Electrician

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $42.59 - $42.59 / hour
Job Summary

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We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits (eligibility based on employment status), including but not limited, to:

• Four weeks of vacation to start
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
• Maternity top-up (eligibility requirements to qualify)
• 50% subsidy on Translink passes
  
  *Benefits Eligibility based on employment status

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Detailed Overview

Performs skilled electrical work at the journeyman level in installing, constructing, altering, repairing, maintaining and servicing electrical equipment and systems.

Responsibilities

1. Installs and repairs electrical wiring and equipment; alters and repairs circuits; makes connections to equipment and appliances.
2. Trouble shoots electrical wiring and equipment, failures and system problems.
3. Carries out electrical safety inspections on equipment, appliances, motors and controls; Ensures compliance with applicable codes and regulations.
4. Reviews work requests and consults with use departments regarding specifications and other project requirements.
5. Interprets blueprints, drawings and specifications in order to determine material and equipment required; calculates materials and labour in estimating cost of projects and makes recommendations as required.
6. Prepares for work project by arranging work schedule with user departments and assembling supplies, tools and equipment.
7. Recommends detailed improvements to facilities in all areas of responsibility.
8. Develops, implements and assures performance of preventative maintenance and quality assurance programs in all areas of responsibility.
9. Requisitions materials and supplies and advises on optimal warehouse stock levels.
10. Maintains routine work activity reports and records.
11. Interprets drawings, blueprints and installation specifications.
12. Liaises with, on an as needed basis, external consultants and/or work forces to ensure work proposed/performed meets hospital and/or regulatory standards.
13. Participates in continuous Quality Improvement activities, to enrich and advance various processes, through the effective use of resources to meet the needs of the customer.
14. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Certificate of Apprenticeship or Trades Qualification Certificate as a Journeyman Electrician recognized by the Province of British Columbia. Two years' recent, 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 read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

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 50,000+ 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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