Steamfitter/Welder - Maintenance and Operations

Req ID: 210468

Location: Central Zone, Victoria Building - QEII

Department: FMS Plumbing & Pipe Fitting VG

Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100%) x 1

NSGEU Support Position

Posting Closing Date: 10-Dec-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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Reporting to the Zone Manager, Maintenance and Operations or delegate the Steamfitter maintains and repairs mechanical systems and related equipment within the Nova Scotia Health. This includes all steam, water, and sanitation systems. The Steamfitter will be required to abide by the policies and procedures as laid down by Nova Scotia Health and pertinent codes, and is required to maintain record keeping in relation to duties including work orders, material requisitions, and inspection forms, etc. This role will have responsibilities in both the Halifax Infirmary and Victoria General sites.

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Certified Journeyperson Steamfitter/Pipefitter
• 3 years experience in a commercial environment
• Demonstrated communication and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Travel to other Central Zone sites may be required and must have access to reliable transportation
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

• Permanent, full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly

$ $36.04 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Support bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.