Posted 3 days ago
General Labourer
@ BEST - For A Cleaner World
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
BEST - For A Cleaner World is hiring a full-time General Labourer in Vancouver, BC, to support daily operations at a post-secondary campus. The role involves moving furniture and equipment, setting up classrooms and events, deliveries and seasonal grounds work, with weekday hours of 7am to 3:30pm at $22.50/hr.
Pay:
$22.50 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Déménagement de mobilier et d'équipement
- Installation de salles de classe et d'événements
- Livraisons avec camion cube d'une tonne
- Déneigement et entretien des espaces extérieurs
- Tri des matières recyclables
Requirements summary:
- Un an d'expérience en déménagement ou installation
- Permis de conduire classe 5 ou 7 N valide en C.-B.
- Capacité de soulever 25 lb
- Maîtrise du CMMS
- Communication efficace en anglais
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-04
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | General labour |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Schedule | day, evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Plant or factory, Client sites |
| Position | On the move |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 25 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | BC Class 5 or Class 7 N driver's licence, Scissor lift certification (asset) |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record, driving record |
| Encouraged to apply | Women, Racialized people, 2SLGBTQ+, Veterans |
| Perks mentioned | Paid training |
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BEST - For A Cleaner World
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For a cleaner world
Full company description
BEST is one of Canada’s leading janitorial and maintenance service providers, specializing in high-traffic public facilities across the country. Proudly Canadian, we've been creating a positive impact since 1956 by delivering cleaning solutions to sectors like higher education, transportation, government, and large-scale public venues, including clients such as Vancouver Convention Centre, the University of Toronto, YYJ - Victoria International Airport, the University of Alberta, and more. With a fully in-house service model, we maintain the highest standards of quality, consistency, and accountability across more than 75 million square feet cleaned every day. We have been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 11 consecutive years with Platinum status, and we are North America’s only janitorial company to achieve Carbon Neutral Certification, CIMS Green Building with Honours, and GBAC Accreditation, a testament to our long-standing commitment to cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable spaces.
- LinkedIn followers
- 8,566
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 689
- Reported office locations
- 101 - 85 Schooner Street, Coquitlam, BC V3K 7A8, CA
- Unit 11, 3700 78 Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta T2C 2L8, CA
- 439 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8, CA
- Business categories
- Facilities Support Services
- Media and Entertainment
- Building Maintenance
- Education
- Non Profit
- Janitorial Service
- Facility Management
- Events
- Other recorded names
- BEST - For A Cleaner World
- BEST
- Specialties
- Janitorial and Housekeeping Services
- Exterior Building Maintenance
- Green Cleaning
- and Facilities Services
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
BEST is one of Canada’s leading janitorial and maintenance service providers, specializing in high-traffic public facilities across the country. Proudly Canadian, we've been creating a positive impact since 1956 by delivering cleaning solutions to sectors like higher education, transportation, government, and large-scale public venues, including clients such as Vancouver Convention Centre, the University of…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Facilities Services |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Coquitlam, BC |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1956 |
| Specialties | Janitorial and Housekeeping ServicesExterior Building MaintenanceGreen Cleaningand Facilities Services |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 31 |
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Location: Vancouver, BC
Type: Full-Time
Hours: Monday to Friday 7am-3:30pm
Compensation: $22.50/hr
When you join the BEST team, you’ll enjoy:
- Competitive hourly pay rates that are always above the provincial minimum wage
- An excellent company culture, with access to educational grants and regular team events and celebrations
- Employee recognition and appreciation programs, like our BEST Guusto program, which rewards employees that go above and beyond with prizes
- Opportunities for career advancement, on-the-job training, and upskilling within a quickly growing company
The General Labourer supports daily operations at an assigned post-secondary campus by moving furniture and equipment, setting up classrooms and events, completing deliveries, and performing seasonal grounds work. Working under the direction of the General Labourer Lead, the incumbent ensures work orders are completed safely, on time, and to the client’s satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
- Move furniture, supplies, and equipment, and set up and reset classrooms, meeting rooms, and college events;
- Maintain seating inventories in classrooms and meeting spaces;
- Coordinate equipment moves on and off campus (e.g., music equipment, choir risers, kitchen equipment), and assemble and take down displays;
- Check and replace chair and table feet and casters in classrooms and common areas;
- Drive a one-ton cube van for moves, deliveries, and pickups between campuses and to off-campus locations such as recycling and disposal centres;
- Load and unload vehicles, assist the courier driver, and disassemble furniture for storage, recycling, or disposal;
- Sort and divert materials into the proper recycling streams;
- Perform seasonal snow and ice removal, clear leaves and debris from walkways and stairs, water planters, pressure wash outdoor surfaces, and clean drain grates;
- Use the CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) to receive, acknowledge, and record work orders;
- Report safety hazards, deficiencies, and issues promptly;
- Plan work in advance of target dates, complete early-morning setups before the target time, and respond to urgent and short-notice requests;
- Communicate with clients and stakeholders to clarify tasks and follow up on work orders;
- Help train new hires and temporary on-call staff when required;
- Provide basic assistance to other operations staff as needed;
- Other duties as required to support contractual needs and business growth.
- Ability to lift 25 lbs on a continuing basis and perform physically demanding work indoors and outdoors;
- Ability to drive delivery vans and 1-ton cube vans, and operate manual and electric pallet jacks;
- Competency and training in the safe use of hand tools and small power tools;
- Computer literacy, including using a CMMS to manage and accurately record work;
- Ability to communicate effectively in English;
- Reliable, safety-focused team player with strong attention to detail.
- Minimum 1 year of experience with moves and furniture setups (e.g., moving, warehouse, facilities, or event setup);
- Valid BC Class 5 or Class 7 “N” driver’s licence with an acceptable driving abstract;
- Scissor lift certification is an asset;
- Availability for occasional evening, weekend, and emergency work, and to work at both campuses;
- Acceptable security and criminal record check.
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