Department: Transit Services Department
Service: Transit Bus Operations & Maintenance Service
Branch: Transit Fleet Maintenance Branch
Employment Type: Multiple Full-time Continuous Positions
Work Hours: 40.00 /hours per week (Subject to shift work at all locations)
Affiliation: ATU 279
Salary Information: As per schedule below
1st period - $34.042
2nd period - $35.587
3rd period - $36.795
4th period - $38.003 (2024 Rates of pay)
Location: Transit Service, 1500 St.Laurent
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Maintenance and Trades
Application Close: 28/06/2024
*Must be able to work shifts, weekends and statutory holidays at a variety of locations.
*NOTE: Applications / resumes received will be used to staff current and on-going requirements until June 30, 2024.
The Transit Fleet and Facilities Maintenance team provides safe, reliable, efficient, timely and cost-effective transit vehicle maintenance services to support federally regulated transit services within the City of Ottawa.
Reporting to a Superintendent, Maintenance Services, you are responsible to develop job skills to the journeyperson level as an apprentice Truck and Coach Technician, under the guidance and direction of more experienced workers in the trade. You develop and apply learned job skills through a combination of on-the-job learning and in-class instruction.
Apprentices shall be trained in accordance with the prescribed apprenticeship program of the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, wherever compatible with City requirements and facilities. The City provides the Apprentice with a workplace, but Apprentices are required to comply with the Apprenticeship policies/procedures of the City of Ottawa, and the terms of the Apprenticeship Agreement that they sign with the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, which is to meet the learning objectives, and master the skills of their trade.
As an apprentice, you will learn and apply skills to perform a wide range of duties of the trade, including, but not limited to, the following: conducting diagnostic inspection of buses, performing general mechanical overhaul and repair work to buses, and performing daily maintenance repairs to buses. You will: perform all unit changes or repairs to transmission, brakes, suspensions, electrical components, injectors, radiators, steering, differentials and air systems; and undertake major repairs to engines and transmissions as well as making miscellaneous adjustments to doors, destination signs and other vehicle systems.
Completion of Automotive Service Technician apprenticeship program of 7220 hours
Completed specialized motor vehicle courses are desirable
Up to 1 year of practical, mechanical or machine shop experience in an automotive garage environment.
Some knowledge of:
Desirable Qualifications:
• Mechanical ability
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.
The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.
Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre at 613-580-2424, extension 47411.