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Secretary, plant services

@ Fraser Health Authority

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Burnaby, British Columbia

$32.39/hr3+ years experience
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Overview

Fraser Health Authority is hiring a casual Secretary, Plant Services at Burnaby Hospital in Burnaby, BC, paying $32.39 per hour. The role performs secretarial, administrative and reception duties for the Manager, Plant Services, including scheduling, record keeping, payroll input, vendor contact and work orders. Candidates need Grade 12, a recognized secretarial program and three years of recent related experience.

Pay:

$32.39 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Screen mail and handle manager correspondence
  • Coordinate office procedures and meetings
  • Process work orders and maintenance requests
  • Maintain payroll attendance and vacation schedules
  • Liaise with vendors, couriers and contractors

Requirements summary:

  • Grade 12 and recognized secretarial program
  • Three years recent related experience
  • Typing at 60 words per minute
  • Strong verbal and written communication
  • Ability to organize work and deal with others

Tools & skills

Computerized payroll systemRadio communication systemTelephone system
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Employer posting date
2026-11-12
First seen by our source
2026-11-13
Source record updated
2026-11-13

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentAdministrative
Experience3+ years
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice, Hospital or clinic
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
EducationHigh school (required)
Fields of studySecretarial

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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
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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
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  • 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
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Reported total investment
24,030

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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.

FieldValue
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersSurrey, BC
Organization typeGovernment Agency
Year founded2001
Specialtiespublic health careacute and communitymental health and substance usehome and community careresidential caresurgeryemergency care and traumalabour and deliveryNICUand environmental health
Open jobs on Jobsy4,251
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Job description
Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $32.39 - $32.39 / hour
Job Summary

Curious to learn what it’s like to work here? Connect with us!

We are currently looking to fill a Casual opportunity for a Secretary, Plant Services at Burnaby Hospital located in Burnaby, BC.

What We're Looking For:

  • Qualifications: Grade 12 and graduation from a recognized secretarial program.
  • Experience: At least three (3) years' recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experiences

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.

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.

If you're ready to join a team dedicated to providing care and support, apply now! Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of individuals and families, empowering them on their journey to recovery.

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

Take the next step and apply so we can continue the conversation with you.

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Detailed Overview

Under the general direction, performs secretarial, adminstrative and reception duties for the Manager, Plant Services.
Responsibilities

  • Performs secretarial duties such as screening incoming mail and prioritizing items for the attention of the Manager, Plant Services, Assistant Chief Engineer and Maintenance Supervisors; responds to inquiries by drafting correspondence or referring to appropriate area.
  • Coordinates the activities of the office by establishing and organizing operating procedures.
  • Types a variety of documents such as correspondence, minutes, memos, reports, specifications and procedural documentation by transcribing from draft or various sources.
  • Schedules appointments and meetings in response to requirements; responds to internal/external electronic mail requests for service or information.
  • Performs reception duties such as greeting visitors, answering incoming telephone calls, responding to enquiries, taking messages and referring to other staff as appropriate; operates the radio communication system and pages tradesmen to attend to maintenance issues.
  • Distributes maintenance requests in accordance with predefined trade responsibilities; processes incoming work requisitions from user departments by performing duties such as maintaining and updating records, generating work orders and entering data; generates reports and satistics as required.
  • Creates timecards for departmental payroll; creates and maintains employee paycard, templates and schedules; inputs employee attendance into a computerized payroll including vacation, leaves and overtime; answers enquiries from staff regarding their available benefits and payroll concerns; books appointments for staff with Health Nurse and arranges hearing protection and testing with outside agencies.
  • Sets up and maintains master vacation schedule for department; notifies Manager of conflicting requests; sets up and maintains up-to-date attendance calendars for all departmental personnel and advise manager of status.
  • Compiles, summarizes and maintains departmental records and statistical databases related to departmental activities; analyses reports such as the Cost Centre Management Summary and investigates variances.
  • Contacts external vendors/suppliers for service/supplies required; arranges for courier services; sets up and maintains records of purchase orders; follows up on outstanding orders and discrepencies.
  • Issues master keys, identification and radios to outside contractors/consultants visiting or working on site; maintains master sign-in sheet; coordinates contractors with staff or user departments; follows up on unreturned identification/keys.
  • Assists in the preparation of estimates for maintenance/capital projects by calculating and distributing actual and estimated labour/materials costs; prepares capital projects billings from actual labour, invoices, material transfers and submits to Finance Department for reconciliation.
  • Sets up and maintains departmental library containing architectural drawings and project materials.
  • Makes travel and hotel arrangements and reservations; arranges room bookings, catering and audiovisual equipment for meetings and special events.
  • Performs other related duties as required.

    • Qualifications

    Education and Experience

    Grade 12, graduation from a recognized secretarial program and three (3) years' recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

    Skills and Abilities

    • Ability to keyboard at 60 w.p.m.
    • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
    • Ability to deal with others effectively.
    • Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
    • 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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