Facilities Foreman

Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) is one of the largest school divisions in Alberta, serving the education needs of
approximately 17,500 students in 43 schools. Every day, the staff and students of EIPS are encouraged to

pursue opportunities to grow and discover their passions in life. We pride ourselves on providing staff and

students with the tools to achieve success by offering dynamic programming, current resources, and practical

professional learning opportunities.

Elk lsland Public Schools Central Administration building is located in Sherwood Park, at 683 Wye Road. Providing services for the division, Central administration is comprised of eight departments, in addition to the Board of Trustees. The departments include: Education Executive, Communication Services, Facility Services, Student Transportation, Human Resources, Financial Services, Supports for Students, and Information Technologies.

Facility Services, is home to approximately 36 of our EIPS employees.

Elk Island Public Schools is recruiting a Facilities Foreman with Facility Services.

Commencing March 20, 2023

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday
- 7.5 hours per day)

Elk Island Public Schools offers a Comprehensive Benefit package for Permanent employees.

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Maintenance Operations, this position is responsible for coordinating and supervising the activities of building maintenance and central distribution.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

Maintenance and Operations
- Supervises, guides and controls, the activities of the building maintenance section composed of multi-disciplined trades personnel.
- Hire and co-ordinate the work of summer students. Schedule safety orientations, work assignments and supervise daily.
- Ensures the effectiveness of the section’s daily operations, ensures resources are available to meet critical, emergency, preventative and routine maintenance requirements.
- Ensure work adheres to building codes.
- Establishes work priorities and work schedules.
- Co-ordinates work of outside contractors when required for maintenance activities.
- Ensures quality control by carrying out regular meetings with staff on site.
- Ensures the effectiveness of the section’s maintenance program; review schedules and recommends changes when needed,
- Investigates faults and problems and makes recommendations and decisions to rectify identified faults.
- Identifies and provides input to IMR project process.
- Co-ordinate maintenance upgrades with IMR projects.
- Provides input to planned and preventative maintenance programming for school facilities.
- Co-ordinate preventative maintenance and demand work with the Manager of Building Control Systems

Safety
- Ensures compliance with provincial OH&S regulations.
- Conduct hazard assessment and establish safe work procedures.
- Issue and maintain daily FLHA’s with all crew members and sign off at the end of each work day.
- Investigate incidents and accidents and make recommendations
- Inspect safe work practices
- Actively participate on the Facility Services Safety Committee.
- Liaise with Fire Inspection services to meet all requirements.

Financial Management
- Monitors material and equipment purchases of the section, takes action when required
- Requests issue of purchase orders
- Authorizes payment of invoices
- Review and approve Master card purchases of direct reports

Personnel Management
- Supervise, guide and lead the work efforts of direct reports
- Review performance
- Jointly establish personal growth plans
- Empower staff in the conduct of their individual responsibilities
- Responsible for maintaining efficiency, morale and safety standards within the section.
- Ensures personnel administration requirements are met
- Conduct regular staff meetings
- Reviews manpower requirements with the Assistant Director

Activity E: Build Relationships
- Liaise with school administration in respect to service levels and school generated requests.
- Oversees contractors providing service to EIPS ensuring quality and standards are met
- Coordinates outside agencies having jurisdiction

Other Related Duties
- Acts as Assistant Director when required
- Provide support for after hours call outs as required
- Performs other related duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification:

- Valid Journeyman certificate with Interprovincial red seal in one of the following: Electrician, Plumber/Gas fitter, Carpenter or HVAC Technician
- Completion of high school

Skills/Training:

- Minimum of five years experience in the trade
- Minimum of two years in a supervisory capacity is an asset
- Minimum of two years experience with preventative maintenance programs preferred
- Completion of a Supervisor Development Program is an asset
- Must possess a valid Alberta Drivers License

DECISION MAKING

This position is expected to work independently with little supervision and provide leadership to the members of the Building Maintenance department.

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