3rd Class Power Engineer

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority invites applications for a full-time, in-person position at Victoria General Hospital. The role involves maintaining and repairing high-pressure boilers, generators, and related equipment to supply steam, chilled water, and emergency power within the health campus.

Requires a Manitoba Third Class Power Engineer's certificate, 3+ years' steam plant experience, and a high school diploma.

Qualifications

• Must follow safe work procedures as part of daily operations.
• Ability to read and interpret maintenance manuals and technical drawings.
• Willingness to work in a high-temperature, high-noise environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and repairs high pressure boilers, refrigeration compressors, and related equipment to support steam, chilled water, and emergency power systems.
• Assists with coordination of preventative maintenance and demand maintenance activities.
• Ensures safe and efficient operation of the plant and participates in site maintenance as needed.
• Performs assigned maintenance tasks and supports broader facility operations.

Skills

Safe work procedures

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: Victoria General Hospital

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: 10/12/2026

FTE: 1.00

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 8.00;12.00

Annual Base Hours: 2080

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Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Manager/Chief Engineer and in accordance with the requirements of the Provincial Licensing Standard, the incumbent performs the following:

• Maintains and repairs high pressure boilers, refrigeration compressors, air compressors, diesel engines and generators, electric motors, pumps, turbines, and all the related equipment necessary to supply and deliver steam, chilled water, compressed air, emergency power, and fire-main-loop high pressure water to meet the requirements of the Centre.
• Assists the Chief Engineer with coordination of preventative maintenance and demand maintenance.
• Duty to the safe and efficient operation of the plant.
• Performs assigned maintenance work and provides assistance to support the maintenance of site as required.

Experience

• Minimum three years’ experience in a steam plant.
• Experience with instrumentation and industrial controls preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Complete high school education, Manitoba Standards, required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• In accordance with the Regulations under the Power Engineers Act, a valid and current Manitoba Third Class Power Engineer's Certificate required.
• Instrument Technician, Millwright, Pipefitter, or Electrician licence an asset.

Qualifications and Skills

• Must follow safe work procedures.

Physical Requirements

• Work area is subject to high temperature, humidity and noise.
• Must take extreme caution in performance of tasks as exposed to high pressure steam piping, rotating equipment and high voltages.
• Lifting heavy equipment and parts.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.