Maintenance Mechanic
Requisition ID: 402713
Position Number: 20088355
Posting End Date: May 18, 2026
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: Victoria General Hospital - 2340 Pembina
Department / Unit: Facility Management - Plant Maintenance
Job Stream: Non-Clinical
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 8.00
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $34.671
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Position Overview
To support the Victoria Hospital’s vision, mission and values to be an excellent community hospital/facility. To provide care/services to all patients, residents, staff and community members with compassion and respect. To promote a culture of excellence through actions, behaviors and attitudes consistent with the Victoria Hospital. To demonstrate a commitment to the vision, values, goals, and objectives of Unit, Victoria Hospital, and WRHA.
Reporting to the Facility Management Lead and/or designate, the incumbent performs installation, testing, analysis, maintenance and repair tasks of any degree of complexity on hospital buildings and grounds, building services, building service equipment and a wide variety of departmental equipment. Responds to emergency calls throughout the facility, making repairs as required in conjunction with appropriate trades where applicable.
Experience
- 3 years’ experience in a variety of facets of maintenance of buildings, building services, building service equipment and departmental equipment.
- Previous experience in a health care facility would be an asset.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Complete high school education, Manitoba standards required.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
Not Applicable
Qualifications and Skills
- A sound knowledge base of applicable safety and equipment operating regulations.
- Sound working knowledge of various maintenance, construction, and operating techniques.
- Must be capable of handling power tools and hand tools.
- Demonstrable ability to perform basic plumbing and mechanical repairs/maintenance.
- Demonstrable ability to perform basic repairs to doors (including hardware) windows, walls and floors in a commercial setting.
- Ability to follow directions and work independently.
- Ability to effectively handle emergency situations.
- Must have good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Basic ability to use Windows based software programs.
- Discreet and confidential in all Hospital, patient/resident related matters.
Physical Requirements
Not Applicable
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 Door Geriatric 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.
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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