Summer Maintenance Student

Company: West Haldimand General Hospital

Job Posting Number 2026-41

Date May 7th, 2026 
Department Plant Services 
Position Maintenance Student Status Temporary Full-Time, Summer Contract, 
16 weeks 
Rate of Pay  $17.60/hr. 
Shifts Days, Monday- Friday

 
POSITION SUMMARY 
Are you passionate about providing the best customer service? Does working in a small rural hospital 
that provides vital health care to the surrounding community appeal to you? West Haldimand General 
Hospital is located in the beautiful town of Hagersville, and is a scenic half hour drive to Simcoe, 
Brantford and Hamilton. If working to make in a Hospital setting appeals to you, then we would like to 
hear from you. We currently have a vacancy for a Maintenance Student in our Maintenance 
Department.  

UNIT PROFILE 
Under the general supervision of the Director of Facilities and Capital Projects, performs grounds 
maintenance duties such as grass cutting, weeding, trimming, etc. as well as any other related 
maintenance duties as assigned.  

POSITION REQUIREMENTS 
• Minimum Grade 12 education.   
• The successful candidate will be currently enrolled in a post-secondary educational program. 
• Demonstrates ability to accept assignments, delegation, requests and follow instructions. 
• Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the health care team, both verbal and 
written. 
• Ability to set priorities and organize work accordingly. 
• Mature, honest and reliable person 
• Ability to safely operate grass cutting equipment (ride on and push lawnmowers, weed trimmers, 
etc.). 
• Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality. 
• Safety (patient, worker & workplace) is a WHGH Corporate Priority.  The successful applicant will 
demonstrate good stewardship in the identification, reporting and mitigation of unsafe acts or 
conditions. 
• Experience in performing grounds maintenance duties is preferred. 
 
Internal Posting 
Deadline 
May 13th, 2026 
External Posting 
Deadline 
This opportunity will be posted until filled. Apply today! 
Current resumes must be submitted to Human Resources at: hrrecruit@whgh.ca 
Please include the position in the subject heading. 
In order to ensure equal opportunities during the recruitment and selection process, West Haldimand 
General Hospital provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. 
West Haldimand General Hospital thanks all applicants for their interest. Please note only those 
applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 
process. 
This position is being posted to fill a current vacancy. 
Please note that WHGH does not use AI to screen, assess or aide in the selection of our recruitment