Job Description

Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB) operates and maintains the Angus L. Macdonald and A. Murray MacKay Bridges, facilitating over 34 million crossings annually. HHB is committed to providing safe, efficient, and cost-effective cross-harbour transportation. Safety is the top priority--for employees, bridges, and the public--making it a shared responsibility for all staff.


Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Painter cleans, removes failed coatings, prepares steel surfaces, and applies paint to bridge structures.


This Safety Sensitive Position involves working at extreme heights (170-320 feet), confined spaces, and adverse weather. Key responsibilities include adhering to HHB safety standards, ensuring confined space access, reporting safety concerns, and performing rescues if needed while wearing HHB-supplied protective equipment. A Safety Sensitive Position is one where impaired performance due to drug or alcohol use could lead to incidents affecting safety, security, property, or the environment. These roles involve key operational responsibilities with little to no direct supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Adhere to HHB safety policies, procedures, and reporting standards.
• Perform painting of the bridges while maintaining quality control and productivity in the Maintenance Painting Program.
• Set up/tear down workstations, inspect/clean tools, and store equipment.
• Complete required safety training and skills development (training provided or paid for by HHB).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to work at extreme heights (170-320 feet), in adverse weather, in confined spaces, in direct traffic, and participate in high-angle rescue.
• Must pass physical demands and lead-level tests, as well as employment and criminal background checks.
• Punctual, dependable, and safety-focused with a can-do attitude.
• Experience with power hand tools and working in a team environment. (An Asset).
• Clean driving record and valid Class 5 Nova Scotia's Drivers License (An Asset).
• Experience with heights. (An Asset).

Vacancy: Hiring 4 positions

Position: This full-time, temporary seasonal position runs Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM (40 hours/week) during HHB's summer season; mid-April to the end of October (subject to change based on operational needs), with required overtime, including weekends.

Wage rate: The hourly wage is $22.85 during probation per the Collective Agreement.

How to Apply: Interested candidates may submit the Cover letter and resume and complete all pre-screening questions by 4:00 pm Monday, February 24, 2025, to Ppinto@hdbc.ns.ca. HHB appreciates all applications; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Employment Equity Statement:


Our goal is to be a diverse and representative workforce, at all job levels, of the communities we serve. At Halifax Harbor Bridges (HHB), we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians, Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women or Persons in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.


The collection of self-identification data is a central piece of HHB's commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). This data provides information on the diversity of the population applying for employment with us. This information increases HHB's capacity to monitor our progression on increasing EDI in our recruitment.