Attendant, General Repairs

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Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

N/A

Job Family:

Maintenance and Operations

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Carpenters and Locksmiths

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

IUOE/772B - Employees of the trades, grounds and transportation

Date Posted:

novembre 07, 2024

Applications must be received BEFORE:

novembre 18, 2024

Hours per week:

40

Salary Grade:

General Repairman -772B

Salary Range:

$35,57 - $35,57

About the faculty/service: Facilities
Facilities services are characterized by a dynamic and creative growing team where the winds of change are blowing, offering people like you opportunities to use your leadership and innovation skills to contribute to the achievement of their inspiring mission: to deliver best in class research infrastructure, reshape campus life and student experience, and provide a sustainable environment for students, researchers, teachers and community.

uOttawa’s facilities encompass three main sites that are comprised of over 600,000 square meters of building space (over 6.4 million square feet), 42.5 hectares of grounds, 125 buildings and 4,500 beds in 11 residences. There are over 150 employees in Facilities, including Project Managers, Energy and Commissioning Specialists, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Architects, and space Planners. The facilities capital and operating expenditures are in the range of $100M for the University’s $2.0 billion assets under management. The 20-year Capital spending plan envisions $4.0 billion of new investment highlighted by uOttawa launch of project Top Shelf, a $300 million capital investment to build a new facility for the Faculty of Health Sciences at uOttawa’s River Campus, as well as a tower at the Roger Guidon campus to house uOttawa’s new Advanced Medical Research Center (AMRC).

Position purpose:
Reporting to the unit head, architectural trades, and the team lead, general repairs, performs various tasks related to repairs, minor renovations and general maintenance of University facilities and equipment, including preventive and corrective maintenance of interior finishings, including for floors, walls, ceilings, windows and furniture, as well as campus door systems. Ensures maintenance, smooth operation and reliability of University facilities at all times.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Perform assigned tasks according to the work plan, relying on own experience and skills to complete them safely and effectively.
• Document progress of work in a computerized maintenance system.
• Ensure communication, providing explanations and clarifications, including for delays or problems encountered during work. Identify and suggest additional work needed to meet performance standards, along with the prior approvals required.
• Provide technical assistance required by the section maintenance planner, the supervisor and employees, helping them with work planning, coordination and execution.
• Help set up and update the equipment maintenance program; help identify opportunities for improvement and implement them. 
• Share and promote best maintenance and reliability practices, participate in decision making and assess decision impact.
• Help keep inventory up to date.
• As needed, handle daily responsibilities of the team lead in the latter’s absence.

What you will bring:

• High school diploma
• Knowledge of carpentry normally acquired through a carpentry certification program or equivalent experience 
• Thorough knowledge of construction processes for all interior finishing items, such as flooring, walls, ceilings, windows and furniture
• Five years’ carpentry experience, with general knowledge of building and equipment maintenance; experience with lock systems (an asset)
• Experience reading and interpreting site plans 
• Experience using Microsoft 365 products; experience using maintenance management software such as Archibus (an asset)
• Knowledge of and experience applying municipal, provincial and federal codes, the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and any other applicable legislation or regulations
• Critical thinking with ability to work independently and make sound decisions