Facilities Maintenance Technician (General Trades)

Prairie Mountain Health; Virden (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie Mountain Health seeks a maintenance person to care for hospital grounds, buildings and equipment, ensuring safe, proper condition and supporting trades as required. You will perform preventative maintenance on buildings and equipment to support quality assurance and infection control standards.

You will work independently when needed, communicate effectively with team members, and adapt to changes in procedures while maintaining confidentiality and respect for a culturally diverse

Qualifications

• Grade 12 education (MB Standards).
• Successful completion of a minimum of one year of apprenticeship in a building trade preferred (e.g. Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, Painting, etc.).
• Two years experience in a building trade (e.g. Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, Painting, etc.).
• One (1) year experience as a maintenance person preferred.
• Other combinations of suitable education and experience may be considered
• Province of Manitoba Class 5 Drivers Licence, or equivalent from province of residence, and access to a personal vehicle to provide service within Prairie Mountain Health
• Proficiency with Microsoft programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint), as well as Internet applications and other Information Technology
• Demonstrated organizational skills, and the ability to work independently
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision making skills
• Demonstrated flexibility to facilitate changes in techniques and procedures in a changing environment
• Demonstrated knowledge and competence of skills and concepts related to the position
• Demonstrated communication skills
• Ability to respect and promote confidentiality
• Ability to perform the duties of the position on a regular basis
• Ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population
• Ability to work effectively and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, clients and within interdisciplinary team

Responsibilities

• Maintains the buildings and grounds in a good, safe condition and appearance.
• Ensures driveways, parking areas and building exits are clear of snow, ice and other debris at all times.
• Perform ground keeping duties necessary to keep facility grounds in an attractive appearance
• Maintains all machinery, equipment and furnishings in proper working order.
• Carries out a preventative maintenance program on all mechanical and electrical equipment as assigned, records daily on preventative maintenance log
• Maintains a log for all repairs to major pieces of equipment
• Performs duties of plumbing, carpentry, painting, refrigeration, ventilation, air conditioning, roofing and other hospital equipment maintenance as personal knowledge and skill permits.
• Performs routine repair maintenance, installation and renovation functions independently, as assigned, on certain types of site buildings, equipment furnishings, building service equipment, and assists other more qualified maintenance personnel and tradesman with lesser skilled aspects of a trade
• Participates in new construction and commissioning as required
• Responds to all emergency calls such as fire alarms, etc. as required
• Receives and stores deliveries of goods
• Participate in the on-call rotation as required by the Regional Manager, Maintenance.
• Cleans and maintains on a daily basis all maintenance areas, workshops, mechanical rooms
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Apprenticeship in building trade

Two years building trade experience

Maintenance experience

Class 5 driver’s license

MS Office proficiency

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Adaptability/flexibility

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Grade 12 education (MB Standards)

One year apprenticeship in building trade

Tools

Microsoft Office

Internet applications

Job description

Prairie Mountain Health seeks a maintenance person to care for hospital grounds, buildings and equipment, ensuring safe, proper condition and supporting trades as required. You will perform preventative maintenance on buildings and equipment to support quality assurance and infection control standards.

You will work independently when needed, communicate effectively with team members, and adapt to changes in procedures while maintaining confidentiality and respect for a culturally diverse