Maintenance Aide

SPRING LIVING OVERVIEW

Spring Living Retirement Communities (springliving.ca) owns and operates 14 retirement communities in Ontario and Quebec and has an ambitious strategy to continue to grow the portfolio through acquisition of mid-market retirement residences across Canada over the next 3-5 years. Spring Living’s mission is to create warm, welcoming and secure environments for residents, foster caring connections, and provide personalized services by team members who are committed to making a significant IMPACT every day. Spring Living is the Retirement Community platform of Marlin Spring, a Real Estate company that strategically acquires, develops, constructs and repositions assets throughout North America.

JOB OVERVIEW

The incumbent ensures high levels of resident satisfaction with building condition and cleanliness (as measured by the Resident Satisfaction Survey) and also ensures that Health & Safety risks to employees, residents and the general public are minimized or eliminated. As well, maintains installed equipment in working order or returned to service as quickly as reasonably possible. The incumbent must ensure that capital spend and department budget meet or exceed guidelines while developing and maintaining an engaged workforce

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Inspect all work areas and essential equipment as part of ongoing safety and fire protection program to ensure safety standards are maintained, clean and sanitary and equipment is in safe working order
- Know how to use and monitor specialized building automation systems, fire safety equipment, call boxes, emergency shut offs etc.
- Establish and maintain preventative maintenance schedules for required equipment
- Promote culture and practices involved in line with environmental sustainability
- Maintain the facilities and ground in “showcase” condition at all times
- Manage the room refresh process to achieve maximum cost effectiveness and contribute to the achievement of occupancy targets
- Manage external vendor contracts with respect to service and cost
- Uphold and promote the organization’s values and philosophy relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in Spring Living’s Code of Conduct
- Complete all other tasks as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS
- 3-5 years of building maintenance experience

In accordance with Spring Living’s duty to protect the health and safety of team members and residents, all team members are requested to be fully vaccinated by the Canadian approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to the start of their first shift.

Statement of Commitment
- Spring Living is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under Ontario’s accessibility laws.

Added to careers SL is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. If you require accommodation (including but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternative format documents, ASL Interpreter or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

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

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Nepean, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Building Maintenance: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Health & Safety Certificate (preferred)

Work Location: In person