Preventative Maintenance Associate

Boardwalk provides Canadians with a quality, comfortable, home living experience. We offer rental apartments and townhouses that come in a wide breadth of shapes, sizes and sets of amenities. We operate over 34,000 units across Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.

Boardwalk recognizes our Associates as our most valuable asset. We are proud to provide these amazing benefits:

• Competitive wages
• Access to on-demand pay – get your money as soon as you earned it through Dayforce Wallet
• Profit-sharing
• Flexible group medical and dental
• Fitness and Wellness reimbursement
• Training and Development allowance
• Group RRSP matching
• Up to 20% rental discounts, and more!

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Responsibilities:

• Ensuring and verifying that PM log books are filled out and maintained at their sites
• Inspect life systems for PM department and follow up on any deficiencies
• Inspect and make minor repairs to mechanical equipment, including furnaces, air makeup units, boilers, fire suppression, compressors, hot water tanks, etc.
• Repair and train Maintenance Associates on job duties they are responsible for
• Filter, assist and complete Customer Requests for Maintenance (CRFM’s) daily and repair as needed, request PM plumbers or contractors when unable to repair
• Minor plumbing and pump repairs, pipe repairs, rough ins
• Backflow testing and repairs
• Ensure contractors arrive as per scheduled timelines and complete their work as per the conditions of contract
• Provide constant communication with PM Coordinator via email (photos), phone and in person for updates regarding projects and daily operations
• Complete monthly building inspections as per the requirements
• Determine materials and equipment needed to complete project work
• Upon completion, ensures that projects are up to Boardwalk standards
• Following up with maintenance on repairs for safety equipment such as fire doors, exit lights, etc.
• Ensure that Associates are motivated to maintain a clean and organized workplace, including maintenance shops
• Receives all PM Associates e-mails, to ensure follow ups are completed as needed, and to recognize reoccurring issues to prevent on-call costs
• Participates in scheduled meetings with PM Coordinator weekly
• Be available to assist all site leads for troubleshooting and assistance on repairs

Experience and Educational Requirements:

• 3 to 5 years of Maintenance experience
• Completion of 5th Class Power Engineering is an asset

Technical Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of tools, parts, building maintenance and operations
• Strong knowledge of Boardwalk applications
• Familiarity with technology is an asset

Non-Technical Requirements:

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Able to troubleshoot site technical issues
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal and time-management skills
• Experience dealing with day-to-day business operations
• Deadline and goal oriented
• Exceptional team building and leadership skills, including ability to motivate and lead other Associates in a team environment
• Ability to work independently and with other Associates in a team environment
• Ability to create trust and build lasting business relationships
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload, and the workloads of others
• Eager to take on new challenges and to challenge the status quo of doing things
• Participate in additional formal training

Additional Requirements:

• Own a reliable vehicle
• Clean driving record
• Driver's license
• Willing to travel

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Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume. If applying for a location you do not currently reside in, please specify if you are planning to relocate and the approximate timeframe that you would be available to start work if an offer is presented.

We would like to thank you in advance for your application, however, only those candidates who are being considered will be contacted.

Offers of employment will be contingent on satisfactory Security Background Checks, Reference Checks, and Pre-employment Physical Testing where applicable.