Careers

Description

Working for the City of Burlington

A great career is closer than you think. Come work for the City of Burlington, where you’ll be joining an innovative and progressive workplace focused on building a 21st century city that respects the diversity of our residents, visitors and employees; and prioritizes continuous opportunities for you to learn and grow.

We don't just spend time attracting the best talent. We spend time and resources to keep the best talent. This may include a great pension and benefits package, as well as programs to foster innovation and leadership.

Location

This position will be required to work in person at various parks and on roads throughout the city.  Successful candidates may be required to work daytime, evenings, weekends, holidays, and shift work. 

Position Overview

Reporting to the Supervisor of Parks, the Equipment Operator position is responsible for the safe operation, maintenance and service of motorized vehicles and equipment related to park maintenance activities. This Equipment Operator position will perform a variety of tasks related to waste collection in parks and works 40 hours per week. 

Responsibilities

The Equipment Operator will provide a variety of services, such as:

• Maintaining vehicles, equipment, and attachments in a safe and efficient manner, and in accordance with established standard operating and safe job procedures.
• Operating city vehicles and equipment such as pickup trucks, garbage trucks, mowers, tractors, trailers, and other related small and large equipment, including attachments, as required.
• Picking litter and emptying garbage receptacles from parks, playgrounds, parking lots, and roadsides etc.
• Opening, closing, inspecting, cleaning, and disinfecting public washroom facilities
• Operating handheld equipment, power tools and hand tools related to grass cutting, sports field maintenance and general park maintenance activities.
• Performing daily circle checks on equipment, making any necessary minor repairs in the prescribed manner, and scheduling any major repairs through the Supervisor.
• Participating in loose leaf and winter control operations.
• Completing assigned work and administrative tasks in an accurate and timely manner; including daily activity sheets, training documentation and other required paperwork.
• Comply with requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Highway Traffic Act, Federal, Provincial and City regulations, policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Requirements

You have a high school diploma, or equivalent, and demonstrated experience in park maintenance. A valid DZ driver’s license is required with an acceptable driver’s abstract (no more than three (3) driving related convictions or an accumulation of no more than three (3) demerit points in the previous three (3) years prior to the date of hire). Successful candidates may be required to work daytime, evenings, weekends, holidays, and shift work.

To be successful, you possess good judgment, time management, problem solving, and customer service skills. You must be comfortable with performing physical work in all weather conditions and have experience operating a variety of equipment and hand tools in a safe manner. 

Accommodations

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the City of Burlington accommodates the individual needs of applicants with disabilities within the recruitment process. Please call us at 905-335-7602 or email us at: hr@burlington.ca if you require accommodation to ensure your equal participation in the recruitment and selection process.