3rd Class Power Engineer
Requisition ID: 361707
Position Number: 20065940
Posting End Date: June 30, 2024
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: Victoria General Hospital
Department / Unit: Plant Maintenance - VGH
Job Stream: Non-Clinical
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date: 07/02/2024
FTE: Casual
Anticipated Shift: Days;Nights;Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 8.00
Annual Base Hours: 2080
Salary: $34.136, $34.324, $34.493, $35.154
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Position Overview
Under the general direction of the Manager/Chief Engineer and in accordance with the requirements of the Provincial Licensing Standard, the incumbent performs the following:
- Maintains and repairs high pressure boilers, refrigeration compressors, air compressors, diesel engines and generators, electric motors, pumps, turbines, and all the related equipment necessary to supply and deliver steam, chilled water, compressed air, emergency power, and fire-main-loop high pressure water to meet the requirements of the Centre.
- Assists the Chief Engineer with coordination of preventative maintenance and demand maintenance.
- Duty to the safe and efficient operation of the plant.
- Performs assigned maintenance work and provides assistance to support the maintenance of site as required.
Experience
- Minimum three years’ experience in a steam plant.
- Experience with instrumentation and industrial controls preferred.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Complete high school education, Manitoba standards required.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- In accordance with the Regulations under the Power Engineers Act, a valid and current Manitoba Third Class Power Engineer's Certificate required.
- Instrument Technician, Millwright, Pipefitter, or Electrician licence an asset.
Qualifications and Skills
- Must follow safe work procedures.
Physical Requirements
- Work area is subject to high temperature, humidity and noise.
- Must take extreme caution in performance of tasks as exposed to high pressure steam piping, rotating equipment and high voltages.
- Lifting heavy equipment and parts.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
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