Site:
Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home
Department:
Maintenance
Status:
Full-time
Salary Scale:
$25.14/hr to $28.04/hr
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POSITION
(Title):
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Full-Time Maintenance Worker
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DEPARTMENT/SERVICE
AREA:
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Maintenance
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SITE:
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Rainycrest Long Term Care
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Wage:
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As per CUPE 65-03 Pay Schedule
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The Maintenance department has an opening for a Full-Time Maintenance Worker at Rainycrest Long Term Care. The successful candidate must be able to meet the normal requirements of the job
and possess the following qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY
- Trade certificate or Grade 12 with equivalent knowledge, skill,
abilities and experiences
- Valid class G driver’s license and safe driving record
- Experience in institutional maintenance an asset
- Effective written and oral communication skills;
- Effective interpersonal skills;
- Ability to perform arithmetic calculations of measuring,
estimating, costing and testing
- Ability to use hand and power tools, welding, brazing, soldering
equipment, and various testing device
- Demonstrated ability to apply the procedures and principles of
mechanical, electrical, plastering, painting, plumbing, construction repair and
maintenance within the health care setting;
- Ability to work within limits and standards set by procedures,
policies, legislation, and specifications;
- Ability to work in a team and independently with minimal
supervision;
- Ability to follow blueprints and schematics;
- Understands and maintains confidentiality;
- Familiar with Occupational Health & Safety Workers’ rights and
responsibilities
- Dependable, competent and continued ability to carry out
responsibilities;
- Physically capable of performing the essential duties of the
position.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Spatial perception to visualize form drawings, sequence of parts
assembly and relative positions of components;
- Capacity to work where exposed to physical hazards such as noise,
moving parts, and equipment heights, confined spaces, chemical odours, dust,
and adverse weather and environmental conditions such as heat, humidity, and
cold;
- Possess eye-hand-finger coordination and manual dexterity to
handle parts, tools, and operate equipment in order to dismantle, clean,
repair, assemble, adjust, and perform functional tests;
- Form perception to make visual comparisons in shape and general
conditions when assessing parts wear or defects;
- Ability to climb and balance on ladders and scaffolds, stop,
kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, handle, finger, and feel;
- Visual ability to differentiate between colours and undertake
close inspection of objects;
- Ability to work rapidly under emergency conditions;
- Ability to perform medium to heavy work requiring the lifting of
items 20-50 pounds on a regular basis and upwards of 100 pounds on occasion
- Good hearing ability in order to recognize sounds that indicate
equipment malfunctioning, emergency sirens, paging, and warning devices.
BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist the Director of Facilities, Capital Planning & Engineering and the Manager of Engineering & Environmental Services in the efficient operation and maintenance of equipment/facilities and provision of security services.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Estimate
quantities of materials and prepares requisitions.
- Assist in
construction, repairs and building maintenance.
- Operates and
maintains stationary, mechanical and electrical equipment
- Participate in
fire drills, evacuation exercises, internal and external disaster and civil
program exercises.
- Provide
safekeeping activities to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry.
- Inspects,
installs, repairs, and replaces plumbing, electrical service and structural
facilities.
- Tests and treats
boiler feed-water as required.
- Fires boilers and
controls generation of continuous supply of steam for heating hospital building
and supplying power to equipment.
- Offer assistance
and/or instruction to co-workers.
- Maintain grounds
and disposes of waste.
- Perform other
general maintenance as required.
- Participate in the
departments Quality Management Program.
- Carry out all work
assignments safely and be knowledgeable of and in compliance with relevant
regulations, policies, and procedure. (i.e., Occupational Health & Safety
Act)
- Performs other
such duties or responsibilities that may be delegated by the immediate
Supervisor or the Director of Facilities, Capital Planning & Engineering.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:
This Full-Time position may be required to work days, evenings, nights, and weekends
RESPONSIBLE TO:
Responsible to the Manager, Maintenance
Salary as per Union Schedule
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