Grounds Maintenance Worker - Summer 2024

Position Type: Seasonal Contract, Full-Time
Hours of Work: Variable - Monday through Friday, days
Location: Orono, Ontario
Reporting to: Outdoor Operations Manager
Start Date: May 2024

At Brimacombe ski area we don't just offer skiing and snowboarding, we offer a place for all ages to get outside, enjoy the fresh air and create memorable experiences! Entering our seventh year of summer camps, we are currently seeking fun, outgoing, and responsible team members to help us make Camp Brimacombe a fun and safe place for our campers this summer.

Brimacombe ski area is currently seeking a Grounds Maintenance Worker for our summer operations. This seasonal contract position reports to the Outdoor Operations Manager and is responsible for general property maintenance around the Brimacombe property and it's facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cut and trim grass, including sweeping, raking and weed maintenance.
• Assist with tree maintenance, including planting, trimming, etc.
• Assist with trail development and maintenance.
• Plant and weed gardens.
• Perform exterior building maintenance, which includes cleaning, painting, window cleaning, pressure washing, etc.
• Conduct general site cleanup, including garbage pick-up.
• Assist with general property maintenance.
• Operating all-terrain utility vehicles.
• Working in a variety of weather and terrain conditions.
• Ensure work area(s) are kept safe and clean, reporting any damage, malfunction or misuse of any company equipment and/or property.
• Work effectively in a team with all other Camp Brimacombe staff and management.
• Ready to take on any challenge or help other team members when needed.
  
• Perform all duties assigned by Outdoor Operations Manager.

Qualifications:

• Good communications skills, self-motivated, mature, dependable, and able to work well with others.
• Willing and able to work in all weather conditions.
  
• Ability to operate ATVs and 4x4 trucks in a safe and responsible manner.
  
• Experience in landscaping or maintenance would be considered an asset.
• Successful Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Search, required prior to the first day of work.
  
• Must be able to legally work in Canada
  

To Apply:

Please complete an electronic application by clicking the APPLY button associated with this posting. We are currently not taking applications in-person.

We thank all applicants who respond, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Some of these positions are dependent on the Government of Canada's Canada Summer Jobs Program, providing wage subsidies to employers from not-for-profit organizations, to create quality work experiences for youth aged 15 to 30 years.

Hiring Timeline:

• Interviews will be scheduled upon receipt of qualified applications and will be conducted via a virtual platform. We thank all applicants who respond, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
  
• Job posting will remain open until all positions are filled.
• Training will be scheduled for May.
• Regular hours will begin May, dependent on enrollment, start up and agreed upon availability of applicant.

Brimacombe is an equal and fair employer. Brimacombe is committed to an environment that is barrier free; if you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment and employment process, we will work with you to meet your needs.

Information provided in all applications for employment is treated confidentially and pursuant to Brimacombe's privacy policy. By submitting an application you certify that the statements made by you are true and complete to best of your knowledge. You acknowledge that any misrepresentation made by you in connection with your application will be sufficient cause for rejection of your application or, if hired, for termination. You authorize investigation of all statements contained in your application and release from liability any person or company furnishing such information.