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Title posted on CivicJobs.ca - Maintenance Worker - Utilities
Posted on November 27, 2024 by Employer details City of Coquitlam
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Maintenance Worker - UtilitiesRegular - Full-Time - Up to 8 positionsAbout Us One of BC?s Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam offers meaningful career opportunities to make a difference within the local community. As the sixth largest city in BC, we are home to more than 150,000 residents. Our diverse municipality is a great place to work as it continues to grow through innovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation programs, and state-of-the-art transportation systems. Our brand is built on managing our resources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while supporting a vibrant, growing regional urban centre. We envision a bright future in Coquitlam that we hope includes you!About You / What We Are Looking For As a Maintenance Worker Utilities, you will be performing skilled manual work repairing, maintaining, and constructing waterworks infrastructure. You will also ensure City fire hydrants and pumps are operating efficiently in addition to repairing or replacing water mains, services, valves, and pressure reducing valves. You will also operate relevant equipment such as hand held tools such as cut off saws, road saws, jumping jack, and power broom, snow plows and heavy equipment up to and including tandem axle dump trucks.Qualifications Have completed at least Grade 12 education. Have considerable related work experience in water or sewer/drainage systems. Have completed relevant post-secondary courses in Public Works. Possess sound knowledge of the principles, practices, methods, materials, tools and equipment used in water or sewer/drainage systems infrastructure maintenance. You will also have the ability to recognize and apply safe work procedures. We will require you to have a valid Class 3 BC Driver?s License with air brake endorsement by the end of the probation/trial period. All applicants are required to upload a current driver?s abstract to your application.Preferred Qualifications EOCP Wastewater and/or Water Distribution Level 1 What We Offer: This CUPE position has an hourly rate of $35.89. You will have the chance to join a rapidly growing and diverse team dedicated to supporting the local community, and be able to engage in variety of learning and development opportunities. Additionally, there is an opportunity to participate in an earned day off program. The City offers an attractive vacation and extended benefits package, including the ability to contribute to the Municipal Pension Plan.Accessibility / Equal Opportunity Employer The City of Coquitlam is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer working towards enhancing equitable practices in our recruitment and retention processes. As an organization we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment to support our growing and diverse work force. To learn more about what equity, diversity, and inclusion means, and the City?s efforts in support of these principles, please visit coquitlam.ca/edi for more information. If at any time during the application or recruitment process you require additional assistance or an accommodation, please contact our team for confidential support. Staff can also provide in-person support if required.Applicants under consideration may be required to undergo and submit an acceptable police information check. Good people make Coquitlam great, sign up for career alerts through our recruitment portal to stay up to date about opportunities within our team, or follow us on LinkedIn to learn more about how #YouCouldWorkHere too!Please apply online at www.coquitlam.ca/careers by 11:55 pm on December 5, 2024.We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.- LocationCoquitlam, BC
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$35.89HOUR hourly
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source CivicJobs.ca #99825
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