Steamfitter

Union: CUPE TG
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Facilities Management
Reports to: Manager
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Wage range: $31.19 - $35.97 per hour
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: July 05, 2024

As an integral member of Facility Management Operations, the responsibilities of the STEAMFITTER include:

• Maintaining the hospital site’s piping systems, including repairing and replacing necessary components;

• Assembling and constructing piping;
• Installing pipes that carry water, steam, chemicals or fuel used in heating, cooling, lubricating and other processes;
• Working in compliance of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and its regulations, reporting hazards, deficiencies and contraventions of the Act, in a timely manner;
• Performing other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned and/or required, including, assisting with staff orientation, etc.

• At minimum completion of high school and Steamfitter/Pipefitter license;
• 6,000 hours of on-the-job training (8 weeks (240 hours) technical training in a classroom each year for four years);
• Good manual dexterity and mechanical aptitude;
• Ability to stand for long periods of time with strength and stamina to lift heavy materials, required;
• Ability to do careful and exacting work, required;
• Clear understanding of how different systems work (i.e., vacuum system, heat converters, instant hot water heating, flash tank, condensate tanks, forced air heating and cooling, pumps, fans, medical vacuum, medical air, compressed air and clothes dryers), required;
• Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines in accordance to UHN standards;
• Performs cross-functional duties as assigned and/or required such as maintaining and clearing drains, snaking toilets, etc. and minor plumbing work as assigned;
• Exercise initiative and good judgment with ability to multi-task;
• Compliance with confidentiality requirements under UHN Privacy Policy;
• Effective organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills;
• Client service oriented, with the ability to effectively work with diversity and appreciate that people with different opinions, backgrounds and characteristics bring richness to the challenge or situation at hand;
• May be required to work at multiple areas as well as rotating shifts in emergency situations.

The University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.