Posted 22 days ago
3rd class shift engineer, burnaby hospital
@ Fraser Health Authority
Burnaby, British Columbia
Overview
Fraser Health Authority is hiring a 3rd Class Shift Engineer at Burnaby Hospital. The role operates and maintains the hospital power plant, boilers and building systems on shifts, under supervision. The posting pays $41.59 per hour and offers four weeks of vacation to start, fully employer-paid benefits and a municipal pension plan.
Pay:
$41.59 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Operate steam boilers safely on shifts
- Log boiler pressure, temperature and level readings hourly
- Perform repairs and preventive maintenance on hospital systems
- Respond to emergency equipment repair calls
- Act as fire warden and respond to fire alarms
Requirements summary:
- 3rd Class Power Engineer certificate recognized by B.C.
- About four years of recent related experience
- Ability to read blueprints, drawings and specifications
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Physical ability to carry out the duties
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-15
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-29
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Experience | 4+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | 3rd Class Power Engineer certificate (B.C.) |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Generous parental leave, Retirement plan |
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Fraser Health Authority
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Full company description
The ❤️ of health care from Burnaby to Boston Bar on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to 32 First Nations within the territories of the Fraser Salish region.
- LinkedIn followers
- 92,159
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 15,792
- Reported office locations
- 13450 102 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 0H1, CA
- 32900 Marshall Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 0C2, CA
- 3935 Kindcaid Street, Burnaby, BC V5G 2X6, CA
- 45600 Menholm Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1P7, CA
- 5800 Mountain View Boulevard, Delta, BC V4K 3V6, CA
- 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody, British Columbia V3H 3W9, CA
- 1275 7th Ave, Hope, British Columbia V0X 1L4, CA
- 9750 140th St, Surrey, British Columbia V3R 3G2, CA
- 22051 Fraser Hwy, Langley, British Columbia V3A 4H4, CA
- 11666 Laity St, Maple Ridge, British Columbia V2X 5A3, CA
- 7324 Hurd St, Mission, British Columbia V2V 3H5, CA
- 15521 Russell Ave, White Rock, British Columbia V4B 2R4, CA
- 330 E Columbia St, New Westminster, British Columbia V3L 3W7, CA
- 13750 96 Ave, Surrey, British Columbia V3V 1Z2, CA
- Business categories
- Health Diagnostics
- Hospital
- Health Care
- Mental Health
- Other recorded names
- Fraser Health
- Fraser Health Authority
- Specialties
- public health care
- acute and community
- mental health and substance use
- home and community care
- residential care
- surgery
- emergency care and trauma
- labour and delivery
- NICU
- and environmental health
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 24,030
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
The ❤️ of health care from Burnaby to Boston Bar on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to 32 First Nations within the territories of the Fraser Salish region.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Surrey, BC |
| Organization type | Government Agency |
| Year founded | 2001 |
| Specialties | public health careacute and communitymental health and substance usehome and community careresidential caresurgeryemergency care and traumalabour and deliveryNICUand environmental health |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 4,050 |
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The salary range for this position is CAD $41.59 - $41.59 / hour
Job Summary
Curious to learn what it’s like to work here? Connect with us!
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.
What We're Looking For:
- Qualifications: 3rd Class Power Engineer recognized by Province of BC.
- Experience: At least two (4) years' recent, related, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience will also be considered.
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, including but not limited, to:
- Four weeks of vacation to start
- Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
- Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
- 87% maternity top-up
- 50% subsidy on Translink passes
To learn more about our Maintenance & Trades positions, read employee insights, and view current job vacancies, please visit this link to Facilities on our website: Facilities Maintenance and Journeyman Trades
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Detailed Overview
Under supervision, performs duties relating to the operation and maintenance of the Power Plant and ancillary equipment, hospital building systems and specialized equipment.
Responsibilities
1. In accordance with the Power Engineers, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act and Regulations, is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of steam boilers and ancillary equipment on a shift basis.
2. Monitors the operation of steam boilers and logs pressure, temperature and level readings on an hourly basis.
3. Performs major repairs, alterations and preventative maintenance on all mechanical, refrigeration and Power Plant equipment as required. Includes:
- Hospital heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
- Domestic and commercial refrigeration equipment
- Sterilizing equipment
- Medical gas systems and equipment
- Pneumatic tube system and equipment
- Steam, condensate, domestic hot and cold water, drainage, gas and oil distribution systems and equipment
- Computerized energy management HVAC control system
4. Maintains daily work log of all activities within the power plant.
5. Answers equipment repair cells on an emergency basis.
6. Completes a general inspection tour of the Power Plant once per shift.
7. Acts as Fire Warden in the absence of the fire marshal, responds to fire alarms as required.
8. Responds to hazardous spills of ethylene oxide, asbestos and mercury, contains spill at source.
9. Cleans and paints machinery and shops as required.
10. Carries out metal fabrication, gas and electric weldings.
11. Performs other related duties as required.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Certificate of competency as a 3rd Class Power Engineer recognized by the Province of B.C. Four 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 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 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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