Temporary Labourer

**Open Date**
- Aug 26 2024 - 01:28:00 PM**Close Date**
- Sep 05 2024 - 11:59:00 PM**Position Title**
- Temporary Labourer - Marina**Posting Type**
- Full-time**Posting Status**
- Active**Position Length**
- Temporary**Department Group**
- Marina Division**Hours per Week**
- 40**Department**
- Community Services**Openings**
- 2**Education**
- High School Diploma**Experience**
- 1 years**Salary Range**
- $29.38 - $36.74 per hour (Band F)**Description**:
Our team is highly skilled, passionate about our community, and we care. Let’s grow together.

**Temporary Labourer, Marina**:

- (anticipated for a period of up to two (2) months)What You Will Get To Do

Reporting to the Manager of Marina and Harbour Facilities, the Labourer is responsible for marina maintenance and equipment operation in all weather conditions. Specific duties may include, but are not necessarily limited to:

- yard services: moving boats using 50,000 KG capacity marine travel lift;
- installation and removal of masts up to 1000 KG to/from sailboats using articulating crane;
- towing boats using marina outboard powered workboats, move boat cradles, trailers and blocking materials using front end loader, tractor, or utility vehicle;
- assist customers by lifting outboard engines and other equipment/gear, setting up or removal of lines, fenders and rigging; conduct regular checks and maintenance/ cleaning of various marina equipment items;
- assist customers in docking/undocking, moving boats along docks and into/out of travel lift ramp; and, pressure washing boats;
- grounds/dock/harbour maintenance: cleaning docks, grounds, harbour, shoreline, picnic shelters, barbecues, and portable toilets by washing surfaces, picking up debris/waste, and disposing in waste or recycling receptacles;
- collecting cash and receipts from public boat ramp ticket machine and bringing to the marina office for processing;
- maintain docks and grounds by making basic carpentry and plumbing repairs, changing light bulbs, painting, replacing or securing fasteners and power cables, and adjusting chains;
- office duties including accepting payments for fuel/merchandise sales, checking in visitors and assigning slips, answering the phone, providing customer service and providing general boating and marina information.
- prepare marina for winter by assisting with the winterization of seasonal water lines and putting away equipment, furniture, barbecues, and other items;
- building maintenance: cleaning and sanitizing washrooms, showers, lobby, lounge, office, staff room, workshop, maintenance and mechanical room.
- set up/clean up related to hall rentals and special events;
- fuelling boats on service wall using gas and diesel pumps;
- pump out boater waste tanks;
- assist customers with gear/equipment; and,
- other duties as may be assigned.

Who You Are

You’re always happy to learn new things and to help build a working environment that encourages and cultivates new ideas. You foster a collaborative team environment among co-workers, and work well both independently and as part of a team. You solve problems by identifying, gathering and processing relevant information to determine possible solutions, evaluate them and make recommendations.

You are committed to working in and creating a socially inclusive environment, responding with sensitivity to diverse needs. You always perform work in a safe manner and avoids shortcuts that increase health and safety risks to yourself or others.

What You Bring To Our Team

As the successful applicant, you must possess:

- a Grade 12 education;
- a minimum of one (1) year of related experience including towing boats, assisting with the moving of boats with a marine travel lift and assisting with the installation and removal of sailboat masts with a mast crane;
- a minimum of six (6) months marina maintenance experience;
- a Pleasure Craft Operator Certificate;
- a valid First Aid, CPR and AED Certifications;
- Maritime Radio Course preferred; and,
- a valid Driver’s License, maintained in good standing (G class minimum; DZ preferred).

What We Offer You
- Salary: $29.38 - $36.74 per hour (Band F)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

At the Town of Whitby, our values guide everything that we do. We celebrate our differences, which is why we are committed to building an inclusive and barrier-free environment for our team. If you need a specific accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will be happy to provide. Any information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

Acknowledgement will only be forwarded to those applicants who are invited for an interview.

Personal information provided is collected under the authority of The Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

**Union Affiliation**: CUPE Full-Time**

**Location**:Whitby, ON

**Hours**: December-March
Flex hours, including days, and afternoons, forty (40