Building Maintenance Worker

Building Maintenance Worker – Maintenance and Operations

Req :  214014

Location:

Northern Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre

Department:  FMS Plant Maintenance CEH

Type of Employment:  Casual Hourly FT long assignment (100%) x 1

CUPE Support Position

Posting Closing Date:  25-May-26

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 equipment. Duties include corrective maintenance on BAS‑Monitor/Operate/Maintain, replacing pullies, performing preventative maintenance, and more.

The Building Maintenance Worker may fill in for certified trades and follows operational, equipment, tools, and safety codes, standards, and procedures. Travel to other sites may be required. The incumbent will complete employer‑requested upgrades and/or educational training as required.

About You

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

Hours

Long assignment, full‑time position; 75 hours bi‑weekly

Approximately 12 months

Compensation and Benefits
$31.55 – $37.31 hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for a benefits package that 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 Success Factors 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, 2

SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self‑identify.

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