Roads Maintainer

About Us!

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we focus on equity, inclusion, and sustainability. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core values emphasize caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

Dish with One Spoon Wampum:

• Recognizing our shared humanity and land
• Taking only what we need
• Leaving some for others
• Keeping the dish clean

This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core values, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.

The Role

Performs landscaping and grounds maintenance activities, including grass cutting, planting, pruning, and general manual labour of newly landscaped areas. Performs snow plowing, ice control, and general road maintenance duties on roads, bridges, and roadsides.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Organizes daily work per work orders and established schedule.
• Operates utility vehicles and portable equipment and tools (e.g., shovels, cultivator, tiller, edger, shears, saws, water tanks, shovels, mowers, crane) as part of a 4-5 person crew.
• Prepares and maintains flowerbeds and grounds on the roadside/right-of-way, within roundabouts, and on regional properties. Amends soil, weeds, edges beds, and trims vegetation. Plants/transplants plants, bulbs, and flowers based on design layout. Tends and waters vegetation throughout the growing season.
• Cuts grass, trims and prunes hedges, woody plants, and shrubs along the regional roadway. Rakes and removes brush, leaves, grass cuttings, and garbage/debris; and loads/unloads from sites.
• Performs daily maintenance circle checks and completes inspection checklists. Performs preventive cleaning and maintenance (e.g., equipment), and troubleshoots and performs minor repairs/replacements, as required. Refers other servicing needs to lead hand and corporate Fleet, and repairs to supervisor.
• Loads and unloads equipment and supplies manually, including with help from others or with assistive devices. Removes/installs plow blades as required.
• Operates trucks and ancillary equipment for snow plowing, salting, and sanding operations, including wheel loader. Uses hand tools to remove snow/ice from roadsides and drainage areas. Performs other snow/ice control activities (e.g., snow fences).
• Performs general road maintenance activities as required (e.g., patching, animal/debris removal, drainage maintenance, brush chipping, chainsaw work, traffic control, road patrol). Uses other equipment/small tools as required to perform duties.
• Records work orders, timesheets, hours of service, and other documentation in computerized systems.
• Requisitions day-to-day supplies through stockroom. Has a p-card, as needed. Notifies lead hand or supervisor regarding other equipment and material needs.
• Selects traffic protection plans and performs traffic control per Ministry standards and regulations.
• Maintains shop, storage areas, equipment, vehicles, hand and power tools in a safe, clean, orderly manner, per policies and procedures. Reports unsafe or damaged equipment to supervisor immediately.
• Responds to general questions from the public.
• Backs up Lead Hands, as required.
• Performs related duties, including in other work units in the Section, as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Functional knowledge of landscaping and roads maintenance procedures and operations acquired through a minimum Grade 10 education plus 1 year of related experience.
• Functional knowledge of snow plowing and ice control, and other roads maintenance equipment (e.g., trucks, wheel loader).
• Must have a valid Class D drivers licence with Z airbrake endorsement, acceptable drivers abstract, and valid transportation of dangerous goods certification to operate corporate equipment.
• Knowledge of and ability to comply with policies, procedures, standards; field and traffic manuals; CVOR requirements; related by-laws and legislation (e.g., Highway Traffic Act, Ontario Traffic Manual, Book 7 traffic control plans, health and safety, transportation of dangerous goods, minimum maintenance standards), and on-the-job training.
• Communication skills to understand instructions; interact professionally with others; provide general information to the public; and participate as an effective team member.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply plans, blueprints, manuals, notices, documentation, and traffic protection plans. Ability to convert imperial measurements to metric.
• Ability to complete CVOR requirements (e.g., checklists, hours log, reports), purchase requisitions, work orders, locate books, basic written communications, and technical recommendations (e.g., products, work methods).
• Computer skills with ability to use software such as a work/asset management system, Microsoft Office (Outlook), weather monitoring systems, hours of service software, and time and attendance systems.
• Ability to function effectively and safely in a variety of environmental conditions.
• Must demonstrate successful completion of a physical demands test (pre-hire).
• Ability to work variable hours and shifts, including weekends, evenings, holidays, and nights, as assigned. Ability to work shifts lasting up to 14 hours as required.
• Participates in a regular on-call rotation to respond to after-hours emergencies and urgent matters, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to support and demonstrate the Region’s values.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Internal 1656 applicants are required to submit a document with their name on it (or an optional resume). 1656 staff are encouraged to internally apply with an updated resume, especially for those job opportunities that are a promotional opportunity, so that their qualifications are appropriately captured during the screening phase.

The Region of Waterloo is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. The Region of Waterloo invites applications from all qualified individuals. We are strongly committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourage applications from Black, racialized/visible minorities, Indigenous/Aboriginal people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons.

The Region of Waterloo is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. Alternate formats of this document are available upon request. Please contact the Service First Contact Centre at phone number (519) 575-4400, TTY number (519-575-4608) to request an alternate format.