Labourer

**Posting Number**: PC**-24-73**

**Job Type**:Permanent **Full-time, Union**

**Salary Range**:$46,779.20 to $51,875.20 **per year**

**Location**:Barrie, ON - Onsite **(see below for more details)

**Posted**:Friday, December 6, 2024**

**Application Deadline**: Friday, December 20, 2024** at 11:59 pm**

**The Opportunity**

The Operations Department is comprised of three Branches: Administration, Parks and Forestry Operations, and Roads, Fleet and Technical Operations. Key responsibilities include the operation and maintenance of the City’s public works infrastructure and systems including roadways; rail, winter maintenance; parks and green spaces, including forestry; and maintenance of the corporation’s fleet of vehicles and equipment.

The Labourer position assists in maintaining the sidewalks, roadsides and stairways of the City of Barrie to ensure that the citizens and visitors of Barrie can commute safely. In the spring, summer and fall, this position assists in the maintenance and repair of sidewalks, roadsides and stairways. In the winter, this position shovels, sands and salts the sidewalks and stairways. In addition, this position ensures that debris and litter is removed from sidewalks, roadsides and stairways.

**Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job**

**Corporate Culture**:Your workplace values align with our corporate values of **_Strive, Share and Care_** and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

Equally important to what we do is _how_ we do it - your actions reflect our core accountabilities of **_Personal Awareness, Teamwork and Collaboration, Respect and Inclusion, Innovation, _**and **_Service Excellence, _**which define how we work together to succeed.

**Education **(degree/diploma/certifications)
- Secondary School Diploma
- Position Equivalency Code: A

**Experience**
- Two (2) months of experience working in a municipal work environment

**Knowledge/Skill/Ability**
- General knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, as well as related regulations and associated protocols required to ensure a safe working environment
- Knowledge of the following principles and standards: municipal construction, maintenance and equipment operations; truck and equipment safety; safe lifting and handling procedures; collection and disposal procedures for debris, litter and bulky items; WHMIS and Book 7 of the Ontario Traffic Manual
- Demonstrated ability to:

- communicate effectively with the general public in a positive, courteous and respectful manner
- perform strenuous work, including heavy lifting of objects exceeding 10kg
- Intermediate interpersonal skills
- Basic computer literacy using Microsoft Office and Cityworks
- Availbility to work evenings, weekends and/or holidays, as well as availability to work outside of scheduled work hours to perform standby, overtime and/or emergency response duties

**Conditions of Employment**
- Valid Ontario Class “G” Driver’s Licence in good standing
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*
- Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the **Police Record Check Policy**. Existing employees who have met this criteria will be exempt from this requirement.

**Other Important Information**

**Location**:Operations Centre, 165 Ferndale Drive North, Barrie, ON

**Hours**: The normal hours of work are 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday, with a varying schedule to support business demand), in accordance with the Collective Agreement.

**Wage**: This position is within the CUPE Local 2380 Bargaining Unit with the following pay level and 2024 pay range:

- Pay Level: Level 1
- Yearly Salary: $46,779.20 to $51,875.20
- Hourly Pay Rate: $22.49 to $24.94

**What We Offer**: This position includes a comprehensive union benefit plan, including but not limited to extended health and dental coverage, life and accident insurance, paid vacation and sick days, short/long term disability plans, OMERS Primary pension plan, access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), discounted rates for City Fitness Memberships and Transit Passes, and access to the Perkopolis Perks program, which provides exclusive access to discounts on a wide range of products and services available to all City employees.

**Why Barrie?**

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we trav