General Maintenance Worker

This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page .

Location: This role is in-person and work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Department/Faculty Summary

Facilities and Operations is a diverse envelope of services that is responsible for managing the buildings across our five campuses. Facilities and Operations manages capital construction and renovations, providing utilities and energy management to delivering student and campus services. Facilities and Operations works behind the scenes to make the university one of the top places in the world to study, live and work in.

This position is part of the Trades, Infrastructure and Maintenance (TIM), which is located within the Assets Management and Operations unit. TIM is responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of maintenance services that support the building infrastructure system operations through the use of trades workers, general maintenance workers and leaders.

Position Summary

The general maintenance worker contributes to the team’s success by being a frontline worker who triages maintenance calls in a specified area of the University of Alberta campus. This role is responsible for investigating concerns pertaining to the operation, maintenance, repair, and cleaning of University spaces to ensure that the building conditions are safe and efficient for the building occupants.

The general maintenance worker also has the responsibility to contribute to the team’s success by helping build a culture of safety, planning, organizing work execution, recognizing priority maintenance items and ensuring the highest attention to detail in performing inspections on buildings.

Duties

The duties of a general maintenance worker include:

• Responding to maintenance, lamping, and operational concerns received directly or indirectly through a variety of mediums from University staff, students, and visitors.
• Prioritizes requests, investigates issues, ensures that repairs are addressed either from themselves or from a TIM trades personnel. Provides feedback to trades or clients on maintenance requests and completions.
• Is a safety champion by ensuring that they are and that team members work safely and comply with F&O safety programs.
• Performs regular and/ or occasional cleaning tasks to improve the safety at the University when directed to.
• Performs daily inspections of buildings including mechanical rooms and reports any findings to the maintenance desk for work order creations.
• The ability to work independent but as a team.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Grade 12 high school diploma required
• Power Engineer Class 5 required with minimum 5 years working experience in a large scale facility that is responsible for multiple properties, including the use of building automation software.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license with a clean driving record
• Building Service Worker Certificate considered an asset
• Computer proficiency

Preferred Qualifications

• Conflict resolution training will be considered an asset.
• Natural inclination and ability to organize oneself, but open to learning improved organizational skills.
• Functional working capacity to operate software including but not limited to: Microsoft solutions, Google solutions, SupplyNet, and Assetworks AiM
• Strong working knowledge of base building systems: plumbing, electrical, HVAC, architectural components.
• Proficient use of Apple products such as iPad and iPhone.

Note: Online applications are accepted until midnight Mountain Standard Time of the closing date.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.