Building Maintenance Lead Hand

With 55 schools, over 25,000 students and more than 4,500 employees, the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board (SMCDSB) is an education community bound together by our beliefs. Our facilities are located in some of the most beautiful natural settings in the province. Our Board encompasses a large and dynamic mixture of urban centers, small towns and rural areas throughout Central Ontario. We offer excellent programs, resources and supports so that students are provided with every opportunity to reach their future goals and aspirations. At this time of reconciliation through education, we are committed to meaningful and respectful relationships as we live, work, play and pray together on this traditional territory.

Building Maintenance Lead Hand

Open To

Open Competition

Job Location:

Facilities Services, 97 Ferndale Drive, Barrie, Ontario

Position Type / Hours

Full-Time; Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm, 40 hours weekly; Immediately to February 26, 2027

Annual Compensation

$29.54 - $31.54 per hour

Job Summary

Join a skilled and award winning team focused on excellence in facility maintenance and service. We have a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion, and helping our people succeed. Under the direction of the Supervisor of Facilities Operations and Maintenace, the Building Maintenance Lead Hand installs repairs and maintains structural, cosmetic and built-in building components and equipment in all Board buildings, maintains, repairs and installs plumbing pipes and fixtures, ensuring work is performed in a safe and effective manner, maintains limited scope of electrical equipment in accordance with Board policies and procedures, relevant regulations, codes and best practices in a safe and effective manner.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Secondary School Diploma
• Building Trade related courses are an asset
• Journeyman Plumber or other trade is an asset
• 1-3 years previous related and/or on the job experience
• Previous experience with plumbing, carpentry and minor electrical repair
• Ability to use a computerized maintenance and work order system
• Standard First Aid and CPR certification, or willingness and ability to obtain
• Valid Ontario Drivers License, Glass G with a clean abstract.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work co-operatively both independently and as a member of an interdepartmental team.
• Proven time management, scheduling and organizational skills.
  
  

Why Work for Us:

• Paid vacation time
• Robust benefit plan including health and dental benefits
• Enrolment in OMERS pension plan
• Use of company vehicle for board business
• All tools for on-the-job work are provided by the board
• Overtime often available
• Uniform is provided
  
  

Interested candidates must forward, in confidence, a cover letter, resume and supporting documentation to hr@smcdsb.on.ca by November 12, 2026 at 4:00pm. Please quote job posting number 50/26-27 in the subject line.

Accessibility accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process upon request. Accommodation queries should be directed to the Human Resources Department at hr@smcdsb.on.ca.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As a condition of employment, new employees to SMCDSB are required, by legislation, to submit a satisfactory Criminal Background Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening.

The Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board is deeply committed to promoting Truth, Reconciliation and the rights of Indigenous peoples, Human Rights, Equity and Anti-Racism, and the elimination of Oppressive Practices, in our schools, our workplace and in the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all individuals including those with varied lived experiences that can contribute to the diversification of the workforce at the SMCDSB.

THE BOARD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYEE