Foreman of Facilities Operations

The City of Spruce Grove is a fast growing, dynamic city committed to building and maintaining a fiscally responsible community that serves our residents, attracts visitors, and promotes future growth.

The “Values, We Live By” are accountability, communication, leadership, integrity, and respect while we work towards maintaining a work/play balance.

We are an organization that cares, an organization that is committed to our city and committed to you. The City of Spruce Grove is committed to public service, where everyone feels empowered to contribute their best work. We believe that by working together in a spirit of collaboration and respect, we can achieve great things.

The Foreman of Facilities Operations is responsible for leading a staff of trades and operations staff through the prioritization and coordination of the maintenance and operation activities in the City’s municipal buildings and infrastructure. This position provides field supervision to ensure work is performed in a proficient and timely manner; that workers function safely and ensures task entries are recorded and provisions covered under the Union Agreement are adhered to.

The incumbent will also be a working Foreman, performing the duties that they are trained to complete.

This is a full-time, permanent position and is part of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE).

Pay Rate: $51.54 - $52.06 per hour.

1. Work Plan Prioritization and Coordination

• Assists in leading the Facilities Operations team in the maintenance and operations of the City’s municipal buildings and infrastructure.
• Assigns work orders/tasks to staff according to their competency and skills to perform the work needed.
• Work in conjunction with City departments and stakeholders to coordinate repairs and maintenance, aligning with the needs of the user groups work plan.
• Ensures that City Facilities are repaired in the most expeditious, effective and efficient manner, utilizing internal and external resources as required.
• Responsible for the routine day to day direction of maintenance activities, including acting on the instruction of the Manager of Facility Operations.
• Aids in the development of, oversees, plans and schedules work related to the request requirements, repair requirements and the preventative maintenance program.
• Monitors progress of assigned work and provides direction when problems are encountered.
• Ensure material requirements are conveyed in a timely manner so that required items are on hand, preventing delays due to “waiting for parts/materials”.
• Obtains direction from the Manager of Facilities Operations when job completion date cannot be met, or repair costs are escalated.
• Oversees that all work carried out by employees or contractors is done safely in accordance with the City’s Safety Management System and any related OHS requirements.
• Reviews completed job with assigned staff to ensure work is satisfactory and properly entered into the asset management system.
• Does a review of staff workflows.
• Obtains employee vacation requests as early as possible, then reviews each to ensure sufficient staff are available to provide appropriate service levels.
• Authorizes the purchase of parts and materials up to the recognized authority limit.
• Oversees, mentors and coaches apprentices when they are set up.

2. Repairs and Maintenance

• Knowledge/experience in the repair, maintenance and of Facilities Systems such as HVAC/Plumbing/Electrical/BMS systems, carpentry and other facility related work.
• Perform repairs and maintenance as well as respond to customer requests.
• Perform duties to complete customer requests.

3. Occupational Health and Safety

• Instructs staff to work according to safe shop practices and job procedures.
• Moni…