Lead Hand Utility Worker - Housekeeping Services

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Lower Sackville; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider is seeking a Lead Hand Utility Worker to maintain cleanliness and safety in their facilities. Responsibilities include leading a team in housekeeping duties, performing heavy-duty assignments, and ensuring a consistently clean environment. The ideal candidate should have a Grade 12 education, at least one year of housekeeping experience, and effective communication skills. Competitive hourly wages ranging from $23.07 to $25.16 are offered.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• One year housekeeping experience.
• Previous hospital experience is an asset.
• Participation in training of new staff.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, safe environment with emphasis on heavy-duty assignments.
• Act as a team leader and liaison between housekeeping staff and management.
• Perform cleaning tasks including floor care, bed cleaning, and waste removal.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to lead, follow direction and to problem solve

Knowledge of Housekeeping products

Competencies in other languages (French preferred)

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent work experience

Job description

Click here to apply as an internal applicant.

Req ID: 210175
Location: Central Zone, Cobequid Community Health Centre
Department: FMS HOUSEKEEPING-CCH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
NSGEU Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 3-Oct-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.

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About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Housekeeping Services, the Lead Hand Utility Worker maintains a consistently clean, safe environment with emphasis on heavy duty assignments. The incumbent acts as a team leader and liaison between front line Housekeeping staff and Management staff. The Lead Hand Utility Worker issues directions and work tasks, ensuring tasks are completed. Activities will also include cleaning, mopping and dusting all areas in the hospital. Other work would include floor care (scrubbing and waxing floors), delegating or performing post discharge bed cleaning, shampooing of carpets and chairs, waste removal (hazardous waste and regular waste), chemical spill cleanup, laundry tasks, room set-ups, window cleaning (interior), some salt application during winter months, isolation room cleaning, flood and blood spill clean ups.

About You

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

• Successful completion of Grade 12 or equivalent work experience
• One year housekeeping experience
• Previous hospital experience an asset
• Ability to lead, follow direction and to problem solve
• Knowledge of Housekeeping products; WHMIS symbols, classes and divisions
• Effective communication skills
• Participate in the training of new staff
• 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
• Shifts are 4:00pm-12:00am Rotation of weekends and includes holidays. During staff shortages filling in work areas may be required

Compensation and Benefits

$23.07 - $25.16 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\u2019ve 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.