KHI Medical Traveling Installation Technician

Installation Technician

The Installation Technician is responsible for safely and efficiently installing equipment, structural framing systems, and related components. This position performs hands-on field labor, including material handling, jobsite preparation, equipment installation, structural support construction, anchoring, and layout. The Installation Technician works as part of a field installation team to complete projects safely, correctly, on schedule, and with minimal rework.

KHI is committed to meeting the objectives of both the client and the company. Employees are expected to remain focused on completing assigned work while maintaining professional, respectful, and cooperative relationships with clients, facility personnel, patients, subcontractors, and fellow employees.

Key Attributes of a KHI Employee:

• Can be trusted to work without supervision.
• Ability to work with clients and develop friendly relationships.
• Treat fellow workers, facility workers, and patients with respect.
• Sufficient attention-to-detail to make our products/services better than our competition.
• Dedicated to doing things right (for the long term) the first time rather than hoping the client doesn't find out about mistakes. Understand ethical behavior and business practices, and ensure that one's own behavior and that of others are consistent with these standards and aligned with the organization's values.
• Creativity/Innovation: Develop new and unique ways to improve the operations of the organization and to create new opportunities.
• Make Decisions: Assess situations to determine importance, urgency, and risks, and make clear, timely decisions in the best interests of the organization.

Technical Expertise:

• Install operating room lights, equipment booms, and cabinetry, among other structures.
• Lay out equipment locations, attachment points, support frames, and structural assemblies using approved plans and field dimensions.
• Build and install equipment support structures using materials such as:
• Unistrut and channel framing.
• Angle iron.
• Hollow Structural Sections.
• Steel plates.
• Threaded rod.
• Structural fasteners.
• Brackets, braces, and support assemblies
• Pull, install, and terminate various cabling.
• Provide reports for clients, validating test results and work performed.
• Learn client-specific systems, enabling client growth and full integration.
• Install and mount video monitors.
• Proficient in cable management.
• Basic general construction skills.

Knowledge and abilities:

• Ability to travel overnight 80% or more of the time.
• Knowledge of electrical and low-voltage systems.
• Ability to read plans and follow the scope of work, installing all equipment to specifications.
• Ability to assess changes in the scope of work and appropriately request a change order.
• Need to be able to use a level, wrench, reciprocating saw, portable hand saw, or hammer drill to install equipment.
• Installation Technicians work a standard work week but may be required to work evenings and weekends to meet project milestones. (Nationwide)
• Ability to work in a crouched or kneeling position and in confined spaces.
• Preferred certifications, such as OSHA 10.
• Ability to lift 70+ pounds.

Productivity:

• Stays on task throughout the day without supervision.
• Moves onto subsequent tasks with good communication and little/no supervision.

Communication:

• Listens well and adheres to PM direction.
• Speaks up to ensure proper understanding.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate with clients and situations in a professional, proactive, and productive manner.
• Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen, and write clearly, thoroughly, and promptly, using appropriate communication tools and techniques.

Problem Solving:

• Able to prioritize while solving problems:
• Client & KHI goals
• Trust, work with clients, attention to detail, and doing things correctly.
• Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.

Interpersonal Relations:

• Able to work with KHI PM's and leadership professionally.
• Able to work with clients in a professional and friendly manner.
• Able to relate to facility workers and patients with respect.

Organizational Skills:

• Organize their personal habits to ensure they are ready to work on time, every time.
• Handle their personal issues so as not to interfere with normal working hours.
• Be prepared prior to work to complete jobs with no rework and minimal non-productive time.
• Complete jobs in proper sequence.

Safety:

• Adheres to OSHA and KHI standards without fail.
• Willing to help others adhere to OSHA and KHI standards.
• Stops jobs before they become unsafe rather than waiting until the last second.

Compensation:

• $20 – $25 per hour, starting, based on experience.
• Benefits include Medical and 401K retirement plan.