Maintenance Trade 2

The Maintenance Trade 2 employee is responsible for minor hospital equipment, controls, and systems related to heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, refrigeration, electrical, instrumentation, plumbing and building systems. The Maintenance II employee performs the day-to-day system and operational inspections; testing and checks; repairs; cleans; lubricates and performs preventive maintenance; assembly and disassembles; installation; fabrication; modifications; renovations; performs environmental checks; measurements and calculations for the building environment and on all minor hospital equipment, controls and systems; develops and/or updates all applicable records, drawings and schematics for equipment, controls and systems.; makes minor repairs to hospital infrastructure (eg. dry wall patching ); performs all duties in strict compliance with all policies and procedures., applicable legislation, codes, standards, rules and regulations (including, but not limited to, the Occupational Health & Safety Act); assists the Development Team and Contractors; attends and participates in meetings, professional development training and all hospital and departmental orientation programs as assigned. 

1. Grade 12 with a proven mechanical aptitude, technical, or trade school or equivalent.
2. Five (5) years general industrial or institutional maintenance experience
3. Experience in the maintenance, repair and installation of all types of mechanical equipment and infrastructures of the hospital
4. Demonstrated ability to use the tools and equipment of the trade
5. Demonstrated ability to bend, crawl, lift heavy items, climb and work from ladders and scaffolds.
6. Demonstrated ability to work in cold, hot, dusty, dirty and noisy environments
7. Demonstrated ability work on a ladder at different heights
8. Demonstrated ability to receive and follow through with various work assignments
9. Demonstrated ability to follow verbal and written instructions in English.
10. Demonstrated ability to communicate with staff and management
11. Ability to attend work regularly; demonstrated by an acceptable attendance record