Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance/Security

Position Summary: Under general supervision, repairs, installs, adjusts, monitors, and maintains building HVAC/R, plumbing and electrical systems and performs skilled maintenance and repair tasks of the hospital building systems. Performs work to conform to quality standards and municipal codes.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoots electrical, electronic (including analog and digital), pneumatic, and mechanical equipment and systems
• Performs operator and preventive maintenance, as specified by manufacturers, on equipment and systems including electrical, electronic, pneumatic, mechanical; varies preventive maintenance interval as dictated by monitored failure rate.
• Performs simple, as well as complete repairs of equipment and systems, as appropriate.
• Researches, interprets and applies local, as well as manufacturers' technical data; reads and interprets engineering drawings and specifications.
• Maintains appropriate work records for compliance with requirements imposed by such entities as: The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, State-wide Healthcare Planning and Development Office, and National Fire Protection Agency.
• Completes work orders, record material utilized on jobs and other required documentation.
• May also perform general maintenance and repair tasks as required.
• Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years of related experience.
• Valid state driver's license.
• Driving record must be within the approved insurance company's regulations.

Working knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of installing, operating, maintaining and repairing hospital equipment and systems.
• Shop, workplace, equipment and tool safety.
• Hazardous materials encountered in the hospital environment.
• Operation, maintenance and repair of various pumps, motors, centrifugal chillers, boilers, compressors, blowers, control valves and switches, and instruments related to HVAC, and to digital and pneumatic control systems.
• Operation, maintenance and minor repair of large diesel engines, large generators, automatic transfer switches, transformers, meters, and electrical power distribution centers.
• Instruments, tools and equipment used in the installation, operation, troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of complex hospital electrical, electronic, and mechanical building and utility systems.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in health care industry.
• Certification as a "Certified Healthcare Mechanic", where a written exam has been administered.