Labourer 3 Street Operations
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CUPE 116Job Profile
CUPE 116 Salaried - Labourer 3Job Title
Labourer 3 - Street OperationsDepartment
Street Operations Municipal Services FacilitiesCompensation Range
$4597.00 - $5012.00 CAD MonthlyPosting End Date
February 12 2026Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date
OngoingAt 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 Summary
UBC Facilities 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 Streets Operations crew; a team engaged in the ongoing hard landscape maintenance (e.g. roads sidewalks storm drains water features street furnishing). The Labourer performs physical work operates specialized equipment performs maintenance work in the Street Operations crew; working within relevant safety regulations and in the safest simplest sustainable and most efficient manner.
This position may be required to work with other crews outside of Streets Operations as needed.
Organizational Status
The Labourer 3 reports to the Municipal Manager and receives daily work assignments and directions from the Sub-Head Labourer or Head Labourer. Responsibilities are performed independently as well as with other Labourers and or assisting trades depending on the nature of the work.
Work Performed
Assists with the maintenance of hard landscapes and other general labour duties using specialized equipment. Performs tasks of general nature involving physical effort. Assists in the construction and maintenance of structures pipelines and drainage systems. General duties related to hard landscape campus cleanup road/sidewalk repair and other tasks not requiring specialized skills.
Operates light medium and heavy vehicles and special construction and maintenance equipment (including but not limited to power washers backpack blowers jack hammers tampers concrete vibrators concrete/asphalt coring and cutting equipment sandblasting equipment bobcats boom lifts scissor lifts pallet jacks 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.
On occasion this position may be required to work on weekends evenings or overnight as needed to assist with weather-related events (i.e. a heavy wind storm or snowfall).
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 Laborer or Head Laborer. The Labourer 3 works from oral and written instructions and according to established departmental policies and procedures.
Supervision Given
The Labourer 3 may be required to monitor 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
Secondary school education and/or completion of high school or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Valid B.C. Class 5 Drivers License with a satisfactory driving record. Ability to work at heights and various weather conditions. 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. Or the equivalent combination of education and experience. 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.
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
