Job Description

Background

Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) is a comprehensive community institution, established in 1966 in Grande Prairie, and our stewardship region includes campuses in Fairview and Grande Prairie. NWP offers a wide variety of credit and non-credit career certificates and diplomas, pre-employment and apprenticeship trades, university transfer studies, and several opportunities for on-campus degree completion through collaborations with four-year universities. As an educational facility in northwestern Alberta, NWP helps meet the cultural, recreational, athletic and conferencing needs of the region in partnership with community and regional stakeholders. NWP is dedicated to providing learners with access to high-quality and diverse lifelong learning opportunities, and to the responsible educational, fiscal and environmental stewardship of resources.

The Role

The Facilities, Maintenance and Operations (FMO) Department requires two Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Workers.

These roles are important members of the FMO Team. Under the direction of the Facilities Manager, they perform a wide variety of tasks including, but not limited to:




Exterior demand and preventative maintenance: + repairs/maintenance of entrances, walkways and roadways using manual labor and equipment.
+ sweep, wash and paint entrance walkways and roadways.
+ mowing, trimming, edging, herbicide spraying,
+ garbage/debris collection, garbage/debris pickup roadway.
+ operate vehicles and small equipment
+ assist in minor fleet vehicle maintenance; i.e., car washes
Interior demand and preventative duties: + assembly and moving of furniture and equipment,
+ setting up for events
+ assisting service workers with minor repairs and projects as required.
Other tasks as requested by the Manager, Facilities.





Typical work hours are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 3:00 pm (35-hour work week), however there may be occasions when the work schedule may shift and some weekend work, early morning work or evening work may be required.


The hourly wage is $20.34

What We Offer

NWP offers lifelong learning opportunities through professional development/wellness programs, a competitive salary and compensation package and a student-centered culture that is vital to our community. Join our team, grow with us, and connect your skills and abilities to our vision, mission and values.


Job Requirements
Necessary skills and attributes to be successful in this role include:


must have a valid Class 5 driver's license able to lift 25 kg a strong work ethic adaptable and able to learn new tasks requires good manual dexterity and is expected to be able to operate/learn to operate various hand power tools anticipate and remedy any potentially hazardous conditions. operate equipment in a safe and courteous manner at all times. perform daily safety and maintenance checks on equipment used. excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Note:

All interested applicants are encouraged to apply, but please note that these positions may be partially funded by the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) grant provided by Service Canada. Candidates whose appointments will be partially funded by the grant, must meet the following eligibility requirements:


be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment; be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment; and have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of the employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial legislation and regulations.

How to Apply

Only applications received electronically via the NWP website will be considered.


We review all applications to select candidates whose qualifications and experience most closely meet our needs.


Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. For general inquiries, please contact HR at humanresources@nwpolytech.ca

Thank you for applying to NWP!