Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $ $54.80 / hour
Job Summary

Are you passionate about innovation and directing a team towards success?

If so, bring your proven leadership and trades experience to this opportunity as Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance and Operations. We are looking for a leader who will be responsible for planning, coordinating and controlling building systems and maintenance activities, and some minor construction activity.

Join us on an exciting project that will leave a lasting legacy for the community The $2.4 billion Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project is a multi-phase project that will transform the hospital into a modernized medical and surgical health care campus. It will see two new patient care towers, a new cancer centre, and renovations to existing buildings on campus.

Why this role is important?

Your strong supervision skills will help lead our journeyman in a variety of trades. You will have a focus on overseeing Carpenters, Plumbers, Painters and general maintenance workers pertaining to the daily maintenance requirements of Fraser Health Authority sites.

Build on your education and career experience as you:

• Ensure the effective maintenance and operation of buildings, building systems, grounds, equipment and hardware
• Lead, supervise, and performance manage designated staff
• Participate in the management of grievances and labour relations matters
• Recruit staff through methods including interviewing internal and external applicants
• Participate in developing designated facilities, operating budget, making recommendations as appropriate, and maintaining responsibility for assigned budgets
• Monitor the daily work activity of personnel within the assigned area to ensure safety procedures set by the department and regulatory agencies
• Coordinate and manage major and minor projects by reviewing working plans, drawings, and specifications, prepares preliminary cost estimates, and determines resources required
• Prepare reports for the Manager or Director indicating progress of construction projects and documenting issues such as non-compliance with contract documents, delays in construction, and prepares resolutions

Are you passionate about joining our team? We will be looking for you to have:

• Trades Qualification as a journeyman in a relevant trade and/or appropriate Power Engineering certificate for the designated plant
• Electrical Journeyman and FSR (Field Safety Representative) certification (Mandatory)
• Five (5) to seven (7) years recent, related experience
• Two (2) years direct supervisory experience

Preference will be given to applicants with supervisory experience in Electrical in a unionized environment.

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience is acceptable.

This Full Time, permanent opportunity is based at the Burnaby Hospital in Burnaby, BC.

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

Oversees the development and supervision of the day to day activities of the assigned service delivery area and coordinates major and minor construction projects through effective project management and maintenance scheduling techniques; ensures the smooth functioning and code compliance of designated facilities, including Hospital equipment and systems, by managing and directly supervising the activities of designated maintenance personnel and external contractors; liaises with colleagues in the industry to share information and establish/review benchmarks to review productivity; provides professional expertise to other health care organizations, and negotiates with contractors, regulatory bodies, manufacturers and/or suppliers.
Responsibilities

1. Ensures the effective maintenance and operation of buildings, building systems, grounds, equipment and hardware by utilizing efficient planning and scheduling and ensuring work is completed according to applicable regulations and standards.
2. Leads, supervises, and performance manages designated staff and is accountable for the area's operational planning as well as resource allocation and utilization; investigates work and staff issues and where necessary initiates disciplinary action up to and including termination.
3. Participates in the management of grievances and labour relations matters by performing duties such as responding to 1st and 2nd step grievances, consulting with Human Resources personnel and/or the Manager as required, providing information and attending union/management meetings and arbitrations.
4. Recruits staff through methods such as interviewing internal and external applicants, making hiring decisions, completing required documentation and forwarding to Human Resources for processing.
5. Participates in the development of the designated facilities operating budget, makes recommendations as appropriate and maintains responsibility for assigned budgets; provides input into the development of short and long-term plans for the facilities infrastructure, acquisition of capital equipment and supplies, and for the expansion of services.
6. Maintains the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) including preventative maintenance schedules and plans; reviews and adjusts schedules as necessary according to building system maintenance requirements, budget constraints, and available resources; ensures each scheduled review is consistent with good engineering and safety practices.
7. Monitors the daily work activity of personnel within the assigned area to ensure safety procedures set by the department and regulatory agencies, such as WorkSafe BC, are fully complied with and that work is progressing according to plan.
8. Coordinates major and minor projects by reviewing working plans, drawings, and specifications, preparing preliminary cost estimates, determining resources required such as equipment and supplies, liaising with appropriate trades, user departments and contractors on the coordination and scheduling of construction work and reviewing project work to ensure completion in accordance to plan and adherence to applicable codes and organizational regulations.
9. Prepares reports for the Manager or Director indicating progress of construction projects and documenting problems such as non-compliance with contract documents, delays in construction and proposed resolutions to ensure projects are completed according to plan.
10. Prepares detailed and single line mechanical, architectural and structural sketches/drawings, and tenders for renovation/repair projects as required; provides input into the recommendation of contract awards.
11. Participates in a wide variety of committee meetings by attending departmental, health and safety, construction/project planning and union/management meetings as a representative of the department as applicable.
12. Maintains knowledge of current trends and technological advancements in the field, including up to date knowledge of applicable bylaws, codes regulations and standards.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Trades Qualification as a journeyman in a relevant trade and/or appropriate Power Engineering certificate for the designated plant , plus five (5) to seven (7) years recent, related experience including a minimum of two (2) years direct supervisory experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to lead and inspire staff, and build a team environment that fosters trust and respect.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, customer relations, communication and facilitation skills to develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Possesses business acumen and analytical skills to anticipate financial and business requirements and ensure effective use of resources.
• Demonstrated ability to manage maintenance and construction projects within a large complex health care environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of working relationships and trades needs in a maintenance department within a hospital setting.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate issues and develop various options for resolutions.
• Demonstrated ability to operate current computer applications such as AutoCAD, word processing, database, spreadsheet, and maintenance management systems.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka'pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health's hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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