Preventative Maintenance Associate (Edmonton, AB)

Boardwalk provides Canadians with a quality, comfortable, home living experience. We offer rental apartments and townhouses that come in a wide breadth of shapes, sizes and sets of amenities. We operate 33,000 units across Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.

Boardwalk recognizes our Associates as our most valuable asset. We are proud to provide competitive wages, profit-sharing, and amazing benefits like flexible group medical and dental, fitness reimbursement, training and development, group RRSP matching, rental discounts, and more.

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the PM Coordinator, PM Associate is responsible for preventative Maintenance of their buildings and inspections.

Ensuring and verifying that PM log books are filled out and maintained at their sites.

Inspect life systems for PM department and follow up on any deficiencies.

Inspect and make minor repairs to mechanical equipment, including furnaces, air makeup units, boilers, fire suppression, compressors, hot water tanks, etc.

Repair and train Maintenance Associates on job duties they are responsible for.

Filter, assist and complete Customer Requests for Maintenance (CRFM's) daily and repair as needed, request PM plumbers or contractors when unable to repair.

Minor plumbing and pump repairs, pipe repairs, rough ins.

Backflow testing and repairs.

Ensure contractors arrive as per scheduled timelines and complete their work as per the conditions of contract

Provide constant communication with PM Coordinator via Email (photos), phone and in person for updates regarding projects and daily operations.

Complete monthly building inspections as per the requirements of the list.

Determine materials and equipment needed to complete project work.

Upon completion, ensures that projects are up to Boardwalk standards.

Following up with maintenance on repairs for safety equipment such as fire doors, exit lights, etc.

Ensure that Associates are motivated to maintain a clean and organized workplace, including maintenance shops.

Receives all PM Associates E-mails, to ensure follow ups are completed as needed, and to recognize reoccurring issues to prevent on-call costs.

Participates in scheduled meetings with PM Coordinator weekly.

Be available to assist all site leads for troubleshooting and assistance on repairs.

Experience and Educational Requirements:

3 to 5 years of maintenance experience

Completion of 5th Class Power Engineering an asset

Technical Requirements:

Strong knowledge of tools, parts, building maintenance and operations

Strong knowledge of Boardwalk applications - BOSS BPMS

Familiarity with computer tablets is an asset

Non-Technical Requirements:

Ability to communicate effectively

Able to troubleshoot site technical issues as per Area Coordinator / Regional Director

Exceptional organizational, interpersonal and time-management skills

Experience dealing with day-to-day business operations

Deadline and goal oriented

Exceptional team building and leadership skills, including ability to motivate and lead other Associates in a team environment

Ability to work independently and with other Associates in a team environment

Ability to create trust and build lasting business relationships

Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload, and the workloads of others

Eager to take on new challenges and to challenge the status quo of doing things

Must have vehicle and clean driving record

Willing to travel

Participate in additional formal training

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume.

We would like to thank you in advance for your application, however, only those candidates who are being considered will be contacted. Offers of employment will be contingent on satisfactory Security Background Checks, Reference Checks, and Post-offer/Pre-employment Physical Testing where applicable.

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Ready to shape the future of our communities? Come work with us and learn where doing what you love means never working a day in your life!

Deeply rooted in family spirit and humility, Boardwalk's five core values of integrity, associates, teamwork, customer service and social responsibility are more than just words - they are a way of life. Coupled with our Golden Foundation of 'treat others as you would like to be treated,' 'be good,' 'love community' and 'have fun,' we believe in happiness and creating the most memorable experiences for both our Associates and Resident Members, continually looking for new and innovative ways to enhance and strengthen all our Boardwalk communities.

We hope these values speak to you as they speak so meaningfully to us!

As we continue to grow, we remain unwavering in our commitment to providing Resident Members with the best quality rental communities. This same commitment means Boardwalk is always seeking individuals who have a positive attitude, are energetic and passionate, self-driven, productive, have the capacity to deliver high-quality results and who believe in the power of teamwork.

Together, with you as part of our team, we will continue to create meaning every day for those who choose to call Boardwalk home.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment Statement

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse team that will honour and celebrate your experiences, perspectives and unique identity regardless of age, ethnicity, race, colour, abilities, religion, socio-economic status, culture, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

Together, our communities strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

We believe every Associate in our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of values, customs and experience to better understand and engage with the world around us, identify challenges, so as to discover, design and deliver solutions together.