Maintenance Assistant

2 days ago

Hamilton, Canada McMaster University Full time

**Regular/Temporary**
- Temporary

**Job Title**
- Maintenance Assistant

**Job ID**
- 67396

**Location**
- Central Campus

**Open Date**
- 02/04/2025

**Job Type**
- Casual

**Close Date**
- 02/23/2025

**Employee Group**
- Interim

**Favorite Job**

**Department**
- Housing Residences Maintenance

**Contract Duration**
- 4.1 Months

**Hours per Week**
- 35

**Posting Details**

Housing & Conference Services (HCS) helps make McMaster feel like home. We provide a welcoming and supportive living environment for 3,600 students, focused on community, personal growth, academic success, and inclusion.

Beyond student housing, we also host conferences, events, and guests year-round, creating a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere on campus for a diverse range of guests and clients.

Joining our team means being part of a fast-paced, student-focused environment where you’ll gain valuable experience in hospitality, customer service, and campus operations. It’s an opportunity to develop new skills, build connections, and grow both personally and professionally throughout your student journey at McMaster.

Support the Housing and Conference Services department by assisting with routine repair and preventive maintenance tasks across campus. This role is ideal for students looking to gain hands-on experience in maintenance and facility operations.

**Accountabilities**
- Assist with completing minor, routine repair work as directed.
- Assist with maintenance duties such as but not limited to; vacuuming, window cleaning, power washing, ground, washroom and common room maintenance.
- Assists with furniture moves for various campus locations as needed
- Assist with job site clean-up and debris removal as directed.

**Qualifications**
- Education: High school diploma.
- Experience: Prior experience working in a maintenance field is preferred.
- Required to move and lift up to 30 lbs
- G-Class license is an asset

**How To Apply**

**Employment Equity Statement**

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.

The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity.

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact:

- Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247), or
- Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext. 22207, or
- School of Graduate Studies at ext. 23679

to communicate accommodation needs.

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