Plumber (Dayshift, Permanent, Full-Time - St. Paul's Hospital)

Providence Health Care; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Vancouver is seeking a Plumber to join their Facilities Maintenance team. This role involves maintaining plumbing systems for optimal functionality while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Applicants must have relevant certifications and two years of experience. Join a team that values culture, stability, and exceptional patient care at a pioneering healthcare institution.

Qualifications

• Two years of recent related experience or equivalent education and training.

Responsibilities

• Review work requests and consult with Supervisor on specifications.
• Install and repair pipe and plumbing systems.
• Perform plumbing preventative maintenance.

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Physical ability

Blueprint interpretation

Work organization

Equipment operation

Education

Certificate of Apprenticeship or Trades Qualification

Class B Gas Fitter's License

Cross Connection Control Specialist Certificate

Job description

Overview

Providence Health Care's Facilities Maintenance (FM) team is accepting applications for Plumbers to join their team. This is a unique opportunity to join a team with a fantastic culture, caring management, and strong leadership. Our FM team provides essential maintenance services in a public healthcare setting, ensuring the smooth operations of facilities so our clinical teams can deliver the exceptional level of patient care we strive for on a daily basis. This role offers stability, a strong working culture, and competitive compensation.

If you'd like to learn more about what a career in public health care might be like, apply today! No cover letter required.

As a Plumber at St. Paul’s Hospital, you would work in collaboration with the rest of the Facilities Maintenance team, supporting a range of maintenance duties, including installing, altering, repairing, and testing plumbing systems and equipment, according to local and provincial building codes and regulations.

Who we are

Providence is a non-profit healthcare provider with over fifteen sites, including a large tertiary hospital in Vancouver, a smaller community hospital in Mount Pleasant, one of the largest referral centres for rehabilitation in British Columbia, and five long-term care facilities, as well as other clinics. Providence provides services ranging from acute and long-term care to leading substance use and addiction treatment, guided by the motto “how you want to be treated” and a mission of delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care. The organization is building the New St. Paul’s hospital, expected to open in 2027, to bring care closer to communities.

Why Providence?

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Qualifications / Education

• Certificate of Apprenticeship or Trades Qualification Certificate as a journeyman Plumber, Class B level Gas Fitter's License with an electrical endorsement recognized by the Province of B.C.
• Valid Certificate of Competency as a Cross Connection Control Specialist issued by the American Water Works Association, British Columbia Section
• Two (2) years’ recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal effectively with others.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

Duties

1. Reviews work requests and consults with Supervisor regarding specifications and other project requirements; interprets blueprints, drawings and specifications in order to determine materials and equipment required.
2. Prepares for work projects by performing operational and safety risk assessments, arranges work schedules with departments and assembles supplies, tools and equipment.
3. Installs and repairs pipe and plumbing systems by methods such as bolting, soldering and caulking.
4. Repairs and / or replaces items such as pipes, valves and fixtures by methods such as cutting, bending, threading and assembling.
5. Carries out the plumbing preventative maintenance program by inspecting piping systems and other plumbing fixtures for repair and maintenance needs and for conformance to applicable codes and regulations.
6. Inspects and tests a variety of cross connection control devices such as reduced pressure backflow assemblies, double check valve assemblies, and pressure vacuum breaker assemblies using equipment such as water columns and differential gauges.
7. Maintains an inventory of supplies, equipment and tools; completes related reports and records; recommends purchase of related equipment and supplies.
8. Installs, tests, maintains, and repairs natural gas lines, appliances, equipment and accessories in accordance with the British Columbia Gas Safety Code.
9. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Vaccination

As per the current Public Health Orders, all employees working for Providence Health Care must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination status will be required.