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Maintenance Worker
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Posted:
17 September 2026 (3 days ago)
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Application Deadline:
15 December 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
About Red Door: Red Door is a not-for-profit organization. The mission of the Red Door Shelter is to end homelessness for each family that comes through our doors by providing safe temporary refuge and critical services to support them in healing rebuilding their lives and integrating back into a community. At Red Door we strive for quality care advocacy collaboration integrity and accountability.
Position Summary:
The Maintenance Worker is responsible for maintaining buildings grounds equipment and facility assets through preventive maintenance repairs inspections emergency response and operational support activities. The position supports asset management capital projects contractor coordination and regulatory compliance while ensuring facilities are safe functional and well-maintained.
Key Responsibilities:
Facility Maintenance & Operations
- Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs to building systems fixtures equipment furnishings and infrastructure including plumbing electrical carpentry painting drywall hardware doors windows and general repairs.
- Respond to maintenance requests investigate deficiencies troubleshoot issues and coordinate specialized repairs with qualified trades or contractors.
- Prepare and support occupancy readiness of program spaces residential units and common areas.
- Assist with moving furniture equipment materials supplies and organizational assets.
Preventive Maintenance Inspections & Asset Management
- Conduct scheduled preventive maintenance and inspections of building systems equipment grounds and facility assets.
- Monitor and document asset condition maintenance requirements deficiencies replacements and lifecycle needs.
- Maintain maintenance records inspection reports equipment logs inventories and asset documentation.
- Verify completion and quality of maintenance repair and contracted services.
Cleaning Services Grounds & Facility Standards
- Monitor and inspect facility conditions to ensure buildings and grounds remain clean safe presentable and operational.
- Coordinate and verify the performance of contracted cleaning services and follow up on service deficiencies and corrective actions.
- Support waste management recycling seasonal maintenance and exterior site upkeep.
- Coordinate emergency cleaning requirements resulting from floods leaks spills construction activities or other incidents.
Tenant & Occupant Support
- Respond to service requests and maintenance concerns from tenants residents staff and facility users.
- Communicate maintenance activities shutdowns repairs inspections and project-related disruptions.
- Support compliance with health safety fire prevention security and operational requirements.
Pick-Ups Deliveries & General Labour
- Complete scheduled and ad hoc pick-ups deliveries receiving unloading storage and distribution of supplies equipment furniture materials donations and organizational assets.
- Provide general labour support for facility operations maintenance activities events relocations projects and contractor work.
Emergency Response Safety & Compliance
- Respond to emergencies including floods leaks equipment failures power interruptions security incidents and other facility-related issues.
- Conduct routine safety inspections and identify hazards unsafe conditions security concerns and operational risks.
- Assist with audits regulatory inspections emergency preparedness activities and health and safety programs.
- Perform all duties in accordance with applicable legislation organizational policies procedures collective agreement provisions and safe work practices.
Qualifications:
- Secondary school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum three (3) years of building maintenance facilities operations property management or related experience.
- Knowledge of building operations plumbing electrical HVAC carpentry mechanical security and life safety systems.
- Experience performing repairs preventive maintenance inspections and contractor coordination.
- Proficiency in the safe use of maintenance tools and equipment.
- Strong organizational communication problem-solving and record-keeping skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a unionized environment.
- Valid Class G Drivers Licence is an asset.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Sound working knowledge of building systems including plumbing electrical HVAC mechanical and fire and life safety.
- Ability to diagnose common faults and recognize when licensed trades are required.
- Safe use of hand tools power tools ladders and maintenance equipment.
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act WHMIS and safe handling of chemicals and cleaning products.
- Ability to identify report and document hazards and unsafe conditions.
- Accurate record-keeping for work orders inspections inventories and asset documentation.
- Ability to monitor contracted services and follow up on deficiencies.
- Competence with general computer applications and maintenance tracking systems.
- Strong organizational skills balancing scheduled work with urgent requests.
- Ability to work respectfully around residents including families and children maintaining appropriate boundaries and confidentiality when entering occupied units.
Employment Type: Full Time permanent
Job Reference Code: B-165
Location: Booth/Pines and other Red Door locations
Salary: $61230.60-$62283.62 per year
Hours of Work: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (40 hours per week)
Reports to: Senior Manager Facilities and Operations
We thank all applicants. However only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
The Red Door is an equal opportunity agency that welcomes applications from all interested individuals. We particularly encourage those with lived experiences and affinities that align with our clients as this allows us to effectively represent their interests. We also strongly invite women-identifying individuals members of the 2SLGBTQ community Black Indigenous and people of colour newcomers to Canada and individuals with disabilities to apply.
Please note that our main office and our Violence Against Women shelter are not fully wheelchair accessible.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
For over 30 years the Red Door Family Shelter has been providing emergency housing and support services to women escaping domestic violence, to refugees, and to families experiencing a housing crisis in the Greater Toronto Area. Each year the Red Door helps over 500 families heal and ... View more
