Description
We are seeking a creative, dynamic, committed professional
to join our team as:
Locksmith (Term)
Facilities Maintenance Department
Position Status: Full-time Term
Expected End Date: September 30, 2025
Work Year: Works 12 months per year
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, Eight (8) consecutive hours between 6:00 am and 4:00 pm, excluding an unpaid meal period of up to one hour; 40 hours per week
Salary range: $35.31 to $36.54 per hour ($73,439 to $75,998 per year)
Under the direction of the Team Lead or designate, the Locksmith is responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing all locks, building hardware and related equipment at Board sites; ensuring work is performed in a safe and effective manner; complying with Board and legislative standards and codes; ensuring Board vehicles, equipment and tools are properly maintained; performing other related duties to ensure that properties, facilities, and equipment are properly maintained.
Qualifications
Knowledge of and continual upgrading of relevant codes and legislation (Acts and Regulations), new materials, equipment, products, methods and procedures.
Interpersonal and communication skills required to liaise with co-workers, principals, plant supervisors, and other Board personnel regarding the installation of locks and building hardware at Board sites, to discuss/explain problems and schedule repairs.
Initiative and judgement for making decisions on the type of repair and locks/material required.
Organization skills to prioritize work orders and to reschedule activities to deal with emergency calls.
Ability to write (such as work order sheets, daily logs).
Ability to calculate formulae for keying locks and material costing.
Ability to use a variety of tools such as drill, screwdriver, electric hole saw, reciprocating, skill, mitre and hack saw, hammer, wrench, pick set, file, specialty pliers, key cutting machine, and capping block.
Ability to use electronic mail system and computer maintenance management system and to work with minimal supervision.
This knowledge would normally be obtained through completion of a secondary school diploma, a trade certification in Locksmithing and 5 years experience, which includes at least 3 years in industrial and commercial maintenance. Must be bonded. Valid class 'G' driver’s license, or equivalent. The incumbent is required to keep all licenses current and take approved training courses as required.
Application Process
Applications will be considered in accordance with the PSSU Collective Agreement.
OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.
If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process, please send an email to hrcompetitions@ocdsb.ca at any time.
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