Preventive Maintenance Associate

Boardwalk provides Canadians with a quality, comfortable, home living experience. We offer rental apartments and townhouses that come in a wide breadth of shapes, sizes and sets of amenities. We operate over 34,000 units across Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.
Boardwalk recognizes our Associates as our most valuable asset. We are proud to provide these amazing benefits:

- Competitive wages
- Access to on-demand pay - get your money as soon as you earned it through Dayforce Wallet
- Profit-sharing
- Flexible group medical and dental
- Fitness and Wellness reimbursement
- Training and Development allowance
- Group RRSP matching
- Up to 20% rental discounts, and more
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**Responsibilities**:
Under the direction of the PM Coordinator, PM Associate is responsible for preventative Maintenance of their buildings and inspections.
Ensuring and verifying that PM log books are filled out and maintained at their sites.
Inspect life systems for PM department and follow up on any deficiencies.
Inspect and make minor repairs to mechanical equipment, including furnaces, air makeup units, boilers, fire suppression, compressors, hot water tanks, etc.
Repair and train Maintenance Associates on job duties they are responsible for.
Filter, assist and complete Customer Requests for Maintenance (CRFM’s) daily and repair as needed, request PM plumbers or contractors when unable to repair.
Minor plumbing and pump repairs, pipe repairs, rough ins.
Backflow testing and repairs.
Ensure contractors arrive as per scheduled timelines and complete their work as per the conditions of contract
Complete monthly building inspections as per the requirements of the list.
Determine materials and equipment needed to complete project work.
Upon completion, ensures that projects are up to Boardwalk standards.
Following up with maintenance on repairs for safety equipment such as fire doors, exit lights, etc.
Ensure that Associates are motivated to maintain a clean and organized workplace, including maintenance shops.
Receives all PM Associates E-mails, to ensure follow ups are completed as needed, and to recognize reoccurring issues to prevent on-call costs.
Participates in scheduled meetings with PM Coordinator weekly.
Be available to assist all site leads for troubleshooting and assistance on repairs.
**Experience and Educational Requirements**:
3 to 5 years of maintenance experience
Completion of 5th Class Power Engineering an asset
**Technical Requirements**:
Strong knowledge of tools, parts, building maintenance and operations
Familiarity with computer tablets is an asset
**Non-Technical Requirements**:
Ability to communicate effectively
Able to troubleshoot site technical issues as per Area Coordinator / Regional Director
Exceptional organizational, interpersonal and time-management skills
Experience dealing with day-to-day business operations
Deadline and goal oriented
Exceptional team building and leadership skills, including ability to motivate and lead other Associates in a team environment
Ability to work independently and with other Associates in a team environment
Ability to create trust and build lasting business relationships
Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload, and the workloads of others
Eager to take on new challenges and to challenge the status quo of doing things
Must have vehicle and clean driving record
Willing to travel
Participate in additional formal training
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Offers of employment will be contingent on satisfactory Security Background Checks, Reference Checks, and Pre-employment Physical Testing where applicable.