Shift Operator

The Zatzman Sportsplex is an indoor sports and community centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It houses an arena, a gymnasium, two swimming pools, and other fitness, leisure, and events facilities. The Zatzman Sportsplex provides opportunities for people to participate in sports and recreation, socialize, learn, and grow—helping individuals, families, and groups realize their full potential.

The Zatzman Sportsplex is seeking a skilled and knowledgeable Shift Operator to join our Operations Team. This position will report to the Chief Engineer and is responsible for operating and maintaining the mechanical systems used to provide heat, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC systems), maintaining and repairing pools, and the ice and refrigeration plant at the Sportsplex.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Building Control Systems (Delta program) - programming heating, ventilation, air conditioning to satisfy the day-to-day, events, and operational needs.
Respond promptly to all service requests.
Direct outside contractors as required.
Operating and maintaining the ammonia ice plant.
Operating and maintaining boilers and air conditioning.
Complete Preventive Maintenance and emergency work such as filtration system changes, inspection and adjustment of belts and pulleys, replacement of motor bearings and fuses, alignment of shafts, boiler cleaning, related building fixtures repair, doors, sinks, showers, toilets, urinals, equipment repairs on pools, pool equipment and fitness equipment.
Shift Operations - checking all mechanical equipment, i.e. controls, gauges, valves, and other components to assure continuous heat, hot water, air conditioning and ice temperatures; ensure the plant operation is operating safely and efficiently; ice maintenance; driving Olympia and using ice edger to maintain acceptable ice conditions.
Daily inspection of mechanical, filtration, and electrical rooms.
Maintenance on plumbing components.
Performing the physical duties required to correct emergency conditions such as sewer back-ups, water flooding into building, electrical failures, and related incidents.
Daily measuring, maintaining, and recording of water treatment chemical levels for pools.
Other related duties as assigned.
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- Experience working in facility management and operations
- Good level of computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to work nights
- Ability to complete physically challenging tasks
- OHS training and WHMIS
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Driver’s license preferred

Shifts are as follows:
3 days and 3 nights and 3 days off
Regular overtime is required during events and snowstorms

Jamie Fleet - Chief Engineer
Zatzman Sportsplex
110 Wyse Road
Dartmouth, N.S., B3A 1M2

**Values**

Our core value at the Zatzman Sportsplex is people.

**Relationships** - Creating positive, long-lasting relationships with our customers is not just a business move—it’s an action we take to work toward safety and comfort in our Sportsplex community.

**Innovation** - Embracing change isn’t easy, but we aim to be experts at it. We learn from not only our successes, but our mistakes as well, and we strive to be accepting of (and willing to) change.

**Community**- We believe everyone should have an opportunity to succeed, and this means recognizing that different people need different types and levels of support. We consider equity in everything that we do and always strive to use a community impact approach.

**Employees** - Our success is a direct result of the strength and well-being of the facility’s staff and volunteers. The Zatzman Sportsplex is proud of its staff and commits to supporting them with not only the right tools to get the job done right, but the right attitude to help them understand they’re appreciated.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $17.25 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site gym

Work Location: In person