Part-Time Operating Engineer - 4th Class

Role overview

Plant operations and compliance

• Perform scheduled Shift Engineer duties under the Chief Operating Engineer and comply with the Technical Standards and Safety Act and O. Reg. 219/01.
• Check plant and operating equipment at the start of scheduled shifts and take equipment readings.
• Use Building Automation Systems to identify and respond to alarms, escalating when needed.
• Monitor contractor activity and assist with equipment lockouts and permits.

Maintenance and technical services

• Inspect, install, maintain, and repair refrigeration, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and building control systems at college campuses.
• Ensure equipment operation and maintenance meet applicable legislation, maintenance requirements, and safety codes.
• Perform electrical or piping work where permitted by the licences held.
• Respond to equipment failures, diagnose issues, repair or plan repairs, prioritize work requests, and ensure materials and supplies are available.
• Complete mandated tests, report mechanical deficiencies, maintain academic shop equipment, and address mechanical hazards.
• Assist other trades as directed and provide technical information to Facilities Management colleagues.
• Help prepare standard operating procedures; check contractor work against scope, specifications, codes, and proper practices, and report deficiencies.
• Fabricate and repair items such as shafts and linkages using design experience and ideas.

Asset management and maintenance

• Maintain an up-to-date database of equipment under the engineer's care.
• Create and implement preventive maintenance programs for refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems.
• Identify code-mandated preventive maintenance tasks and frequencies; review equipment condition and recommend repairs or replacement to improve safety, efficiency, and productivity.

Required qualifications

• Valid Ontario 4th Class Operating Engineer Certificate of Qualification issued by TSSA.
• At least five years working as a certified 4th Class Operating Engineer and experience with industrial, commercial, or institutional heating and cooling systems.
• Experience in a client-centred environment and with Building Automation Systems.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, accurately troubleshoot HVAC equipment, and communicate excellently in writing and orally.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Valid driver's licence equivalent to an Ontario Class G licence; driving is an essential duty and proof is required upon hire.

Schedule

• Scheduled for 24 hours per week, Friday through Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Pay

• Hourly salary range is $43.93–$50.92.

Work location

• Regular on-site work is required at Algonquin College's Woodroffe Campus in Ottawa.

Posting details

• The posting identifies a part-time support position and states that the role is subject to the Part-time Support Staff Collective Agreement.