Labourer 3 Soft Landscape

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At UBC we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research innovation and learning for all faculty staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Description Summary

This position belongs to the Soft Landscape crew.

UBC Building Operations provides comprehensive facilities maintenance operations and renovation services for lands and buildings owned by the University of British Columbia. The Municipal Services group is responsible for providing waste management services soft and hard landscape services as well as moving and general labour services for all of the Vancouver campus.

This position works within the landscape crew; a team engaged in the ongoing maintenance and periodic renewal of lawns shrub beds and trees of 172 hectares of core campus grounds and gardens. The Labourer performs physical work operates specialized equipment performs maintenance work in the landscape crew; working within relevant safety regulations and in the safest simplest sustainable and most efficient manner.

Organizational Status

The Labourer 3 reports to the Municipal Manager and receives daily work assignments and directions from the Sub-Head Landscape Technologist or Head Landscape Technologist. Responsibilities are performed both independently as well as with Landscape Technologists and other Labourers depending on the nature of the work.

Work Performed

Assists in soft landscape and other general labour duties using specialized equipment and physical effort including lawn and garden bed maintenance.

Assists in landscaping maintenance construction and development of lawns and planted areas of the University campus.

Operates light medium and heavy vehicles and special construction and maintenance equipment (including but not limited to power washers line trimmers lawn mowers backpack blowers jack hammers tampers concrete vibrators concrete/asphalt coring and cutting equipment sandblasting equipment bobcats and any other special equipment.

May monitor the work of a group of Labourers in an assigned area as designated by the Head Labourer or Sub-Head Labourer; participates in the work and ensures those under his/her jurisdiction work in a correct and safe manner.

Requests and receives tools equipment and material for the work assigned.

Carries out any other related duties as required in keeping with the qualifications and requirements of positions in this classification.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

The Labourer 3 determines the most efficient and effective way to operate equipment to perform work; incorrect decisions generally result in minor delays.

Supervision Received

The Labourer 3 reports to the Manager Municipal Services and receives daily work assignments and directions from the Sub-Head Landscape Technologist or Head Landscape Technologist. The Labourer 3 works from oral and written instructions and according to established departmental policies and procedures.

Supervision Given

The Labourer 3 monitors the work of a group of labourers in an assigned area to ensure work is being performed correctly and in a timely fashion.

Minimum Qualifications

- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives including perspectives in conflict with ones own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing ones own awareness knowledge and skills related to equity diversity and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

High School graduation and Valid B.C. Driver s License. Secondary school education and/or completion of high school or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Valid and subsisting Class 5 drivers license with a satisfactory driving record. Ability to follow policies procedures and instructions. Ability to work both independently and within a team environment. Ability to provide quality service to customers in a courteous patient manner. Ability to develop and maintain cooperative and productive working relationships. The equivalent combination of education and experience.