Maintenance Assistant

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**Position Title**: Maintenance Assistant
**Position Location**:Royal Inland Hospital - Kamloops, BC
**Position Summary**: This position is designed to provide reactive and preventative maintenance to the grounds, equipment and buildings to provide a safe, and quality functional environment.

**You as a Maintenance Assistant**:

- Assist with reactive and preventative general maintenance repair tasks
- Assist with non-technical tasks, such as: running errands i.e. retrieving supplies/materials for tasks, providing support where work requires more than one person, cleaning up after completion of tasks, etc
- Comply with the work order system to include interpreting work orders, performing work requests and completing work orders as per instruction
- Move furniture and equipment as assigned
- Perform non-technical tasks such as delivering, receiving, painting, and snow removal
- Load or unload material, parts or products onto or from pallets, skids, or trucks
- Observe assigned area(s) for damage, etc., and reports to supervisor items needing attention: make simple repairs and adjustments including unstopping toilet(s)
- May be required to perform a variety of tasks including but not limited to: trash collection and removal, small equipment repair and preventative maintenance assignments
- Comply with relevant company policies and procedures and adheres to company standards. Performs work in accordance with established safety procedures
- Respond to emergency helicopter landings

**Is this role right for you?**
- Must be able to perform general maintenance and repair work
- Carpentry skills are a preferred asset
- Minor mechanical repair skills are a preferred asset
- Required to possess a valid driver's license
- Must be a team player committed to working in a quality environment.
- Building maintenance considered an asset
- Construction or technician experience considered an asset