Nova Scotia Health Authority
Industrial Mechanic/Millwright - Maintenance and Operations
🇨🇦Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada1 month ago
CA$64,000 – CA$76,000MidFull Time
Req ID: 219211
Location: Western Zone, Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Department: FMS Plant Maintenance YRH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
CUPE Support Position
Posting Closing Date: 11-May-26
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.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Maintenance and Operations, the Industrial Mechanic/Millwright participates in activities related to the maintenance and operation of the physical plant and associated services within the facility by performing duties including, but not limited to:
- assisting in the orientation and instruction of other staff;
- keeping appropriate records, statistics, progress notes, inventories and other related data;
- participating in a preventative maintenance program;
- keeping the Assistant Manager informed of department activities, needs and problems and fixing problems themselves as is possible and appropriate;
- requisitioning and replenishing supplies;
- keeping equipment clean and in good working order;
- reporting any malfunctioning equipment;
- carrying out maintenance tasks related to all welding, sheet metal and air balancing, as well as related general repairs to same;
- maintaining quality standards of workmanship on all projects;
- carrying out all aspects of maintenance, installation and repairs of metal work in structures
and equipment;
- maintaining the grounds, including snow removal;
- assisting fellow maintenance workers as is possible and appropriate;
- carries out all aspects of maintenance installation and repairs requiring welding;
- performs repairs on all types of machinery;
- rebuilds pumps
Participates in the direct management of the service by performing duties including, but not limited to:
- orienting and instructing other maintenance personnel;
- requisitioning supplies and equipment for use in the program;
- keeping adequate records and preparing and submitting reports as required;
- taking emergency calls.
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
$32.79 - $38.55 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'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 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.
