Maintenance Helper
Requisition ID: 410838
Position Number: 20078918
Posting End Date: September 22, 2026
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: WRHA Corporate - Nutr & Fd Serv
Department / Unit: Regional Distribution Facility
Job Stream: Non-Clinical
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date: 10/09/2026
FTE: Casual
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $25.459, $26.039, $27.748
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Position Overview
Under the direction of the Manager Health Services - Nutrition & Food Services - Operations RDF/Lead Hand, the incumbent performs repair, maintenance and installation on varied food service equipment. Health and Safety, Quality Control and preventative maintenance related to the equipment and systems at the RDF is also an integral part of the maintenance program.
Experience
- Must have two years’ experience in assisting with trades-related maintenance work in institutional buildings or a manufacturing production environment.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Complete Grade 12 education, Manitoba standards, preferred.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Current and valid Manitoba driver’s license preferred.
Qualifications and Skills
- Must have excellent English communication skills, both oral and written.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to withstand short periods of strenuous activity.
- Heavy lifting may be involved.
- Must be able to work in temperature extremes.
- Must be able to safely use hand and power tools and possess the knowledge to safely do so.
- Entrance into confined spaces and working on ladders or lift platforms is common.
- Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (e.g. half face respirators, fall protection harnesses, work gloves, hearing protection and steel toe safety shoes.).
- Must be able to work on weekends, rotating shifts and be able to change shifts as required to complete maintenance tasks when necessary, in accordance with the Collective Agreement.
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, Prairie Crocus Manor, 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.
Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.
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