When applying, please include competition number 2025-18-PFR-50 in the email subject line.
Duties and responsibilities:
The Facility Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for effective and efficient coordination and performance of day-to-day maintenance and caretaking at Provincial Services, including evaluating and prioritizing projects and work; supervision of caretaking staff members, work experience clients, and outside services; work scheduling; material procurement; and responding to urgent matters.
Duties include:
- Plans and prioritizes daily maintenance and caretaking at Provincial Services building:
- Performs building maintenance and repairs, assists with renovation tasks, as required
- Troubleshoots and assesses issues
- Arranges and oversees external contractors/services, as required
- Supervises caretaking staff including coordinating daily planning and scheduling, overseeing work and performance, ensuring appropriate training, handling attendance approvals, and collaborating with staff to ensure deadlines are met, assists with staff recruitment.
- Performs caretaking tasks, as required, including responding to urgent matters.
- Regularly inspects and ensures good running condition of mechanical equipment in the building including rooftop heating and cooling units, boilers, air compressors, extractors, plumbing, and other. Makes recommendations for equipment changes, as necessary.
- Coordinates and performs grounds maintenance including various seasonal requirements such as cutting grass, removing weeds, snow removal, blowing out irrigation lines.
- Maintains maintenance records and logs.
- Ensures a strong safety focus:
- Member of Occupational Health Committee (OHC)
- Primary liaison with fire and insurance Inspectors – recommends and undertakes actions to meet directives and deficiencies
- Develops and ensures proper safety procedures are in place
- Enforces safe working conditions while meeting quality standards and maintaining efficiency
- Identifies safety issues, and coordinates their remedy, and proposes changes as necessary
- Ensures that all necessary fire and safety equipment is in place and functioning properly.
- Primary contact for building security, including building opening and closing and acting as first responder. Main contact for fire and security service providers in case of emergency.
- In consultation with the Information Technology Manager, monitors area budget including expenses, coordinating invoicing and documentation, procuring supplies and materials, and determining supply levels and needs.
- Provides backup maintenance support to Saskatoon Branch for emergent situations or periods of absence.
- Other duties as assigned, such as assisting with setting up/take down of conference rooms.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Journeyman certification in a closely related field or equivalent experience.
- Grade 12 Graduate plus 1 – 2 years post secondary business/supervisory training or equivalent experience.
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
- First Aid / CPR.
- Valid Saskatchewan Class 5 Driver’s Licence.
- Fireman boiler operator certificate.
Skills:
- Detailed knowledge of maintenance methods, materials, equipment, and processes; and good working knowledge of trades related to repairs and renovations. 4 – 5 years.
- Must possess a combination of sound understanding and relevant skill in maintaining and upgrading structural, electrical, plumbing, and heating for building. 3 – 4 years.
- Working knowledge of general and area specific safety requirements.
- Experience as a general contractor for renovation and building projects. Effective working knowledge of sub- trades and project budgeting is critical to this position. 3 – 4 years.
- Thorough working knowledge of applicable standards, Code, and legislative requirements related to fire equipment and requirements, and general safety. 1 – 2 years.
- Effective math skills related to budgeting, project estimating, and planning.
- Effective written and oral communications skills. Basic computer skills. 1 – 2 years.
- Know how to apply personal safety precautions when working in the community and interacting with staff and clients.
Final Candidates are required to provide satisfactory criminal record checks including a vulnerable sector search.
Submit resume, cover letter and references to:
Mail: Chad Ekren, Information Technology Manager
SaskAbilities, Provincial Resource Centre
2310 Louise Avenue
Saskatoon, SK S7J 2C7
Phone: (306) 374-4448
Email
careers@saskabilities.ca
Please include the position you are applying for and the competition number in the email subject line.
