Put your skills to the test as you provide critical help in ensuring our facilities are safe and maintained.
Are you a hands-on, mechanically skilled individual? Do you have what it takes to perform trades tasks and a wide variety of facility maintenance and construction duties? If so, you will enjoy the teamwork and variety in this unique opportunity.
Given this position works with inmate helpers, a shift premium will be added to every pay.
Please note: This position requires you to work on an on-call basis. The hours of work are up to 40 hours per week, including weekends and statutory holidays, based on operational requirements and with no guaranteed hours.
Working as part of a small maintenance team at the Sarnia Jail, you will enjoy a variety of tasks as well as a flexible work schedule. In this role you can expect to:
- Assist skilled tradespeople with a variety of maintenance and repair duties in carpentry, masonry, and HVAC areas
- Build and install partitions, renovating, repairing furniture, windows, brick and plaster surfaces
- Paint, maintain, and inspect equipment and installations
- Assist Ministry or private contract personnel in major structural repairs or alterations
- Maintain Ministry and government requirements for correctional facility security
- Maintain work order and preventative maintenance logs
- Perform routine and preventative maintenance
- Supervise and instruct inmate workers
- Ensure that all work is performed in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
Interested in learning more about this role before you apply?
We invite you to attend an upcoming information session to gain insights into the position, the team, and the work environment.
During the session, you'll learn more about the key responsibilities, required qualifications, and how the role contributes to organizational priorities. You'll also have an opportunity to hear directly from hiring team and ask questions to help determine whether this opportunity is the right fit for your skills and career goals.
Participation in the information session is optional and is not part of the assessment process; however, it can provide valuable context to support your application.
Date: Friday August 7th, 2026 at 1:00pm
Click this link to join the session!
Meeting ID: 247 223 747 006 948
Passcode: 2VX3ka7L
We encourage all interested applicants to attend and learn more about this exciting opportunity.
- You have extensive knowledge and experience performing a wide range of general maintenance and trades work
- You understand systems, specifications, plans, and blueprints
- You have experience with the safe operation of hand/powered tools and equipment
- You have knowledge of health and safety
- You have demonstrated ability to follow workplace policies and protocols in order to ensure a safe and secure work area
- You have communication skills in order to assist other skilled tradespeople, instruct and supervise inmate workers, and interact with correctional staff
- You have problem-solving skills to recognize hazards, address maintenance issues, and complete assigned work on time
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer:
- a career that can grow across ministries and job functions
- flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs
- a comprehensive compensation and benefits package
- base salary that aligns to market trends with performance-based pay and scheduled salary progression
