Grounds Machinery Operator, Snow and Ice - Nights

Department: PR Business Operations 

Position covered by the Collective Agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1334

Temporary full-time from 12/02/2024 to 03/28/2025  

Initial Shift Assignment: Night - Sunday to Thursday - 10:00pm to 6:00am  
Number of Positions: 6 

If you are a current employee of the University of Guelph you must apply on the internal Career Page in order to be considered as an internal applicant. 

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Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Grounds department, the incumbents will be responsible for the operation of a variety of vehicles, machinery and related equipment used in Grounds’ snow and ice clearing, and landscape and maintenance operations including: vehicles equipped with snow plows, dump trucks and 4-wheel drive vehicles, and farm tractors.  As required, the Grounds Machinery Operator also keeps records; operates hydraulic sprayers, chainsaws, and other small motorized equipment; assists with the installation of fence and signs; services equipment; and other related duties; and performs other duties as assigned, particularly during periods of fair weather, potentially including work captured in other CUPE 1334 classifications (Bands 4, 3, 2, 1, or A) for which the incumbent is qualified.  Additional training will be provided as needed.

Requirements

Grade 11 education (Grade 12 preferred), a DZ driver’s license, and several years’ experience in the operation of trucks, snow plow-equipped vehicles, tractors, small loaders, mowers, etc.; knowledge of established safety practices; the ability to keep accurate records and to read and interpret schedules, equipment directions, instructions, etc.  Successful candidates will be required to provide a clean 3-year uncertified driver’s record (‘Driver’s Abstract’) from ServiceOntario as a condition of employment.

Regular full-time staff of the University who are interested in applying to this opportunity as a secondment MUST have their current supervisor’s approval to potentially take up the secondment in advance of applying.

Employee Type: Temporary 
Position Number: 10912069     
Classification: CUPE Band 4   
0-3 Month Rate: $28.61 per hour
Job Rate: $30.12 per hour
Vacancy: Original
Work Location: Main Campus 

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

Posting Date: 09/26/2024 
Close Date: 10/03/2024