Facilities General Maintenance Specialist

Facilities General Maintenance Specialist

Job Number: 3861

Job Type: Full-Time

Vacancy Reason: Backfill

Location: 100 Maple Grove Rd - Regional Operations Centre

Job Category: Other

Number of Positions: 1

Department: Facilities Operations

Division: Engineering and Environmental Services

Hours of Work: 40

Union: CUPE 1656

Grade: CUPE 1656 Grade 005

Salary Range: $ $34.99

**Note: As per the collective agreement, probationary employees will receive 5% less than the regular permanent rate of the classification they are employed in, until the completion of four (4) months continuous service or eighty (80) actual days worked, whichever is the greater. They will then commence receiving the regular permanent rate.

Posting Date: Thursday January 15, 2026

About Us

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

• Taking only what we need
• Leaving some for others
• Keeping the dish clean

This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.

Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our Strategic Plan, "Growing with Care," we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

The Role

Performs preventive, demand, and corrective maintenance in all facets of building envelope, building systems, and groundskeeping not requiring a trade at corporate facilities and sites, including social housing, waste management, museums and libraries, transit, paramedic services, emergency services training and research, transportation, administration, children's centres, and police.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Operates, troubleshoots, inspects, assesses, and performs general maintenance and repairs on building envelope and building systems not requiring trade certification (e.g., heating, ventilation, air conditioning, air filters, fan belts, electric motors, exhaust system, humidifiers/dehumidifiers, dust collection, sump pumps).
• Inspects and makes minor repairs to electrical and plumbing systems and building interior structures not requiring trade certification (e.g., lights and ballasts, switches, outlets, faucets, toilets, screens, handrails, roofs, eaves troughs, rain leaders, building systems, caulking, drywall). Considers period accuracy in historic buildings.
• Performs grounds maintenance (e.g., grass, trees, shrubs, snow, fencing, litter, parking lots,).
• Uses hand tools, table saws, and landscape equipment (e.g., tractors).
• Organizes, sets up, and cleans up work sites to ensure the safety and comfort of clients, tenants, co-workers, and the public.
• Reports conditions for investigation/correction to management. Provides recommendations for preventive maintenance to supervisor and participates to provide solutions/alternatives when evaluating issues.
• Responds to emergencies (e.g., leaks, fires, vandalism, infestations) and assists as directed.
• Sets up/takes down for programs/events (e.g., displays, props, tents, staging).
• Assists to maintain documentation for building assets (e.g., standards, condition, inventory, maintenance/repair history).
• Secures and maintains tools, equipment, and vehicles in safe, sound working condition, and reports issues to management.
• Gets price quotes and makes purchases from suppliers (with a p-card).
• Exchanges information with other divisional staff and contractors. Discusses work requests with clients and tenants. Has contact with the public regarding work being performed.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Working knowledge of general building maintenance and building trades/disciplines, and skill in residential plumbing and electrical repair not requiring trade certification, acquired through a grade 12 education plus 3 years of directly related experience.
• Knowledge of and ability to comply with policies, procedures, job-related standards, building and fire codes, and related legislation (e.g., health and safety, tenancy).
• Skill in basic carpentry and restorative practices relative to historic buildings.
• Math skills for costing, ordering, measuring, and construction.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively with limited direction.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems in HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems, and perform minor preventive maintenance repairs not requiring trade certification, and determine when major repairs need to be referred to others.
• Communication and human relation skills to interact and communicate technical information with co-workers, contractors, clients, and tenants, and participate as an effective team member.
• Ability to read and understand schematics, blueprints, technical manuals, instructions, and material safety data sheets. Ability to complete timesheets, work orders, material requisitions, and building records.
• Ability to be aware, organized, and work safely in occupied and non-occupied environments.
• Computer skills with ability to use software such as Microsoft Office and a computerized work order system.
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, and statutory holidays as part of a regular schedule as determined by shift selection.
• Ability to participate in on-call rotation to respond to emergencies after regular hours (including evenings, weekends, and statutory holidays). Ability to work staggered hours as required and overtime as requested.
• Must provide an acceptable security background check to meet requirements for working unaccompanied in police facilities.
• Must provide an acceptable criminal and judicial matters police check (level 2) for bondability and periodically working in long term care facilities.
• Must have a valid G driver's license (or G2 with 3 years of driving experience) and acceptable driving record to operate corporate vehicles.
• Ability to support and demonstrate the Region's values.

Region of Waterloo is committed to building a workforce through fair, equitable, and accessible hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve and to promote a respectful, inclusive, and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
• members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
• persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• persons who identify as women; and persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions

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