps).
- Inspects and makes minor repairs to electrical and plumbing systems and building interior structures not requiring trade certification (e.g., lights and ballasts, switches, outlets, faucets, toilets, screens, handrails, roofs, eaves troughs, rain leaders, building systems, caulking, drywall). Considers period accuracy in historic buildings.
- Performs grounds maintenance (e.g., grass, trees, shrubs, snow, fencing, litter, parking lots,).
- Uses hand tools, table saws, and landscape equipment (e.g., tractors).
- Organizes, sets up, and cleans up work sites to ensure the safety and comfort of clients, tenants, co-workers, and the public.
- Reports conditions for investigation/correction to management. Provides recommendations for preventive maintenance to supervisor and participates to provide solutions/alternatives when evaluating issues.
- Responds to emergencies (e.g., leaks, fires, vandalism, infestations) and assists as directed.
- Sets up/takes down for programs/events (e.g., displays, props, tents, staging).
- Assists to maintain documentation for building assets (e.g., standards, condition, inventory, maintenance/repair history).
- Secures and maintains tools, equipment, and vehicles in safe, sound working condition, and reports issues to management.
- Gets price quotes and makes purchases from suppliers (with a p-card).
- Exchanges information with other divisional staff and contractors. Discusses work requests with clients and tenants. Has contact with the public regarding work being performed.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
- Additional Duties/Responsibilities
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Working knowledge of general building maintenance and building trades/disciplines, and skill in residential plumbing and electrical repair not requiring trade certification, acquired through a grade 12 education plus 3 years of directly related experience.
- Knowledge of and ability to comply with policies, procedures, job-related standards, building and fire codes, and related legislation (e.g., health and safety, tenancy).
- Skill in basic carpentry and restorative practices relative to historic buildings.
- Math skills for costing, ordering, measuring, and construction.
- Ability to work independently and cooperatively with limited direction.
- Ability to troubleshoot problems in HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems, and perform minor preventive maintenance repairs not requiring trad
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