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Parks Maintenance Worker

Find out why our AMAZING employees love working for the City of Port Coquitlam! 

Affectionately known as “PoCo”, we are an award winning organization made up of a diverse and dedicated team of people who care deeply about the community they serve.

The City of Port Coquitlam is currently seeking positive, energetic individuals for seasonal opportunities within the Parks & Services Division as Casual Parks Maintenance Workers to perform a diverse range of labour related duties in turf maintenance, horticulture, park maintenance, janitorial, urban forestry, trail maintenance and cemetery operations. Parks Maintenance Workers may have a work week that includes shifts that fall outside of a normal work week.

If many of the following characteristics and skills describe you, we want to meet you!

  • You have completed the 10th grade in school
  • You have one year’s experience within the past five years in general parks operations and maintenance tasks or successful completion of a certificate program at a recognized educational institution in horticulture or parks related program
  • You have a valid Class 5 Driver’s license for the Province of British Columbia

Why should you consider working for us?

  • We care deeply about the community that we serve
  • We have a positive attitude about the work we perform
  • We take our work seriously, but not ourselves
  • Our organization and community is the ideal size for you to make a difference and have an impact
  • We have a strong learning culture and want our people to grow and succeed
  • We are a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace
  • We offer a rate of pay of  $29.10 per hour plus 12% in lieu of benefits, vacations and statutory holidays

 

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply online by March 21, 2018 at www.portcoquitlam.ca/cityjobs quoting competition number #18-022c.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those to be interviewed will be contacted.

The City of Port Coquitlam will conduct a criminal record check.

 

Location: 
City of Port Coquitlam
2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2A8
Canada
Contact: 
Human Resources
Phone: 
(604) 927-5417
Click to view background photo & credits
Project: Westminster Pier Park
Landscape Architect / Firm: PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc.
Location: New Westminster, British Columbia
Photo Credit: PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc.