Student, Labourer (Transit)

Region of Waterloo; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Region of Waterloo seeks a student to support the Transit Fleet Waterloo team. This role offers up to 24 hours per week with various days, in a busy maintenance setting.

The position is backfilled to cover shifts and provides exposure to municipal operations and union guidelines. You will clean bus interiors, follow health and safety rules, operate safe equipment, and work with a team to keep buses ready for service.

Qualifications

• Reading, writing, and math skills, attention to detail, plus 1 year of general labour experience.
• Ability to work independently while following instructions.
• Communication skills to exchange information with others (e.g., supervisor, co-workers) and participate as an effective team member.
• Functional knowledge of the proper, safe operation and use of equipment related to job duties.
• Ability to support and demonstrate the Region’s values.

Responsibilities

• Cleans entire bus interior by vacuuming, dusting, and washing bus floors, walls, ceilings, windows, stanchions, seats, and dash areas. Disinfects as needed/assigned. Also cleans and maintains shop area.
• Visual concentration and attention to detail are constantly required. Sitting, standing, stretching, bending, and twisting are required when cleaning. Works in a shop area 100% of the time.
• Follows legislation (e.g., health and safety, WHMIS) and takes steps to mitigate risks associated with chemicals, vehicle emissions, noise, moving vehicles/equipment, and other materials in the workplace.

Job description

Job Number: 4935
Job Type:Student
Vacancy Reason: Backfill Location: 300 Northfield Dr E - Transit - Northfield Ops
Job Category: Other
Number of Positions: 2 positions
Department: Transit Fleet Waterloo
Division: Transportation Services
Hours of Work: Up to 24 hours per week
Work Schedule: Various days
Union: Unifor 4304
Grade: Student Grade 07
Salary Range: $20.05 - $22.29 per hour
About Us!

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

• Taking only what we need
• Leaving some for others
• Keeping the dish clean

This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity. Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

Region of Waterloo is committed to building a workforce through fair, equitable, and accessible hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve and to promote a respectful, inclusive, and equitable workplace.

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
• members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
• persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• persons who identify as women; and persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions

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The Role

Duties/Responsibilities

• Cleans entire bus interior by vacuuming, dusting, and washing bus floors, walls, ceilings, windows, stanchions, seats, and dash areas. Disinfects as needed/assigned. Also cleans and maintains shop area.
• Visual concentration and attention to detail are constantly required. Sitting, standing, stretching, bending, and twisting are required when cleaning. Works in a shop area 100% of the time.
• Follows legislation (e.g., health and safety, WHMIS) and takes steps to mitigate risks associated with chemicals, vehicle emissions, noise, moving vehicles/equipment, and other materials in the workplace.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Reading, writing, and math skills, attention to detail, plus 1 year of general labour experience.
• Ability to work independently while following instructions.
• Communication skills to exchange information with others (e.g., supervisor, co-workers) and participate as an effective team member.
• Functional knowledge of the proper, safe operation and use of equipment related to job duties.
• Ability to support and demonstrate the Region’s values.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To be considered for employment as a student, a person must be: registered as a full-time secondary or post-secondary student in an accredited institution, or currently recognized as having full-time status by the academic institution but applying for a school vacation, practicum or work term, or returning to full-time studies in the next academic term. Students who are in their final year of academic study and who are not intending to return to full-time studies are eligible for student employment up until the time they convocate. Students participating in education and retraining programs at the post- secondary level, though not full-time students, are eligible for related student employment opportunities, where appropriate.