Job Description

Req ID: 142530
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
Department: FMS Maintenance CRHCC
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 27-Oct-22

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Participates in activities related to the maintenance and operation of the physical plant and associated services within the facility by performing duties including, but not limited to:

• The Industrial Mechanic/Millwright, using established safe working practices, is responsible for the repair, preventive maintenance, sourcing of spare parts for ordering and new installation of major components of all mechanical systems within Nova Scotia Health Cumberland sites. These systems may include: medical air systems, medical vacuum systems, control and service air compressors, boiler systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, reverse osmosis systems, domestic hot and cold water circulation systems, building heating and cooling circulation systems
• As a member of the maintenance team be able to perform all aspects of building maintenance that may include but not limited to: Plumbing, carpentry, maintaining the grounds, painting and minor electrical
• participating in a preventative maintenance program; (Megamation software)
• keeping the Assistant Manager informed of department activities, needs and problems and fixing problems themselves as is possible and appropriate;
• requisitioning and replenishing supplies;
• keeping equipment clean and in good working order;
• reporting any malfunctioning equipment;
• carrying out maintenance tasks related to all welding, sheet metal and air balancing, as well as related general repairs to same;
• maintaining quality standards of workmanship on all projects;
• assisting fellow maintenance workers as is possible and appropriate;
• Able to work with minimum supervision, be part of a rotational on-call schedule and work in a team environment

Participates in the direct management of the service by performing duties including, but not limited to:

• orienting and instructing other maintenance personnel;
• requisitioning supplies and equipment for use in the program;
• keeping adequate records and preparing and submitting reports as required;
• taking emergency calls.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Industrial Mechanic/Millwright Journeyman Certification
• A minimum of three (3) years experience as an Industrial Mechanic or Millwright.
• Ability to withstand the physical nature of the job, including standing, bending, kneeling, climbing involving heights, and the lifting and moving of heavy and awkward objects.
• Ability to operate various motor vehicles, machinery, tools and equipment related to the work environment.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent Full-Time; 75 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$25.73 - $30.62 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan. (Permanent Long Assignments Only)

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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