Plumber/Maintenance Worker V

Fraser Health; Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody; On-site; CAD 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks vacation

Employer-paid benefits

Municipal pension plan enrollment

Maternity top-up

Transit subsidy 50%

Job summary

Fraser Health is seeking a journeyman plumber for Facilities Management in the Metro Vancouver area. The role involves skilled plumbing, gas systems, and backflow prevention, with responsibilities ranging from installation to repair across building systems.

Reporting to the Leader, Trades & Maintenance, you will ensure compliance with codes, perform preventive maintenance, and uphold safety standards in a large health-care facility environment.

Qualifications

• Certificate of Apprenticeship or Journeyman Plumber qualification.
• Gas Fitter's License with electrical endorsement (BC).
• Cross Connection Control Specialist certification (AWWA BC).
• Two years related experience or equivalent education/training/experience.

Responsibilities

• Review work requests and interpret blueprints to determine materials and labour and estimate costs.
• Prepare for work projects by organizing schedules and assembling supplies.
• Install, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair plumbing and gas systems and related devices.
• Perform maintenance on building systems and liaise with consultants/contractors.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Physical fitness

Blueprint literacy

Work organization

Equipment operation

Vehicle operation

Education

Journeyman plumber certification

Gas fitter certificate with electrical endorsement

Cross Connection Control Specialist

BC Driver's License

Tools

Dead weight testers

Water columns

Mercury manometers

Differential gauges

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.59 - $41.59 / hour

Job Summary

We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits (eligibility based on employment status), including but not limited, to:

• Four weeks of vacation to start
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
• Maternity top-up (eligibility requirements to qualify)
• 50% subsidy on Translink passes *Benefits Eligibility based on employment status

To learn more about our Maintenance & Trades positions, read employee insights, and view current job vacancies, please visit this link to Facilities on our website: Facilities Maintenance and Journeyman Trades

Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Leader, Trades & Maintenance, Facilities Management, performs skilled plumbing work at the journeyman level in the testing, installation, alteration and repair of plumbing systems, natural gas piping systems, appliances, equipment and accessories, cross connection, and backflow prevention systems. Performs a variety of maintenance and repair functions with respect to scheduled and demand maintenance of plumbing, architectural, electrical, and mechanical equipment on buildings and equipment. Performs operational maintenance repair duties related to building systems, emergency power, and other related equipment of the facility.

Responsibilities

1. Reviews work requests and consults with user departments regarding specifications and other project requirements, interprets blueprints, drawings and specifications in order to determine the materials and equipment required, calculates materials and labour in estimating cost of projects and makes recommendations as required.
2. Prepares for work projects by arranging work schedule with user departments and assembling supplies, tools, and equipment.
3. Installs, troubleshoots, maintains, modifies, monitors, inspects, tests, repairs, replaces pipe and plumbing systems, medical gas systems, natural gas piping systems, appliances, equipment and accessories including, 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 dead weight testers, water columns, mercury manometers and differential gauges in accordance with applicable codes.
4. Performs scheduled and demand maintenance on building installations, electrical and mechanical repairs on buildings, equipment and appliances such as beds, wheelchairs, autoclaves, washers, sterilizers, dryers, prime movers, drive units, electric motors and control valves, seals, bearings, power outlets, light fixtures, fire alarm systems, nurse-call systems, communication systems, sterilizer controls, and other related equipment.
5. Performs repairs on plumbing fixtures such as sinks, toilets, water supply lines and waste lines including unplugging of toilets, drains and plaster traps. Maintains and adjusts all domestic water systems and related equipment.
6. Maintains, constructs and repairs building fabric such as walls, roofs, doors and windows, floors, ceilings by framing, applying finishing materials such as drywall, wood paneling and floor covering, plastering, painting, and decorating using a variety of paint, plaster, and wall coverings.
7. Maintains relative preventative maintenance program inspection reports, records, and documentation by logging activities such as preventative and demand work, test results and completes, collates, and files documentation in accordance with established standards and procedures.
8. Maintains an inventory of supplies, equipment and tools, completes related reports and records, recommends, purchase of related equipment and supplies.
9. Operates and assures readiness at all times of the building emergency systems such as fire alarm systems and emergency stand-by generators by performing inspections and tests. Takes appropriate action to maintain essential services during power failures and internal or external disasters.
10. Liaises with consultants and contractors, reviews drawings and specifications and assures that drawings and plans are updated when changes are made.
11. Performs grounds maintenance using equipment such as a power mower; digs holes, prunes and provides basic care of shrubs and trees as directed; cleans roofs, gutters, and drains; picks up garbage.
12. Performs emergency removal of snow and ice from entrances, walkways, and service driveways for safety of visitors and staff.
13. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training & Experience

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 BC. 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. Valid Class V BC Driver’s License.

Skills & Abilities

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

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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