Maintenance Worker V

Join our team as a Maintenance Worker V, where you’ll play a key role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of our buildings and infrastructure. Reporting to the Leader, Plant Services (or designate), you’ll perform advanced trade duties—approaching the journeyman level—related to the installation, renovation, and maintenance of building systems.

This role is ideal for an experienced maintenance professional who thrives on hands-on work, problem-solving, and maintaining high standards of safety and quality in a complex environment.

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Education and Experience:

• Grade 10 education
• Four years related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to deal with others effectively
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
• Ability to organize work
• Ability to operate related equipment

• State-of-the-art facilities:  The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• A competitive salary: $32.12 per hour.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and independence of all person. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.

Your Day to Day: 

• Installs and modifies plumbing fixtures and systems (taps, sinks, toilets) by extending or altering water supply and waste lines and fitting pipes.
• Performs electrical and mechanical repairs on equipment such as autoclaves, washers, sterilizers, and dryers by repairing or replacing drive units, motors, control valves, seals, bearings, and related components.
• Constructs, installs, and repairs building components including shelves, cupboards, countertops, walls, doors, floors, ceilings, and windows using framing, drywall, wood paneling, wall protection, and floor and ceiling coverings.
• Designs and builds custom furniture such as desks and tables to meet operational needs.
• Completes plastering, painting, and finishing work using a variety of paints, plasters, and wall coverings.
• Hangs and installs fixtures and accessories including bulletin boards, cupboards, bookshelves, pictures, towel dispensers, and soap dispensers.
• Carries out minor renovations, roof repairs, and small-scale construction demolitions.
• Establishes, monitors, and maintains preventative maintenance programs for related equipment; recommends repairs and equipment purchases as required.
• Supervises Maintenance Workers and designated staff by scheduling and coordinating work assignments, evaluating performance, and identifying training and orientation needs.
• Maintains building shops, storage areas, and grounds by tidying workspaces, cleaning equipment, and disposing of materials according to established guidelines.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

About our Facilities, Maintenance and Operations (FMO) Team: 
Our FMO team at Providence Health Care plays a critical behind‑the‑scenes role in keeping hospital environments safe, reliable, and fully operational. The team maintains complex mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life‑safety systems that support patient care every hour of every day. By ensuring the physical infrastructure is compliant, resilient, and ready, FMO allows clinical teams to focus entirely on patients. For more information, you can visit our FMO careers page here.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care & the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.