Facilities Foreman

REPOSTED*

Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) is one of the largest school divisions in Alberta, serving the education needs of approximately 17,500 students in 42 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.

EIPS is recruiting a permanent Facilities Foreman with Facility Services at Central Services.

EIPS Central Services is located in Sherwood Park, at 683 Wye Road. Providing services for the division, Central Services 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.

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

EIPS offers a comprehensive benefits package

Open to internal and external applicants

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 coordinate the work of summer students. Schedule safety orientations, and work assignments and supervise daily.

Ensures the effectiveness of the section’s daily operations, and 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; reviews schedules and recommends changes when needed.

Investigates faults and problems and makes recommendations and decisions to rectify identified faults.

Identifies and provides input to the 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 assessments and establish safe work procedures.

Issue and maintain daily FLHAs with all crew members and sign off at the end of each workday.

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 and 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.

Review manpower requirements with the Assistant Director.

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 callouts 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. Decisions will be made independently concerning day-to-day operational issues within