Building Caretaker

**Job Overview**

**Duties**
- Clean and sanitize restrooms, break rooms, and common areas regularly to ensure a hygienic environment.
- Maintain cleanliness of floors through sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming.
- Perform routine inspections of apartments to identify maintenance needs or safety hazards.
- Assist with minor facilities maintenance tasks as needed, ensuring all equipment is in good working order.
- Prepare vacant apartments for new tenants; strip, clean and wax floors; shampoo & vacuum carpets; window and wall washing; clean and repair appliances, etc.
- Plumbing tasks including: unclogging drains and toilets, repairing and replacing sinks and faucets, toilets, toilet tanks, washers, stem assemblies, faucet spouts, etc.
- Removes and replace dated flooring, countertops, smoke detectors, drywall, minor painting, deck flooring, stair treads, handrails, doors, windows, screens, locks, splintered casings and trims, changes locks, light bulbs, maintains entrance, security and emergency lighting, etc., as necessary.
- Assist Maintenance Staff with large apartment renovations/projects and yearly unit inspections; checks for unit damage, yearly smoke detector inspections, yearly furnace filters, etc.
- Maintains outside property; clears garbage and debris, maintains parking lots, mows lawns, etc., maintaining garbage sheds/rooms, maintaining of recycle bins, snow blower, lawnmower, etc.
- Respond promptly to cleaning requests from staff or management.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

**Education/Experience**
- Minimum of a high school diploma
- One to two years maintenance experience, or other similar industry

**Skills**
- Strong ability to clean and maintain various surfaces and environments effectively.
- Knowledge of facilities maintenance practices is a plus.
- Experience in commercial cleaning is preferred but not required.
- Attention to detail with a focus on quality work.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Good time management skills to prioritize tasks efficiently.

**Conditions of Employment**:

- Must undergo a successful police records check, Type II.
- The use of a vehicle may be required.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Join us in creating a clean and welcoming environment for everyone

Expected hours: 40 per week

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- On call

**Experience**:

- Cleaning: 1 year (preferred)
- janitorial: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person