Building Operator

Modern Niagara; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building services provider is seeking a Building Operator in Kingston, Ontario. The role involves providing operational maintenance and repair services, monitoring HVAC systems, and ensuring building safety standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in facility maintenance and emergency response. Competitive compensation and a collaborative work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Knowledge in building automation and computerized maintenance systems.
• Ability to perform basic repairs and maintenance checks.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct preventative maintenance and inspections.
• Monitor and log building systems.
• Respond to on-site emergencies.

Skills

Facility maintenance

HVAC systems monitoring

Visual inspections

Emergency response

Job description

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We’re looking for a Building Operator to join our Building Services team in Kingston, Ontario. You’ll be responsible for providing operational facility maintenance & repair services to facilities as required. The Building Operator will be trained on both building automation & computerized maintenance systems, and is required to open and close work orders, monitor building systems and occupied / unoccupied spaces for cleanliness, order, and function as required in daily, weekly, monthly, and annual work routines. The Building Operator will also be required to be available for afterhours response services based on an on-call rotating schedule.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform facility preventative maintenance and periodic semi and annual maintenance inspections as prescribed.
• Performs visual inspections and operator maintenance duties as required by inspection work orders.
• Work effectively with facility works maintenance teams, client staff on-site as well as liaison with site inspections & regulatory services as required and directed by the O&M team lead.
• Sets up and removes chairs, tables and equipment for various functions and responds to any additional requests as directed or approved by the O&M Account Manager, O&M Assistant or O&M Team Leader.
• Monitor various mechanical systems including general HVAC, boilers and refrigeration equipment and complete required logs and paperwork as well as computerized maintenance reporting.
• Monitor ice on walkway areas, roof and review status of grounds ensuring parking is under acceptable condition and report poor conditions as needed.
• Follow-up to ensuring grounds maintenance work request has been generated.
• Carry out minor repairs (e.g., replaces glass, unclogs toilets); identifies and reports to Supervisor any issues or items requiring repair to building operations call center via service request.
• Ensure that smoking regulations relating to by‑laws are enforced by reporting violations to building security or the call center.
• Assist Facility teams & truck-based teams as required (e.g., assisting in repairing as reasonably allowed).
• May be required to participate in shift schedules or backing up other operators within the service zone area, must participate in on call rotation.
• Maintain an adequate stock of maintenance supplies throughout the facilities; orders new supplies as required by submitting request to call center or O&M Admin Assistant.
• Respond to on-site emergencies appropriately (e.g., vandalism, fire alarms, medical emergencies, etc.) and complete necessary paperwork in accordance with policies and guidelines.
• Maintain safety standards as they relate to both the public and employees. Adherence to and understanding of current and new applicable legislated requirements including WHMIS and H&S policy.
• Attend training sessions to maintain compliance with training requirements.