Service Associate - Part Time

Arena Services Worker

Salary: $28.85 per hour + 12% in lieu of benefits (2024 Rates)
The goal of the City of Burnaby and its employees is to consistently deliver first class service and services to our community. Our Lands and Facilities department is actively seeking Arena Services Workers to assist in a wide variety of routine repairs and minor maintenance duties. This is combined technical, operational and building service work performed on an assigned shift in year-round multipurpose sports arenas and food service outlets. As an Arena Services Worker, you will perform routine repairs and minor maintenance duties to ice resurfacing, refrigeration equipment and edging equipment and janitorial equipment such as changing or adjusting blades, replenishing engine oil, greasing, changing plugs, filters, and routine servicing of condenser, pump, motors, header trenches, pipes and floor machines. You will also perform a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled building maintenance and minor repair tasks such as touch-up painting, repairing bench slats, tightening loose bolts and door hinges, replacing light covers and fuses, and replacing Plexiglas or tempered glass shields. Other responsibilities include performing janitorial duties including cleaning floors, windows, offices, rooms, refuse containers and replenishing supplies. You will perform building security duties; assist in or independently enforce rules and regulations governing public skating, hockey spectators and related activities while also giving assistance to the public, teams and groups using the facilities, as well as directing the work of part-time subordinate staff as required. Our ideal candidate will have up to high school graduation plus completion of technical courses leading to an Ice Facility Operator’s Certificate plus sound related experience in ice-making operations and building services work or an equivalent combination of training and experience. You will have considerable knowledge of the methods, materials and equipment used in ice-making and refrigeration operations; and sound knowledge of the materials, methods, tools and equipment used in janitorial and building maintenance work. As an Arena Services Worker, you will have the ability to operate ice-making, refrigeration, and surfacing and cleaning equipment, and perform routine repairs and minor maintenance duties. You will also have the ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with staff and the public, and to deal tactfully and firmly with groups and individuals to ensure observance of rules and regulations along with having skill in the use and care of a variety of tools and equipment used in the work. A Driver’s License for the Province of British Columbia, Ice Facility Operator’s Certificate, and a St. Schedule: As this is an auxiliary position, hours and shifts are dependent on operational requirements and are scheduled on an as needed basis. Shifts are scheduled 7 days a week between the hours of 5:30am and 1:30am and may change outside these hours based on operational requirements.
We encourage you to learn more about the Host Nations whose ancestors have occupied and used these lands, including parts of present-day Burnaby, for thousands of years. We are grateful to be on this territory as we dedicate ourselves to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects our vibrant community and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences.
Please contact People and Culture at Voir le numéro de téléphone sur civicjobs.ca if you do not receive a confirmation email within one hour of submitting your application online. We are grateful to be on this territory as we dedicate ourselves to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects our vibrant community and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences.