MAINTENANCE TECH

Maintenance Position at Laurel Heights Hospital

Laurel Heights Hospital is a 112-bed facility located in Atlanta, GA. We are dedicated to providing youth with compassionate mental health treatment that encourages self-responsibility and personal growth. We provide psychiatric treatment to children and adolescents that present with a broad range of psychiatric, behavioral disorders and autism. A clinically skilled multidisciplinary team works to partner with the youth and family to accomplish their goals in a supportive and therapeutic environment.

Our maintenance responsibilities are:

• Team Leadership: Supervise and guide maintenance staff, delegate tasks, and ensure quality control.
• Manage daily work orders.
• Preventive Maintenance: Develop and implement schedules to minimize downtime.
• Repairs & Troubleshooting: Diagnose issues and perform or oversee repairs on HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems.
• Safety Compliance: Ensure all work adheres to federal, state, and local safety regulations.
• Inventory Management: Monitor and order supplies, tools, and replacement parts.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, inspections, and repairs.
• Customer Service: Interact with staff or clients to resolve maintenance concerns professionally.
• Training: Mentor junior technicians and promote best practices.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong technical knowledge across multiple trades (e.g., HVAC, plumbing, electrical)
• Leadership and communication skills
• Work with minimal supervision
• Ability to read blueprints and schematics
• Familiarity with maintenance management software
• Certifications (e.g., HVAC, EPA, CFC) may be required depending on the role
• Education: High School Diploma or GED

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations; must be able to work and concentrate amidst distractions; ability to handle interruptions often and be able to move from one task to another; must be flexible and not easily frustrated in dealing with differences of opinions. Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of objects by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips. Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken word during activities in which they must convey detail or important spoken instructions to others accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly. Hearing to perceive the nature of sound with no less than 40 dB loss @ Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction; ability to perceive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound. Perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands and fingers. Individual must be able to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and to be able to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction that will enable people in the role to complete administrative and clerical tasks and visually observe patients on the unit and in therapeutic activities.

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.' Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications:

• Education: High school diploma/GED required.
• MUST be able to pass a drug test and fingerprint process.
• Licensure/Certification: Successful completion of CPR certification.

EEO Statement: All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.