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Employee Engagement
BUILDING OPS TEAM STORMED THE WALL
On March 27, Building Operations competed in the President’s challenge to Storm the Wall. Our team proved to be a strong opponent with Francis Lepage completing the swim, Greg Scott sprinting, Andrew Porritt cycling, Jen Sheel completing the long run, and Bryan Archibald being the man to get us all over the wall – including himself. Our co-ed team finished first with the all-male team from Properties Trust nudging our team out of first place by seconds.
Congratulations Building Ops!
UBC STAFF AND FACULTY SPORTS DAY IS FRIDAY MAY 3
This year’s event is on Friday, May 3 and will run from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm.
We have registered 4 teams for Building Operations. We are looking for team members who either want to have fun or beat the clock in competitive events. Come and join in, enjoy some fun teamwork games and celebrate the end of the school year! Put together a team of 4 – 6 people and participate as a Competitive or Just For Fun team. You and your teammates have a choice of physical and/or intellectual challenges.
Contact Caroline Soriano at caroline.soriano@ubc.ca or 822-4178 to sign up.
Asset Stewardship
EMMS PROGRESS ON CURRENT STATE PROCESS MAPPING – STEP 1 IS 79% COMPLETE
The EMMS (Enterprise Maintenance Management System) project team along with a core group of managers, heads/sub-heads and crew members have been working on preparing for the start of the implementation of the new system.
In order to make improvements we needed to map current state processes so that we all understand exactly where we excel and where the pain points are.
The current state process mapping team, Hayley MacDonald with Evan Colville, have distilled the process down to 4 key steps outlined in the graph below.
- Facilitate workshops to understand the process
- Document the process so that it can be used as a key communication tool moving forward
- Send the documented process maps back for review and edit to ensure all steps are accurately captured
- Pass on for final validation.
Thank you to all who have been involved to date. We are on track — keep up the great work!
GEO ZONE DROP IN FEEDBACK SESSION
Are you experiencing benefits or challenges with the current electrical geographic zone model? We want to hear from you. Please bring your ideas and proposed solutions to the upcoming Geo Zone Feedback workshop
| Date: | Wednesday April 10th |
| Time: | 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
| Location: | USB Room 0042 A/B |
Please feel free to contact Deb Capps at deb.capps@ubc.ca for more information and/or further thoughts.
GREAT WORK ON 2019 VEHICLE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Thank you to all staff in helping Building Operations update our insurance requirements on time. We achieved a 91% success rate, which is a huge improvement from previous years.
Leadership Development
BRIGHT IDEAS WINNERS
Thank you to everyone who submitted a Bright Idea!
We are happy to announce the following winners:
- Dragica Jerkovic (Jan)
- Barry Brooks (Feb)
- Tamas Weidner (March)
We would like to encourage everyone to continue to submit Bright Ideas so that they can be brought forward and recognized.
Submit a Bright Idea or the name of a colleague/coworker to recognize their exceptional contribution in enabling greatness in Building Operations by emailing vp.finops@ubc.ca or
brightideas.buildingops@ubc.ca
ALL SUBMISSIONS WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL.
There is no limit to the number of submissions.
For more information on the categories or download a nomination form, visit https://buildingoperations.ubc.ca/staff/staff-recognition/.
CHECK OUT WWW.HR.UBC.CA/CAREERS FOR CURRENT BUILDING OPS JOB POSTINGS
Know anyone interested in working in Building Operations? Let them know about our current job postings
- Job #33306 Head Labourer
- Job #32618 Millwright
- Job #33307 Clerk 4
For full listings, check out designated job postings boards or visit UBC Careers
Quick Updates
WELCOME TO BUILDING OPERATIONS:
ARMANDO FORTUNATO (SERVICE WORKER),
DAVID ORMSBY (CARPENTER),
MELANIE RUBIO (SERVICE WORKER)
EXAMS PERIOD IS APRIL 8-26 – PLEASE PLAN WORK ACCORDINGLY.
WESBROOK MALL & STUDENT UNION BOULEVARD UPGRADES: JAN 14 TO OCT 31
ROAD CLOSURE JANUARY 14 – MAY 31 WESBROOK MALL BETWEEN STUDENT UNION BLVD. & UNIVERSITY BLVD.