Senior Facility Labourer

Senior Facility Labourer

One-year full-time contract

$20.50 per hour

Are you someone who takes pride in their surroundings and in creating a positive visitor impression? Do you enjoy working independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment? If so, Science North, Northern Ontario's most popular tourist attraction, is looking for you to join its' Facility Operations team.

As a Senior Facility Labourer, you will be expected to supervise/direct facility operations' daily, monthly, and quarterly duties; establish priorities, and determine daily tasks for the facility operations team, under the supervision of Senior Manager, Facilities Operations.

You will train and mentor junior staff and be able to effectively work independently. You will additionally operate effectively and efficiently as part of the facilities staff to provide labour duties and general support in all areas of Facility Operations. 

Your time will be spent….

• Performing special events set up and tear downs
• Cleaning organizing, and maintaining storage areas
• Performing basic repairs to equipment
• Moving, delivering, loading and unloading equipment and supplies, including frequent driving for errands/deliveries
• Performing seasonal grounds maintenance
• Assisting in installation of offices and furniture, desks, partitions (using hand powered tools)
• Assisting with light facility infrastructure duties eg. minor repairs to furniture and fixtures, basic plumbing, such as clogs or small leaks

You will have…

• General labour experience
• The ability to do heavy physical work including lifting, bending, and extended periods of walking and standing
• Familiarity with basic tools and safety protocols
• Ability to be insured under Science North auto policy including: G-class drivers license, 3-year clean drivers abstract (non-negotiable)
• Ability to work full-time weekdays with additional availability for some weekend rotations and evenings

This is role is based out of our main facility at 100 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury and requires exclusively work onsite work.

Compensation details:

• $20.50 per hour, 35 hours per week
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development opportunities
• Free onsite parking, gym access
• Free or discounted admission to partner attractions outside Sudbury, Science North facilities and program discounts

Don't meet every single requirement? At Science North we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

If you have any questions or need more information please don't hesitate to reach out to us at  

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Science North is committed to an inclusive workplace and invites applications from all qualified individuals to join our diverse team. Accommodations are available upon request in all aspects of Science North's selection process. We thank all interested candidates; only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Science North is grateful to work with First Nations across Northern Ontario and we give thanks to the Indigenous Peoples who have cared for this land since time immemorial. We pay respect to their traditions, ways of knowing, and acknowledge their many contributions to innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, past and present. We also recognize the Métis Nation of Ontario for their historic and ongoing contributions. Science North commits to deepening engagement, relationships and partnerships in order to advance truth and reconciliation, honour and reflect Indigenous ways of knowing, grow economic opportunities, and collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in order to inspire all people to be engaged with science in the world around them.

Science North is a registered charity

and is an agency of the Government of Ontario