Maintenance Technician

Northview Residential REIT; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Northview Residential REIT is seeking a Maintenance Technician for their Yellowknife location. The successful candidate will be crucial in maintaining the properties and ensuring resident satisfaction through various maintenance tasks. This role offers competitive pay and a range of benefits including extended health care and discounts on rent. If you have experience in building maintenance and are ready to make a difference, consider applying today.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Extended health care including medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance and drug coverage

Discounts on rent at Northview properties

Vacation Travel Assistance for Northern employees

Qualifications

• Previous experience in building maintenance required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work at height.
• Valid driver's license required if using a company vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Perform minor plumbing and electrical repairs in residential buildings.
• Ensure safety compliance and conduct building inspections.
• Assist in preventative maintenance programs and respond to work orders.

Skills

Building maintenance

Safety compliance

Plumbing repairs

Electrical repairs

Customer service

Job description

At Northview, we are a passionate, community-focused team dedicated to making our properties the best they can be. We are proud to live, work, and play in the neighborhoods we serve, next to our residents, hotel guests, and commercial tenants across Canada.

We are looking for a Maintenance Technician to join our Residential team in Yellowknife, NT. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will be critical to our delivery of world-class customer service in our buildings that depicts pride of ownership and respect for our residents.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring safety, complying with Northview's Health and Safety requirements
• Drywall repairs, painting preparation, and painting, and minor electrical and plumbing repairs
• Minor plumbing repairs such as plunging toilets, bathtubs, and sinks. Replacement of faucet cartridges, bleeding air in radiators, restarting the boilers, and replacing tank lever
• Minor renovation of kitchen cabinets, doors, cupboards, and windows
• Repair and replacement of locks
• Minor electrical repairs including replacing and repairing electrical locks and checking all security systems
• Repair and maintain stoves and refrigerators
• Assisting with and/or performing suite renovations and other minor upgrades
• Moving equipment, materials, and supplies
• Responding, troubleshooting, and prioritizing work orders and handling emergency situations in a timely manner
• Removal of snow off walkways and common areas, as needed
• Delivery of notices to building residents & posting of notices in common areas where applicable
• Conduct building inspections
• Maintain tools and equipment
• Work as part of an on-call rotation team responding to work orders and emergencies (defined by Northview after-hour emergency protocol)
• Assist in the implementation of preventative maintenance programs
• Resident services and assistance as required and maintaining good resident relations

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in building maintenance
• Able to provide a criminal record check that is free of relevant convictions
• If using a company vehicle, provide annual driver's abstract and proof of a valid driver's license
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs, work with and climb stairs with equipment and supplies

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Extended health care including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance, drug coverage, and wellness programs
• Discounts on rent at Northview properties
• Vacation Travel Assistance for Northern employees

If your background matches the qualifications listed above and you are looking for an opportunity to make a difference in the communities we serve, please submit your resume in confidence to ir.rentnorthview.com/about/careers. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue through the selection process will be contacted. Northview welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.