Labourer
Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture
Casual Position - May to October
Open Competition
Kings Landing - Prince William

Interested in making a difference in our province? We encourage you to Choose GNB!

There's No Time Like the Present to Discover the Past!

For more than 50 years, Kings Landing has had a commitment to ensuring our future generations understand and learn through immersive, hands-on interpretation.

Who we are:
We invite you to join the Kings Landing team! Kings Landing's mission is to attract, engage, enrich, and educate the people of New Brunswick and visitors by showcasing the well-researched adaptation of people who lived along the St. John River Valley in the 19th century. We are seeking dynamic and motivated Labourers to join our maintenance team. This position is essential to managing Kings Landing's infrastructure to the highest standards while ensuring an enhanced visitor experience.

What you will do:
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the successful candidate will be actively contributing to the upkeep and improvement of all Kings Landing facilities and infrastructure. This physically demanding role necessitates lifting and carrying, pushing, and pulling items weighing more than 25 pounds, as well as frequent bending, crouching, and kneeling.

Some duties include:

• Janitorial duties including sweeping, mopping, washing floors, and cleaning bathrooms
• Emptying garbages
• Lawn maintenance including mowing, raking, tree trimming, and brush clearing
• Ensuring fleet vehicles are cleaned, both inside and out
• Assisting the maintenance team with various site repairs, painting, and scraping
• Moving supplies throughout site
• Keeping all work areas clean, organized, and free of clutter to promote safety and efficiency
• Carrying out other tasks as required

Who you are:
To be successful in this role, you have a great respect for health and safety procedures and are able to work independently as well as part of a team. You are able to prioritize tasks, think critically, and problem-solve.

Your attitude, skills and interests are just as important as your area of study. We are looking for diverse backgrounds that bring a combination of the following:

Required Competencies:

• Ability to read and write
• Possession of a valid New Brunswick Class 5 driver's license
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Written and spoken competence in English is required. Please state your language capability.

Applicants must clearly demonstrate the essential qualifications to be given further consideration. Please ensure that preferred language for assessment is identified on your resume.

Nice to have:

• Prior experience in labour, landscaping, or janitorial work
• Valid Emergency First Aid/CPR certification
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) training
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures

Résumés should be in chronological order specifying education and employment in months and years including part-time and full-time employment.

Wage:
$24.07 per hour

Work environment:

• Office location: Kings Landing, Prince William, NB
• Environment: Indoors/Outdoors - work site is noisy and dusty - may work in adverse weather conditions (sun/heat, rain, snow, cold) and may work from heights
• Standard hours of work: Shift work and/or variable hours including weekends and holidays
• We promote a scent-reduced environment

What can GNB offer you?

• Opportunities for career growth, professional development, and training
• Free access to Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) and services

Providing a safe workplace for all. Your health & safety are important to us. GNB has implemented preventative measures across the organization to ensure your health & safety.

How to apply:
We encourage applicants to apply online at www.ere.gnb.ca, by mail at the following address, or by email at [email protected] by May 6, 2025, indicating competition number R18-2025/2026-009. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies at the same level.

Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture
Kings Landing
5804 Route 102
Prince William, N.B. E6K 0A5
Telephone: 506-363-4954

We thank all those who apply, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

• A Criminal Record Check is required prior to appointment

As per the?Civil Service Act, veterans, who demonstrate they are among the most qualified, shall be given preference at the time of appointment.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Program contributing to the creation of a more balanced workforce that reflects the diversity of the province by removing barriers to employment and providing individualized supports to designated equity group members.

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