Caretaker - Caretaker; Unifor

Job Summary

Position:
Caretaker

Location:

University of Manitoba (Unifor)
Type:
Full Time, Permanent

Hours:

38.75 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 2:00 pm - 10:15 pm)

Start Date:

June 24, 2024
Trial/Probation Period: 465 work hours
Salary: $17.07 - $22.14 per hour ($34,396.05 - $44,612.10 per annum)

• Caretaker coverage on a three‑shift basis, maintaining cleanliness in student areas, shower rooms, locker rooms, change rooms, lunch rooms, offices, classrooms, labs, lounges, halls, stairs, and building entrances.
• Maintains floors and floor coverings using specialized equipment and maintenance techniques.
• Vacuum, shampoo, and clean carpets, drapes, and furniture.
• Empty ash trays, waste containers, and transport waste to pick‑up points.
• Collect recyclable materials and transport to pick‑up points.
• Clean and disinfect washrooms, sinks, toilets, stall dividers, and urinals daily.
• Clean the foot bath where installed.
• Clean drinking fountains, vanities, and mirrors daily.
• Maintain supplies of paper towels, linen towels, toilet tissue, and soap in all dispensers.
• Clean chalkboards and chalkboard railings.
• Dust window sills, desks, shelving, pipes, and other fixtures.
• Clean glass doors and dividers.
• Wash walls and windows as required.
• Replace burnt‑out light bulbs and maintain stock of replacements.
• Report malfunction of lighting system, mechanical equipment, and movable screens to supervisor.
• Turn off lights in unoccupied areas.
• Lock and unlock entrance doors unless otherwise instructed.
• Recognize hazardous conditions and report to supervisor immediately.
• Maintain grounds around buildings.
• Clear snow and ice at building entrances, sidewalks, stairways, platforms, etc.
• Distribute traction aid and ice melt as required.
• Set up tables, chairs, dividers, etc., for examinations, banquets, movies, convocation, registration, or other special events per provided diagrams.
• Maintain liaison with special function organizers, conference and catering.
• Clean mechanical rooms, heat radiators, drains, etc., as assigned by supervisor.
• Carry out minor maintenance (e.g., unplug toilets, oil hinges, replace glides on chairs) and maintain caretaking equipment (check/clean machines, filters, vacuum bags, pads, fluid levels, hoses, power cords, batteries).
• Record hours of work on work orders and daily time cards.
• Check fire extinguishers and fire doors.
• Move furniture and other items to and from storage and other areas.
• Recognize and report any hazardous situations to the immediate supervisor.
• For residence facilities only: thoroughly clean residence rooms each spring and fall, and clean, set up and provide or change linen in residence rooms for conferences.

• High School Diploma (Grade 12).
• Minimum one year of practical or position‑related experience.
• Good knowledge of cleaning procedures and grounds maintenance.
• Experience in the safe operation and maintenance of equipment such as floor polishers, vacuum cleaners, carpet extractors, power scrubbers, lawnmowers, weed eaters, and snow blowers.
• Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and written.
• Ability to follow verbal, written, and diagrammed instruction in English.
• Ability to communicate and relate well with staff, students, event organizers, and the public.
• Ability to work independently or in teams with minimal supervision.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good customer service skills.
• Willingness to work outdoors during summer and winter.
• Adherence to all safety standards as established by the Physical Plant department.
• Completion of established job‑related training programs such as WHMIS.
• Availability to work shifts, including weekends.
• Maintaining satisfactory work record of attendance and punctuality.

• Physical capability to perform duties assigned.
• Ability to perform heavy and repetitive lifting, bending, and stretching.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to climb ladders.
• Pass required FIT assessment and related safety training.
• Ability to work in awkward, confined spaces and high locations.

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure for all systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community, including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2

SLGBTQIA+.