Building Operations Assistant

at  National Research Council Canada

Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

• The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.
City: Montréal
Organizational Unit: Real Property Planning and Management
Classification: AD-3
Tenure: Term
Duration: 1 Year
Language Requirements: Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
Work Arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require full-time physical presence at the at the NRC work location identified.
Note: This is a repost and if you have previously applied you do not need to re-apply.

EDUCATION

Successful completion of secondary school according to provincial standards.
For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

• Significant experience with MS Office suite products such as Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Significant in administrative duties such as preparing and maintaining filing systems, documenting office procedures and drafting internal and external correspondence.
• Significant experience working in a shipping/receiving role.
• Significant experience providing client support services.
• Significant – 2 to 6 years

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Great Minds. One Goal. Canada’s Success.
Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada’s largest research and technology organization.
We are looking for one Building Operations Assistant to support our Real Property Planning and Management Branch (RPPM) in Montreal. The Building Operations Assistant would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.
The Building Operations Assistant plays an important role within a team working towards supporting the researchers, engineers, and technicians in fulfilling their project goals and obligations.
This role is focused on results, but also understand that assisting the client in achieving their larger goals is a success. The incumbent will be expected to coordinate and handle all shipping and receiving needs of the client and property as well do security screening of all staff and contractors, invoicing, surplus of retired equipment, quotes, operation of pallet jack to move material around, and coordination of day-to-day activities. In addition to these tasks, you will be expected to help support the Operations team at times with: escorting contractors, assisting with small physical maintenance tasks, performing monthly inspections, set ups and teardowns for the client, preparing office space and monitoring accessibility for new hires, etc. You will be handling many priorities as we have a very busy and diverse work site. The Building Operations Assistant typically works a 37.5-hours work week with only the occasional need for overtime – but no shift work, and no regularly scheduled weekends.