Description
The Facilities Assistant plays a hands-on role in keeping EPL buildings, functional, and welcoming. This position completes basic maintenance tasks such as light electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, and fixture installation, responds to routine and urgent facility issues, and supports loading dock operations. Duties also include operating material-handling equipment (e.g. forklift, platform trucks, and powered and non-powered pallet jacks), receiving and staging deliveries, moving furniture and equipment, and maintaining organized dock and storage areas. The Facilities Assistant position is ideal for someone practical, safety-focused, and energized by variety, teamwork, and active work.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
- Valid Forklift Certification.
- A minimum of one year of related experience including building maintenance/operations and shipping/receiving.
- Experience operating a forklift in a warehouse, loading dock, industrial or facilities environment, with the ability to clearly explain prior use and operation conditions.
- Building Service worker Certification, Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) training, and Powered Pallet Jack training are assets.
- A valid Class 5 Alberta Motor Vehicle Operators License is an asset.
What do you need to bring to this position?
- The ability to perform a variety of physically demanding tasks.
- The ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with a strong ability to multitask.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and respond to urgent or unplanned operational needs.
- A satisfactory background screening is required for this position, which includes a Criminal Record Check/Police Information Check.
Who we are:
The secret ingredient for making EPL a magical place is no secret at all; in fact, it's very simple: We share. We share stories, ideas, and experiences. We share with our customers, our communities, and ourselves. We are Edmonton's largest lender of all manner of information and entertainment.
Pay Band:
$25.39 to $32.40 per hour
Shift differential may apply in accordance with the terms and conditions of the CSU 52 Collective Agreement.
Posting Date: May 14, 2026
Closing Date: May 31, 2026, 11:59:00 PM (MDT)
Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Permanent Full-time
Union: CSU 52
Department: Edmonton Public Library
Work Location(s): Stanley A. Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton T5J 2V4
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