Maintenance Technician

City: Kamloops

Reports To: Director of Facilities and Asset Planning

Term: Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm

Wage Range: $25.95 up to $29.76 based on education and related experience

What We Offer:

• Competitive extended benefits including dental, vision, physiotherapy, massage, and fertility

• Municipal Pension Plan 

• Employee and Family Assistance Program

•       On-site training and development opportunities 

• A culture of equality, inclusion, and diversity including paid cultural sensitivity days

• Life and Accidental death insurance 

• Wellness plan benefits: Reimbursement of 50%, up to a maximum of $250.00 per calendar year

• Competitive Vacation entitlements with up to 3 weeks paid vacation in your first year upon eligibility.

Position Summary: As a Maintenance Technician you will work alongside the ASK Wellness Society Property Services Department to ensure interior and exterior painting along with surface preparation, complete repairs related to buildings and grounds in one or more areas such as repairs, electrical, plumbing, painting and groundskeeping.  Service delivery is based on a client centered, trauma informed and non-judgmental perspective.

Specific Responsibilities:

Painting & Surface Maintenance duties

- Prepare surfaces for painting (scraping, sanding, patching, caulking, pressure washing).

- Apply paint, varnish, stain, epoxy, and other finishes to walls, ceilings, doors, trim, and exterior surfaces.

- Perform drywall repairs including patching holes and fixing cracks.

- Match and mix paints to achieve required colors and finishes.

- Ensure proper masking, covering, and protection of surrounding areas.

- Maintain clean and safe work areas during and after painting projects.

- Inspect painted surfaces and touch up as needed.

- Maintain painting tools, sprayers, rollers, brushes, and related equipment.

General Maintenance duties

- Establishes, monitors, and carries out preventative maintenance procedures and schedules for buildings, equipment and grounds. Ensures building and equipment meet all safety, security and fire regulations and policies.

- Make recommendations for major repairs and purchases to the Coordinator of Property Maintenance and Cleaning.

- Perform carpentry, electrical, painting, mechanical and plumbing maintenance and repairs such as repairing furniture, constructing shelves, installing switches, replacing plugs and other basic appliance repairs. 

- Complete tasks such as but not limited to applying paint and other finishes, repairing drywall, disassembling, and reassembling, replacing sinks and toilets.

- Monitor work performed by contractors, prepares estimates of labour and material costs to submit to Property Services.

- Collect and removes garbage and recyclable materials and ensures the safe disposal of hazardous waste.

- Clean external areas such as entranceways, sidewalks and parking lots using manual and power brooms, rakes, shovels and other equipment to remove dirt, leaves, snow and other refuse.

- Perform minor gardening and lawn maintenance tasks such as mowing, weeding, pruning and watering.

- Complete and maintain related records such as online work order requests, mileage and critical incident reports.

- Transport equipment, furniture and supplies manually and/or using aides such as dollies and cart.

- Operate a motor vehicle  to pick up and move goods and supplies.

- Ensure compliance with all Society supportive standards, policies, and procedures.

- Represent the maintenance department at Society Safety Meetings when requested. 

- When requested, be a member of the Society’s Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) team.

- Ensure compliance with all Society policies and procedures.

- Other duties which may or may not be outlined within this job description. 

Qualifications and Requirements

- Grade 12, plus related vocational training such as a building maintenance course an asset.

- One (1) year recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience required.

- Strong expertise in painting and surface finishing

- Knowledge of mental health/addiction and homelessness an asset.

- Ability to adapt in time sensitive situations.

- Understands and maintains professional boundaries.

- Knowledge of surface preparation techniques and finishing materials.

- Ability to operate painting tools, ladders, lifts, and hand/power tools.

- Valid driver’s license, safe driving record and reliable/appropriate transportation with business use coverage.

- Must pass an acceptable criminal record check for the vulnerable sector.

- Occupational First Aid Level 1 required.

- Readiness to complete in-house online training within the first month of employment.

- As Program Participants are allowed to have pets, it is noted that this is a pet friendly environment.

The ASK Wellness Society is dedicated to promoting diversity/multiculturalism with inclusion as one of our Core Values.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

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