Evergreen is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join our team.

We are a national non-profit transforming public spaces in our cities for the health of people and our planet. With over 30 years of championing urban sustainability, we see the potential of our cities to solve some of the biggest issues facing our time and believe that our public spaces are the key to unlocking it. We see beyond the spaces that exist today and imagine them transformed into places where people and nature thrive. 

The Evergreen Brick Works site, where our head office is located, is built on the sovereign territory and waterways of the Haudenosaunee, Wendat, and Anishinaabe Nations. These nations continue to be the original governments, continuing leaders and decision makers that govern these lands. The territory is governed by Treaty 13 signed by the Mississaugas of the Credit. Treaties remind everyone of our mutual responsibilities to these Nations and the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who call this land home. 

Why Evergreen? 

In staff engagement surveys, Evergreen employees consistently report that their colleagues are one of the best things about working here. What else is in it for you?

• A reduced work week (4.5 days) for all full-time staff.
• Paid vacation, paid personal days (Evergreen Days), and a paid day off on your birthday.
• Employer-paid extended health care and dental benefits, including a Health Care Spending Account and access to mental health resources.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that support staff who are Indigenous, racialized, or 2SLGBTQ+, as well as ERGs for allyship learning, and to support caregivers of all kinds. 
• Active workplace committees, including Health & Safety, IDEA, and Employee Engagement.
• Access to informal and formal skills development and resume building opportunities.
• A beautiful head office location surrounded by nature at Evergreen Brick Works, with a free shuttle bus from Broadview Station.

Key Accountabilities

A day-in-the-life of this role might include:

• Ensuring the facility and site are ready for guests, staff and tenants each day.
• Completing preventive maintenance tasks as assigned by the Facilities Maintenance Manager.
• Completing minor maintenance repairs as assigned, including but not limited to painting, light bulbs, doors, plumbing, and groundskeeping.
• Reviewing and completing daily entries into logs.
• Performing daily walkthroughs of all interior and exterior spaces, ensuring the areas are safe, clean, and ready for use.
• Completing furniture and meeting room setups to support events and programming.
• Proactively communicating with the Facilities Maintenance Manager on any system issues, both active and preventatively, to prevent service disruptions. 
• Liaising with vendors to build and maintain positive relationships with Evergreen.
• Completing tenant requests as required.
• Providing facility support across departments as required.
• Other duties as required.

What You’ll Bring

Success in this role will be supported by the following target qualifications and core competencies. 

• 1 - 3 years’ experience in Facilities Maintenance.
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Ability to use both manual and power tools. 
• Familiar with computers, web-based applications and office software, including Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Working at heights certification or willingness to acquire
• Forklift certification or willingness to acquire.
• Strong analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills; able to evaluate urgency and risk.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities and conditions.  

You might have the following assets:

• Valid class ‘G’ driver’s license.
• First-aid/CPR certification.

Aren’t sure if you check every requirement on this list? That’s ok! We are still interested in hearing from you. We’d love to learn more about how your unique experience might make you a great addition to Evergreen.

Still Interested? Here are some other things you should know!

• This is a full-time, contract role to fill a vacant position.
• This is a nine (9) month contract, with the possibility of extension. 
• The target hire rate for this role is $24.00 per hour. To ensure equity and transparency, our target hire rates are real and are not flexible. If this posted rate does not meet your needs, we ask that you save your application for a time when there is a role and salary that is a fit for you.
• The paid vacation allocation for this role is 15 days annually, prorated to 9 months
• This role is supervised by Facilities Maintenance Manager  

Working Conditions

• 40 hours/week on site at Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto.
• Schedule requires working rotating weekends (off every other weekend).
• Working indoors and outdoors, sometimes in inclement weather conditions.
• Evergreen Brick Works is in a flood plain of the Lower Don River and is prone to occasional flooding. Under these conditions, employees may be asked to participate in clean-up activities.
• CSA approved Safety Shoes/Boots are required.  

Our Recruitment Process

• There will be one in-person interview on site at Evergreen Brick Works.
• We are committed to ensuring that all applicants are notified when the role has been filled so that you aren’t left wondering about the position. 

We’re always learning, so please reach out at any stage of the application process if you require support or adaptations. Evergreen is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Evergreen will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment cycle to applicants who request them. 

Evergreen uses a people-focused approach to evaluating applicants. We do not utilize artificial intelligence during the recruitment process.