Plant Operations Technician

Job Opportunity at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

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In this role, you will operate and perform routine repairs and preventive maintenance on heating and air conditioning systems, boilers and power plant equipment, assisting with complex and non-routine maintenance tasks.

Department: Plant Operations

Schedule: Full time, day shift with occasional weekend coverage on day or evening shift

Job Summary:

Operates and performs routine repairs and preventive maintenance on heating and air conditioning systems, boilers and power plant equipment. Assists with complex and non-routine maintenance tasks.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors operate and adjust facility equipment and power plant machinery following defined procedures.
• Monitors emergency power units during emergency operations to assure they operating normally. Performs a restart of power plant operations following defined procedures.
• Responds to trouble calls in the facility, assesses, troubleshoots and remedies the issue.
• Monitors off-site properties and notifies appropriate staff and/or contractors to handle problems or concerns.
• Utilizes the computerized building automation system as appropriate to resolve issues.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or equivalent years of experience

EXPERIENCE

• One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Rare use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Rare driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Department: 9231000100 PLO - St. Mary's St. Louis

Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.