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Summer Student - Facilities
Summer Student - Facilities
Summer Student – term (May to Aug 2025)
Brandon, MB
Comp # 100-24/25
Salary: $17.00 hourly
About Assiniboine:
For over 60 years, Assiniboine College has been providing exceptional learning experiences, while transforming lives and strengthening Manitoba through applied education and research. Our future success rests on our ability to develop a sustainable Thriving Workforce that is unified in moving forward for the benefit of the college and Manitoba. Our culture is built on our principles for continued success: Creativity, Collaboration, and Courage.
Position Overview:
Under the supervision of the Facility Manager or designate, the incumbent will primarily focus on landscaping and grounds maintenance tasks, ensuring that the college's outdoor spaces are well-kept and aesthetically pleasing. This includes lawn care, tree pruning, flowerbed preparation, seeding, and general landscape cleanup. The student will also assist with basic building maintenance tasks, including minor repairs, painting, and upkeep of common areas within campus buildings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform minor repairs and maintenance tasks under the supervision of the Maintenance Assistant.
- Assist with setting up and moving equipment, furniture, and supplies as needed.
- Operate and maintain various grounds-keeping equipment such as front-end loaders, lawn tractors, snow blowers, mowers, skid steers, and hand tools to maintain roadways, parking areas, walkways, and landscaped areas.
- Apply fertilizer and perform pruning of shrubs, hedges, trees, and transplant seedlings as required.
- Perform general maintenance on grounds equipment, including forklift operation and record-keeping.
- Clean and maintain common areas, ensuring they remain tidy and safe for all occupants; collect and dispose of trash.
- Prepare and manage seasonal lawn care, including seeding, laying sod, landscaping, and general cleanup.
- Prepare and maintain flowerbeds for planting, watering, weeding, and cleanup during summer and fall.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of grounds maintenance programs and procedures in commercial facilities, including the operation of commercial-grade grounds equipment.
- Familiarity with lawn, tree, shrub, and floral care.
- Knowledge of WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System).
- A valid Class 5 driver’s license is required.
- Ability to operate a variety of grounds-keeping equipment.
- Must be capable of lifting heavy objects and working at heights, depths, and in confined spaces.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
- Experience with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook).
This competition will remain open until the position is filled.
Discover full details about the position in the attached Job Description.
Discover full details about the position in the attached Job Description.
Why Join Us?
Working Together:
Be part of a collaborative and inclusive environment that values teamwork and positive employee relations. Together, we paddle collectively toward our mission.
Growing Together:
We invest in our employees’ future through succession planning, forward-looking recruitment, and supportive development programs. At least 4% of payroll is dedicated to staff professional development.
Forward Together:
As we navigate rapid technological changes, we prioritize resilience and wellness among our faculty and staff, helping them become the leaders of Manitoba.
Our Principles for Continued Success:
- Creativity: We foster an environment that supports and unleashes the creativity of our faculty and staff.
- Collaboration: Teamwork, purposeful connections, and community building are critical to achieving our collective potential.
- Courage: Our faculty and staff embrace their roles as community leaders, boldly taking risks to build a strong future for Manitoba.
Commitment to Diversity:
Assiniboine College is committed to creating a barrier-free environment that emphasizes the value of diversity and promotes full participation. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada, including indigenous peoples, persons of all abilities, members of visible minorities, all genders, and sexual orientations.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in this career opportunity, please email your resume and cover letter with reference to this competition to careers@assiniboine.net. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Assiniboine College is privileged to provide learning opportunities on the lands of the Dakota Oyate, Nakoda Oyate, Ininiwak, Nehethowak, Nehiyawak, Anishininewuk, Denesuline, Anishinaabeg, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.
For accommodations or alternative formats, contact careers@assiniboine.net or 204 725 8729.
