Facilities/Maintenance Team Member

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Vernon; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company events

Dental care

Disability insurance

Extended health care

Life insurance

On-site parking

Paid time off

RRSP match

Vision care

Job summary

Maven Lane, Vernon’s longtime childcare provider, seeks a Maintenance Person to uphold safety and upkeep for 100+ staff and 500+ children. The role covers repairs, inspections, and daily grounds maintenance across four sites, with emphasis on reliable, hands-on care.

The ideal candidate brings diverse trade experience and a hands-on, team-oriented approach, with strong communication skills and a commitment to high standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in building maintenance.
• Ability to perform repairs as needed.
• Red Seal / Journeyman (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical) is an asset.
• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Complete repairs of equipment, structures, and grounds on the property.
• Perform regular property inspections of units, common areas, building exteriors and landscape.
• Troubleshooting and repair to mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems.
• Routine maintenance such as ventilation, heating, cooling, general maintenance, landscaping, snow removal, and other daily activities.
• General contracting projects.
• Maintain logbooks and tool and material inventory.
• Assist with maintenance mechanics to ensure working within the facility.
• Perform minor repairs on windows, doors, switches, desks, tables, plugs, equipment, appliances, sinks, toilets, blinds etc.
• Assist with vandalism cleanup and repair within skills level.
• Assist with setup of rooms or auditoriums for meetings, parties, or various other activities and cleans up afterwards.
• Maintain outside grounds (snow, ice, debris, weeds, gutters, sprinkling system).

Skills

Go-Getter

Coachable

Effective Communicator

Collaborative

Detail-Oriented

Self-directed

Organized

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

HVAC

Electrical

Plumbing

Mechanical

Job description

As the Maintenance Person, you will be responsible for daily upkeep of all four childcare sites while ensuring a safe and professional work environment for 100+ employees and over 500 children. Key responsibilities include completing Centre maintenance, completing general repairs, daily cleaning, and maintaining grounds in a timely fashion and ensuring all work is conducted in a safe, effective manner, aligned with our vision, mission and values.

The ideal candidate would have a varied background and skill set. Experience in multiple trades would be an asset. This position includes a wide variety of duties, an ideal candidate would be a ‘handy person’ with an ability to complete a broad spectrum of tasks daily.

Who you are:

• Go-Getter: You are structured and organized, work with a sense of urgency, and can self direct your time. You are willing to roll up your sleeves and do what it takes to get the job done.
• Required Experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience in building maintenance. Ability to perform repairs as needed. Applicable Red Seal /Journeyman i.e. HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical is an asset.
• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Coachable: You are coachable and looking for a mentor to help grow your skill set.
• Effective Communicator: You are able to communicate effectively both written and verbally. You have intermediate computer skills and the ability to learn quickly.
• Collaborative: You thrive in a team environment and believe that we can get further faster by working together. Able to give direction to a team and ensure follow through and completion.
• Detail-Oriented: You sweat the small stuff when it comes to detail, you take pride in your work, and you strive for excellence in the work you do.

What You’ll do:

• Complete repairs of equipment, structures, and grounds on the property
• Perform regular property inspections of units, common areas, building exteriors and landscape.
• Trouble shooting and repair to; mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems.
• Routine maintenance such as: ventilation, heating, cooling, general maintenance, landscaping, snow removal, and other daily activities.
• General contracting projects
• Maintain logbooks, and tool and material inventory
• Assist with maintenance mechanics to ensure working within the facility
• Perform minor repairs on windows, doors, switches, desks, tables, plugs, equipment, appliances, sinks, toilets, blinds etc.
• Assist with vandalism clean up and repair within skills level.
• Assist with the setup of rooms or auditoriums for meeting, parties, or various other activities and cleans up afterwards.
• Maintain outside grounds (removes snow, ice, and debris, sprays, and removes weeds, sweeps, and cleans gutters, waters, and maintains sprinkling system)

ABOUT US:

As Vernon’s employer of the year winner, our people and environment are a top priority! Maven Lane is Canada’s 2nd largest non-profit Childcare Centre and is in beautiful Vernon BC and surrounding area. Providing leading edge early learning and care with a focus on emergent curriculum, natural play spaces and programming created with children’s interests at heart.

When you join the Maven Lane team, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive wages and benefits packages
• An excellent company culture, with regular team events and celebrations
• Employee recognition and appreciation programs
• On-site Childcare, On-site parking, paid time off
• A culture of collaboration, safety, inclusion, and fun

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Vernon, BC V1T 6H5: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:

• Maintenance: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person