INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE

The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces, and co-produces performing arts programming in various streams-the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety-and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada. The NAC is located on the traditional, unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation.
At the National Arts Centre, we believe the performing arts are vital to the human experience. A house of dreams for the Canadian performing arts, we work with artists and arts organizations from across this land to revitalize our sector.
Curious to learn more? Read our 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, The Journey Ahead.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Strong reflexes and good sense of balance – (will require working on slippery surfaces)
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs on a regular basis (ex: salt bags weigh 44lbs, propane tanks weigh 33 lbs)
• Must be able to stand & exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours;
• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill labourer tasks**;
• Ability to follow directions and work with limited supervision;
• Ability to work under pressure and to react quickly, especially in instances of varying or inclement weather and during emergency situations;
• Being flexible to work evenings and weekends during the snow & ice season, and being called in at the last minute
• Must be friendly, upbeat, and work well with other employees and be able to interact with guests;
• WHMIS training a definite asset and will be required upon hire;
• Ability to troubleshoot minor equipment failure and knowledge of how equipment operates;
• Good physical and technical skills to operate machinery needed to perform power sweeping and snow clearing tasks;
• Proof of a valid driver’s license (equivalent to an Ontario G class permit) and clean driver abstract;
• Bilingual in both official languages (English and French) would be an asset;
• Minimum completion of grade 12 combined with a minimum of 3 years of related experience;
• A past record of satisfactory attendance and punctuality is a requirement*.
• Applicants will be required to demonstrate the ability to perform a series of basic maintenance tasks on a piece of power sweeping / snow clearing equipment to satisfy the technical skill requirement of the role.
  ** Applicants will be asked to demonstrate the ability to complete the physical requirements of the position safely and adequately.

• Salting and snow shovelling all areas around the NAC (National Arts Centre), notably sidewalks, emergency exits, ramps, stairs, etc.
• Operating snowblowers
• Transport, by hand, heavy bags of salt, sand, dirt, etc.
• Cleaning all outdoor garbage areas & ashtrays
• Clearing areas of spider webs, animal carcasses (dead pigeons)
• Cleaning Walls
• Cleaning and disposal of garbage and human waste left by homeless patrons.
• Repair equipment, such as garage sweeper, scrubber, golf carts, pressure washers, leaf blowers, snow brushes
• Perform annual pressure washing of all necessary areas of the building;
• Reporting any equipment malfunction for immediate repair, particularly when it comes to major repair.
• Troubleshooting minor equipment failure and knowledge of how equipment operates
• Changing spark plugs and other parts on snowblowers
• Hosing down surfaces (i.e., all garage levels, indoor/outdoor staircases), using heavy fire hoses (several hundred feet long)
• Graffiti removal
• Pressure washing outdoor stairs
• Picking up leaves with power vacuum
• Frequent furniture moves in the building (i.e. removing all furniture of offices; desks, filing cabinets, chairs, etc., or moving couches and lounges around the building).
• Changing of light bulbs in the garage and in the stairwells (be comfortable using ladders)
• Cleaning loading docks
• Cleaning yellow railings in the garage
• Garbage pickup and transportation
• Cleaning plexiglass on railing