Building Maintenance Licensed

Gate Gourmet, a gategroup company, is the world’s largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for the airline industry. For the past 70 years, we have served over 250 carriers in more than 30 countries. Gate Gourmet combines culinary expertise with the highest standards of food safety and production to deliver delicious, healthy, and affordable meals. We serve more than 200 million meals a year at more than 100 airport locations around the globe.

Overview:

We are now hiring for a FULLTIME (Permanent) Licensed Building Maintenance Person (Millwright 433A) - all shifts, to work in our flight kitchen/operations located on the grounds of Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga.

A Licensed Building Maintenance Person (Millwright 433A) is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, healthy environment. This individual will perform checks of mechanical room and handle garbage as well as respond to any emergencies; interact with contractors and building residents. The successful person must have the ability to paint and do touch ups; follow and improve procedures, follow up on requests; ability to perform small repairs in the common areas; perform ongoing prevention maintenance; enforce rules and regulations of the building, give recommendations to solve and improve a situation.

Own transportation is an asset as public transport is limited in the area.

This position is represented by a labour Union and is covered by one or more collective bargaining agreement/s.

Responsibilities:

• Work 8 hours rotative shifts that will include weekdays, weekends, holidays and special events
• Works overtime when required and on-call rotation
• Arrive to work on-time, must be punctual
• Pass a criminal background check
• Complete paperwork
• Responsible for administration, leasing and cleaning, reporting all deficiencies, maintenance requirements, vandalism and care taking supply inventory to the Facilities Manager as required
• Getting familiar with every single room in the building
• Communicate with supervisors and co-workers
• Follow directions
• Work as a member of a team as well independently on your own
• Must have a discipline free and excellent attendance record
• Must understand and adhere to Health & Safety guidelines
• Compliance with Attendance Policies
• Ability to obtain required security clearance & AVOP (Airside Vehicle Operators Permit)
• Demonstrated working knowledge of HACCP
• Supply and maintain own tools
• Update and maintain daily log and service documents and reports
• Attend and participate in regularly scheduled service and safety meetings
• Complete internal work orders and communicate with colleagues and management
• Maintain inventory
• Plans, organizes workflow, mentors apprentices, and communicates with the Facilities Manager
• Upholds company policies and safety standards
• Responds to repair service calls as needed
• Monitoring hallways and common areas for repair needs
• Installing electrical outlets & light fixtures
• Installing doors, door handles & knobs
• Installing sinks
• Plaster and paint work
• Removing excess furniture
• Maintain compactor room
• Changing compactor bins
• Sweeping/Cleaning common areas
• Replacing light bulbs

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent communicator (oral and written), who demonstrates sound judgment, tact, and works well in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to work independently, organizes work to ensure full proficiency and productivity is achieved
• Ability to handle high volume of work and maintain confidentiality
• Must have excellent attention to detail
• Must be able to multi-task
• Able to adapt to change with sometimes little notice.
• Self-motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in an environment that encourages and fosters teamwork, participation, creativity, honesty and mutual respect.
• Knowledge of safe lifting techniques, as regular and repetitive heavy lifting (approx. 50lbs) is required.
• Ability to work shift work
• Read, write and follow specifications and guidelines in English
• Good communication skills in English both verbal and written
• Knowledge of general maintenance procedures
• Strong interpersonal skills with a positive attitude
• Good Mechanical and problem-solving skills
• Dedicated to providing exceptional service
• Self-motivated, thrive in a fast-moving environment and able to manage time effectively to meet deadlines.

Environmental Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Will be exposed to temperature changes and noise
• Subject to cold temperatures (ranging from +10 degrees Celsius to at or below 0-degrees Celsius)
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move product, equipment and supplies up to fifty (75 lbs.) pounds
• This is a physically demanding position - Regularly stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during shifts of 8+ hours
• CSA approved safety shoes

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Must have valid 433A - Millwright License
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Certificate of Grade 12 completion
• At least one (1) year of maintenance/operations experience is required preferably in a large plant operation
• Previous experience with inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing, replacing, installing, adjusting, maintaining and documenting plant operations building maintenance

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Gate Gourmet is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer!

Demonstrated Competencies to be Successful in the Position:

• Thinking - Information search and analysis, problem resolution skills
• Engaging - understanding others, team leadership, developing people
• Inspiring - influencing and building relationships, motivating and inspiring, communicating effectively
• Achieving - delivering business results under pressure, championing performance improvement

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.