Equipment Maintenance Technician

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Req ID: 194491

Location: Central Zone, Dickson Building - QEII

Department: FMS Biomedical Engineering

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% ) x 3

NSGEU Support Position

Posting Closing Date: 22-Jan-25

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.

About The Opportunity

Reporting to the Clinical Engineering Manager, the Equipment Maintenance Technician performs and documents a variety of skilled tasks related to the maintenance, repair, upgrading and installation of equipment, including sterilization, reprocessing, operating room, dietary equipment, medical gas outlet system and patient beds located through all hospital sites through NSH.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade 12
• Successful completion of a two-year course in Electronic Engineering (or acceptable equivalent) required.
• Electronic Certification, Industrial Mechanic Certification, or Industrial Electrical Certification preferred
• Must have 2 years of relevant working experience with knowledge about plumbing; specific knowledge of electronics/electrical; specific knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics systems; working knowledge of steam; specific training in mechanical systems; ability to troubleshoot in all of the areas.
• Travel to other sites may be required. Valid NS Driving license and access to a reliable transportation is required
• Ability to solve both technical and non-technical problems in a reasonably proficient manner.
• Ability to work independently with a minimum of direct supervision.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
  
  

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

$29.34 - $30.34 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.