Area Manager

InsideHigherEd; Ontario; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Ontario is seeking an Area Manager for Caretaking services. The role involves overseeing caretaking operations, managing a large team, and ensuring high standards of service delivery. Candidates should possess strong leadership and organizational skills, along with significant experience in facility management. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing a large, unionized workforce.
• Knowledge of hazardous chemicals related to cleaning, WHMIS regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversees caretaking services on assigned shifts, including cleaning activities.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, and training new recruits.
• Handles labour relations and ensures health and safety standards.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership

Mathematical Aptitude

Education

High School Graduation

College Diploma or Undergraduate Degree

Job description

Faculty / Division : Asst VP - Operations & Services

Department : F.&S. Bldgs & Grounds -04

Campus : St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description : Position Summary :

The Area Manager, Caretaking is responsible for providing timely, efficient and effective caretaking services to assigned shifts of the St. George campus. Through supervisory of direct reports, oversees the provision of caretaking services (including but not limited to cleaning activities, response to campus community needs and customer concerns, service delivery schedules, waste and recycling collection and employee relations) on assigned shifts on a 24 / 7 basis. Responsible for interviewing, hiring and training new recruits at the hourly paid and supervisory staff levels, enforcing / maintaining health and safety standards within the department, responding to campus community needs / customer concerns, ensuring service delivery schedules, handling labour relations and attendance awareness issues, and operating within budget guidelines as directed.

Qualifications Required :

Education :

High school graduation plus professional training required.

Knowledge of hazardous chemicals related to cleaning, WHMIS regulations, Ontario Health & Safety Act.

College diploma or undergraduate degree is considered an asset.

Experience :

Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing a large, unionized workforce, preferably in a facility management setting (i.e. institutional caretaking operations and waste / recycling collection) or not-for-profit, or public service organization with responsibility for a budget of not less than $2M.

Skills :

Excellent organizational skills, including a demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure of multiple demands, strict deadlines and frequently changing priorities.

Good oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse workforce.

Ability to motivate staff and demonstrate effective leadership.

Other :

Ability to manage conflicting priorities and deadlines.

Ability to create charts, graphs and reports from several software programs.

Ability to analyze information and create comparable for work loading job assignments.

Mathematical aptitude.

Closing Date : 05 / 21 / 2025,11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : Salaried

Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing

Schedule : Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone : PM 2 Hiring Zone : $82,083 - $95,762 Broadband Salary Range : $82,083 - $136,802

Job Category : Facilities / Ancilliary Services

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All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http : / / uoft.me / UP .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [emailprotected] .

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