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Work site environment
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- Confined spaces
Work setting
- Municipal government
- Urban area
Tasks
- Clean and maintain sidewalks, streets, roads and public grounds
- Spread sand or salt on sidewalks for snow or ice control
- Dig ditches and trenches
- Operate jackhammers and drills to break up pavement
- Collect and load refuse on garbage trucks
- Assist equipment operators to secure attachments to equipment or truck
- Assist in routine maintenance and repair of equipment
- Assist skilled tradespersons
- Load and unload trucks with supplies and equipment
- Shovel cement and other materials into cement mixers, spread concrete and asphalt on road surfaces using shovels, rakes and hand tampers
- Sweep debris and remove snow from streets, sidewalks, building grounds and other areas, and load snow and debris into carts or trucks
- Administer first-aid and other assistance
- Clean and maintain recreational facilities and grounds
Student status
- Full time enrollment
- Part time enrollment
Type of heavy equipment operated
- Loader
Equipment and machinery experience
- Power mowers
Area of specialization
- Construction
Security and safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Judgement
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you live near the job location?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Morning
Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities