Building Maintenance Worker - Maintenance and Operations

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Chattan Park; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Nova Scotia is seeking a Building Maintenance Worker for permanent full-time employment. The role involves a variety of maintenance tasks, including using tools and performing preventative maintenance. Ideal candidates will hold a high school diploma, have journeyman certification, and possess basic carpentry and electrical skills. Compensation ranges from $27.44 to $32.65 hourly, with benefits available.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• At least 3 months experience in a recognized maintenance trade.
• Ability to travel to other sites with a reliable vehicle.
• Competent in running small equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform upkeep of properties and grounds at Nova Scotia Health.
• Maintain operational standards related to equipment and safety.
• Conduct corrective and preventive maintenance as needed.

Skills

Carpentry skills

Basic electrical maintenance

Ability to operate tools

Knowledge of Safety Permit System

Competencies in other languages

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Journeyperson in a recognized trade

Job description

Overview

Req ID: 209953

Location: Northern Zone, Aberdeen Hospital

Department: FMS Plan Maintenance ARH

Type of Employment: Permanent 75 hours bi-weekly (Hourly FT) 100% x 1

CUPE Support Position

Posting Closing Date: 29-Sep-25

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 a 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 www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Maintenance and Operations Assistant Manager, and/or designate, performs a variety of skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled tasks related to the upkeep of Nova Scotia Health properties (Facilities and grounds) and related infrastructure, including but not limited to operation, maintenance and service requirements of all grounds and facility related infrastructure and related equipment, aiding other maintenance and operations trades and other related duties as required. The Building Maintenance Worker may be required to fill in for certified trades when required and also maintains and follows operational, equipment, tools, and safety codes, standards, and procedures. Duties may include corrective maintenance on BAS-Monitor/Operate/Maintain, replacing pullies, performing preventative maintenance with the more skilled PMs requiring competency (electrical panel, thermal scanning, and backflow preventer testing), etc.

The Building Maintenance person will exhibit leadership and sound professional judgement and initiative while working within the framework of the objectives of the service and the organization as a whole. Travel to other sites may be required. The incumbent will complete all employer-requested upgrades and/or educational training as required.

About You

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

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Journeyperson in a recognized trade
  • Consideration may also be given to 3rd class Power Engineers or higher.
• Able to crack fill, paint, and build things (i.e. build shelving, small carpentry projects, use basic carpentry hand tools and power tools), fix small electrical issues, unplug a sink, take a drain apart, competent in running small equipment.
• Knowledge of a Safety Permit System
• A minimum of 3 months experience in a recognized maintenance trade.
• Travel to other sites may be required. Access to a reliable vehicle is required.
• 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 position, 75 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$27.44 - $32.65 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.

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.

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, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.