Facilities & Fleet Attendant
- Saskatoon, SK, S7P 0C7, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
We are seeking a hardworking and dependable Facilities & Fleet Attendant to join our team at Astro Towing.
Safety, well-being, and community support are at the core of everything we do. The Facilities & Fleet Attendant supports the daily operations of our yard, compound, buildings, and fleet. This includes general maintenance tasks, providing various roadside assistance services, and supporting internal teams. This position works predominantly outdoors, regardless of the weather. Success in this position requires a friendly demeanor, good communication skills, comfort with basic vehicle maintenance, and a commitment to providing excellent customer service.
While we operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, this position follows a Monday through Friday schedule, with working hours scheduled between 8:00 am and 6:30 pm.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide general yard and compound maintenance and support such as:
- Collect and discard garbage and miscellaneous broken car parts
- Weed control
- Ensure laneways are clear and vehicles are orderly and accessible
- Move, reorganize, and relocate vehicles as necessary
- Collect unused and abandoned blocks throughout compound and return to storage
- Collect spill trays (berms), properly empty contents, wash, and return to storage
- Assist with lockouts, boosting batteries, and filling tires with air for vehicles in the compound as needed
- Prepare for next day’s tow-thrus and ensure all vehicles are accessible
- Assist with escorting customers through the compound to access or pick up their vehicles when required
- Provide general shop maintenance and support such as:
- Sweeping, picking up debris, and emptying garbage cans
- Maintain, order, and restock shop supplies as needed and requested
- Assist with picking up parts for mechanics as needed
- Assist with inventory counts
- Maintain the secure bay and communicate with compound staff to ensure vehicles are removed in a timely manner
- Maintain the wash bay, including ensuring adequate supplies are available
- Provide general fleet maintenance such as:
- Maintain the Emergency Response Trailer and ensure supplies are fully stocked and organized, and replenished as needed
- Ensure the dump trailer is emptied after use and ready to be used again
- Assist with cleaning and detailing various company vehicles
- Provide general building maintenance such as:
- Replace burnt out light bulbs
- Correspond with repair technicians for building maintenance
- Provide general snow maintenance during winter months such as:
- Clear snow from parking lots, sidewalks, and compound rows both manually and with a skid steer
- Organizing and arranging for snow pile removal
- Provide roadside assistance support when needed, such as boosting batteries, replacing batteries, filling tires with air, changing tires, and performing lockouts
- Provide traffic control services when needed
- Ensure proper utilization and maintenance of company equipment
- Attend meetings and training as requested for job and safety information
- Help with other duties as assigned
Competencies Required
- Must hold and maintain a minimum Saskatchewan Class 5 driver’s license; a Class 1A is considered an asset
- Ability to perform physical duties including lifting, bending, climbing, and kneeling
- Friendly attitude with a strong focus on customer service
- Mechanical aptitude with an understanding of basic vehicle maintenance such as boosting vehicles and air deliveries
- Experience with operating a skid steer is required
- Neat and tidy in appearance
- Self-starter mindset and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Team-oriented attitude, desire to support others, and a willingness to “get stuff done” and keep busy
- Commitment to environmental compliance and safe work practices
- As this is a safety-sensitive position, clear pre-employment and ongoing random drug (including marijuana) and alcohol testing
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on work, thrives in changing conditions, and takes pride in maintaining safe, functional environments. If you have the skills and mindset to ensure our facilities and fleet run smoothly, we encourage you to apply. Please note that an acceptable criminal record check is a requirement for this position.
Visit www.astrotowing.ca to learn more about us!
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Responsibilities
The Facilities & Fleet Attendant is responsible for maintaining the yard, compound, buildings, and company fleet through general maintenance and cleaning tasks. They also provide roadside assistance services and support internal teams with inventory and vehicle accessibility.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Saskatchewan Class 5 driver’s license and possess mechanical aptitude with experience operating a skid steer. The role requires physical stamina for outdoor work and a commitment to safety-sensitive protocols including drug and alcohol testing.
Skills
- Vehicle maintenance
- Roadside assistance
- Skid steer operation
- Yard maintenance
- Customer service
- Communication skills
- Mechanical aptitude
- Traffic control
- Inventory management
- Safety compliance
- Detailing
- Snow removal
- Problem solving
- Time management
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Categories
- Trades
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Customer Service & Support
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Facilities maintenance
- Fleet maintenance
- Roadside assistance
- Skid steer
- Yard operations
- Vehicle detailing
- Inventory counts
- Traffic control
- Safety-sensitive
- Mechanical aptitude
- Snow removal
- Compound maintenance
- Customer service
- Class 5 driver's license
- Environmental compliance
- Preventative maintenance
- Shop maintenance
- Emergency response trailer