Location: Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.
Status: Full time Indeterminate
Closes: Open until filled
Competition Type: Limited to Fort Smith Residents
The Town of Fort Smith is seeking a collaborative and community-focused individual to serve as Facilities Works Labourer. This is an exciting opportunity to start your career. The Municipal Services Department provides community members with many municipal services. From water and sewer to roads, signs, and sidewalks to maintain infrastructure across our entire network.
Under the supervision of the Facilities Supervisor the incumbent will be required to perform all non- and semi-skilled tasks associated with labourer duties: cutting grass, flagging, loading equipment, repairing fences, janitorial, cleaning streets, removing garbage, using manual tools, laying pipes and digging. The successful candidate will assist in the operation, maintenance and security of all Town of Fort Smith buildings, parks, playgrounds and green spaces and garbage collection.
Key responsibilities:
Assists in the maintenance and upkeep of the Town facilities by:
- Riding back of garbage trucks, collecting garbage.
- Sweeping debris and shovelling snow from streets, sidewalks, building grounds and other areas, and loading snow and debris into carts or trucks.
- Shovelling cement and other materials into cement mixers, spreading concrete and asphalton road surfaces using shovels, rakes and hand tampers, and performing other activities to help with maintenance and repair of roads.
- Spreading sand or salt on sidewalks for snow and ice control.
- Digging ditches and trenches using shovels and other hand tools.
- Operating, maintaining, and storing cleaning equipment according to manufacturer’s directions.
- Ensuring the waste is handled and disposed of safely for the environment and the public.
- Shift work in the evenings, weekends and holidays may be required.
- Grade 10 or equivalent.
- Class 5 Driver's License is required.
- Ability to use various hand tools, grass cutting equipment, tiller, etc.
- Familiarity with Material Safety Data Sheets.
- Experience with hardware, tools and warehouse equipment.
- Basic understanding of electrical, plumbing and building maintenance and basic math skills.
- Experienced in operating an ice surfacer and able to be trained on a Zamboni.
What We’re Looking For:
The Facilities Labourer will be required to take the following employer paid training and certifications;
WHMIS 2015 certification, First Aid and CPR certification, Confined Spaces certification, Fall Arrest certification and ICS 100.
SALARY & BENEFITS
- Pay Range: $ 64,985.95- 73,978.45 (Level 12)
- Northern Allowance of $7,947.26.
- Paid time off, extended medical, dental, vision and life insurance with other options available for the employee and their dependents.
- Employee Assistance Program.
To Apply:
Submit your resume and cover letter
to humanresources@fortsmith.ca