Lead Electrician

Lead Electrician

The Lead Electrician provides advanced electrical maintenance, repair, and installation services for hospital facilities at the team leader level, under the direction of engineering senior management. This position assesses, prioritizes, assigns, troubleshoots, and repairs facility electrical components requiring design, life-cycle planning, repair, replacement, or new installation. The Lead Electrician performs duties in compliance with all applicable regulatory standards and policies. The Lead Electrician leads the facility electrical service team in the installation and operation of electrical products, to provide a comfortable and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

WHO WE ARE

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7am - 3:30pm EDT (with an on-call rotation)
• Contribute to facility electrical systems management, including PM development, budgeting, system assessments, and life cycle planning.
• Contribute to maintaining emergency response procedures for failed electrical, fire alarm, and automatic fire suppression equipment.
• Design, construct, install and remove various facility electrical equipment, systems, and electrical components.
• Diagnose malfunctions in the facility's electrical equipment, systems, or electrical components and take appropriate corrective and preventative actions.
• Maintain appropriate inventory of replacement electrical equipment and systems.
• Maintain hospital computerized maintenance management system through the appropriate assignment of work orders, development, and assignment of preventative maintenance orders, completion of work orders, and the recording equipment history.
• Participate in people management activities for unit team members, such as performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and interviews.
• Perform preventive maintenance and inspections on all facility electrical equipment, systems, and components in accordance with prescribed procedures.
• Provide quality control for new installations or replacements of facility electrical equipment, systems, and electrical components performed by others.
• Provide training on electrical systems and electrical safety to both electrical and other facilities maintenance and operations team members.
• Services range through the following specialized areas: main electric service feeds, switches, transformers, breakers, distribution panels, generators, automatic transfer switches, motors, variable frequency drives, uninterruptable power supplies, lighting, battery lights, outlets, various alarm systems, building fire alarm system, building automatic fire suppression systems, and pneumatic tube system.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate's Degree in Construction, Electrical, or Electronics field of study OR High School Diploma/GED & Master Electrician licensure required
• 7 years of relevant electrical experience required
• 3 years of hospital maintenance/construction preferred
• Master Electrician License or Journeyman license or equivalent certification required within 1 year of hire
• Electrical or Electronic Certification through the US Dept. of Labor Bureau required
• Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt preferred

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED: Never or Rarely

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.