Facility Building Attendant

Job Number: 5000
Job Type:Full-Time
Vacancy Reason: Backfill
Location: 100 Maple Grove Rd - Regional Operations Centre
Job Category: Other
Number of Positions:1
Department: Facilities Operations
Division: Engineering and Environmental Services
Hours of Work: 40
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Union: CUPE 1656
Grade: CUPE 1656 Grade 004
Salary Range: $31.60 - $33.26 per hour
Posting Date: October 7, 2026 at 12:00am
About Us! The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

• Taking only what we need
• Leaving some for others
• Keeping the dish clean

This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity. Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our  Strategic Plan , “Growing with Care,” we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization.

Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.
The Role

Provides customer service to corporate facilities and sites, including social housing, shelters, waste management, museums, libraries, transit, paramedic services, emergency services training and research centres, transportation, administration, children’s centers, and police buildings by ensuring cleanliness, safety, and accessibility and addressing concerns related to facility maintenance. Maintains facilities in good repair and to a high standard of cleanliness that ensures a safe, secure, and healthy community for tenants.

Performs some custodial and minor maintenance duties to prevent the deterioration of buildings' appearance.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs general maintenance and repairs for building interior and exterior systems, including common rooms, corridors, tenant suites, elevators, hallways, public washrooms, and windows. Cleans and maintains common entrances to buildings.
• Ensures assets are maintained to divisional standards. Maintains daily activity records in a work management system.
• Performs minor repairs (e.g., aerators, wall patching, sanding, painting, caulking, baseboard repairs, minor door repairs, screens) and replaces common area and tenant light bulbs as required. Replaces ceiling tiles, cleans diffusers and light fixtures. Replaces air filters under supervision; changes cores, adjusts hinges and closers. Operates fire panels and completes life safety inspections.
• Responds to and reports vandalism and emergencies to management or designate. Reports problems with building systems, hardware, and/or fixtures to management or designate, and helps maintain tenant security by ensuring doors and locking systems function properly.
• Collects and removes garbage from building and common areas for scheduled curb side pick-up or placement in bulk containers. Coordinates recycling within the building. Routinely inspects building grounds for cleanliness, picking up litter and hazardous materials, and completes building and property reports as required.
• Maintains water softener equipment by ensuring salt/brine tank is full.
• Assists contractors with snow removal activities by shovelling, applying salt/sand mixture and/or ice melt to walkways, entrances, and exit doors as required.
• Performs and documents routine monitoring and inspections, including daily property walkthroughs and…