Organizational Summary

HomeEd is on a mission to provide Edmontonians with quality, affordable housing. Our team goes to work every day, driven by our purpose that better housing can’t wait and inspired by our vision ofbeing Edmonton’s first choice for an affordable home you love. Whether we’re developing new properties or managing the 1300+ units we already own and rent around the City, we do so in service to Edmontonians.

Our staff members are everyday heroes making an impact in the lives of the Edmontonians who need us. Our values are central to how we work and succeed as a team:

- Raise the Bar: We embrace challenges and change, relentlessly pursuing progress and growing impact.
- Care for Community: We are considerate and accountable, fostering belonging through respect, understanding & commitment.
- Stay Safe: We are proactive and prudent in managing risks and nurturing wellbeing.

We’re always looking for engaged, talented people to help us achieve big things in our community. For us, being a great place to work means:

- Doing meaningful work alongside caring team members that want to make a difference in people’s lives;
- Career development plans and budgets to keep you inspired, learning, and advancing your career;
- Competitive salaries and benefits, with additional compensation for exceptional work;
- Prioritizing the health and wellness of our team, with a paid Personal Wellness Day every two weeks to recharge.

For more information about HomeEd, please visit:www.myhomeed.ca

Position Summary:

The Preventative Maintenance Technician is primarily responsible for executing HomeEd’s preventive maintenance program, while contributing to maintenance work orders, quality assurance, and on-call activities as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Facility and Property Preventive Maintenance

- Develop and/or refine preventive maintenance plans for all assets.
- Monitor and maintain all building systems in accordance with preventative maintenance plans.
- Maintain precise records of all preventative maintenance activities, equipment servicing, appliance repairs, and warranty claims in Yardi information management system.




- Coordinate and monitor vendors and manufacturers for warranty repairs, inspections, and certified servicing.
- Oversee and/or perform building mechanical reports and repairs as appropriate.

Appliance Management & Triage

- Triage, troubleshoot, and complete service requests/ repairs for suite and common area appliances.
- Maintain inventory and parts associated with repairs.
- Analyse and monitor asset useful life and make recommendations for specification change and/or cost-effectiveness of repairing versus replacing aging appliances.
- Track, log, and monitor warranties for all appliances to ensure warranties are claimed.

Equipment and Tools

- Operate and maintain HomeEd’s vehicles in a safe and professional manner.
- Utilize HomeEd communication technology and information systems for daily and on-call activities.
- Conduct all work with company-provided tools, providing training to others as required.

Maintenance Work Order

- Complete day-to-day maintenance service requests as requested, providing coverage for maintenance technicians as required.
- Participate in the 24-hour emergency maintenance service on an on-call rotation schedule.

Health, Safety & Environment

- Prioritise the safety of self and all employees by following HomeEd’s safety protocols and policies.
- Take a proactive approach to completing field-level and positional-level hazard assessments, as well as actively participating in improving the overall safety culture of HomeEd.
- Report HSE incidents or issues to the appropriate party, and support incident investigations as required.
- Other duties may be assigned as required.

Qualifications:

- 5+ years of maintenance/construction industry experience,



with 3+ years of experience as a maintenance technician for multi-unit rental housing.
- Journeyman Plumber and Journeyman Gasfitter certification.
- Strong mechanical aptitude with hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing residential appliances.
- Experience planning, executing and reporting on preventative maintenance activities and asset warranties is strongly preferred.
- Adept at using various mobile technological devices, such as tablets and cell phones.
- Proficiency with Yardi enterprise resource planning (ERP) system strongly preferred.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and conflict management skills.
- Possess a valid driver's license with an insurable driving record.

If you are interested in this position, please forward your resume in confidence through Indeed. Please include your telephone and email contact information, along with your full work experience and education in your submission.

We would like to thank all applicants for your interest. To ensure that the recruitment process for this position runs as smoothly and as efficiently as possible, it is our policy to only contact successful candidates during the application stage.

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Mileage reimbursement
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Wellness program

Application question(s):

- Are you a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident, allowing you to work permanently in Canada?
- What are your minimum wage expectations?
- HomeEd requires a vulnerable sector criminal record check. Are you willing to participate in this type of screening and are you confident you will pass this requirement?
- This position is classified as a full-time regular position. Hours are from 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Are you willing to commit to this type of work arrangement?
- This position has on-call requirements on a one-week schedule. You will be expected to answer calls and, when necessary, drive to an on-site location to address emergency work. Are you willing to commit to this type of work arrangement?

Location:

- Edmonton, AB T5M 1W7 (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Preventative Maintenance Technician (Northwest Edmonton)
🏢 homeEd Non Profit Housing
📍 Northwest Edmonton