General Facilities Repair & Maintenance Tech

About the role

Performs a variety of general maintenance, preventive maintenance, inspection, servicing, repair, overhaul and construction duties in hospital buildings and grounds areas. Carries out tasks within capabilities involving a variety of maintenance crafts such as sheet metal, plumbing and pipe fitting, carpentry, tile setting, painting, electrical and roof maintenance.

Schedule

40 hours per week. Monday–Friday day shift 7:00 am–3:30 pm. Rotating weekends, holidays, and on‑call shifts required.

Work location

Lowell General Hospital – Saints Campus.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year of building maintenance experience.
• On‑the‑job training in one or more building trades.

Preferred qualifications

• Completion of a vocational/trade school program.
• Two (2) years of building maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the containment of hospital costs and conservation of supplies and equipment.
• Performs electrical repairs such as removal and replacement of switches, ballasts, motors, motor controls, etc.
• Performs plumbing such as drains, fixtures, rodding, cleaning, etc., as assigned.
• Performs minor carpentry such as installation and repair of doors, shelving, locks, etc., as needed.
• Performs repairs to plaster, brickwork, or concrete as needed.
• Solders and welds materials, as needed.
• Performs service and preventative maintenance on hospital equipment and systems.
• Repairs patient electrical, mechanical, and electrical beds and equipment, as assigned, in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturers’ specifications.
• Checks all lighting in and around the hospital buildings on a regular basis.
• Replaces bulbs and/or makes necessary repairs to fixtures; repairs various types of electrical circuits and devices, as needed; cleans fixtures on a regular basis.
• Checks hospital systems for proper function (e.g., electrical power, air handling units, medical gas, steam boiler operation, hot water, etc.).
• Removes and replaces defective or outdated equipment.
• Procures necessary parts and materials for jobs.
• Inspects and repairs safety equipment installed throughout the hospital.
• Cleans workshop and mechanical equipment.
• Handles hazardous materials carefully, safely, and disposes of them properly.
• Makes necessary repairs to safety equipment installed throughout the hospital.
• Performs project work, as assigned.
• Installs new equipment per manufacturers’ specifications.
• Performs preventative maintenance on hospital equipment and systems.
• Participates in all snow removal and sanding functions.
• Assists other co‑workers with troubleshooting and necessary repairs as well as installation of new service or projects related to Plant operations.
• Seeks a standard of work that is equal to or above that which is required (i.e., applicable codes and standards).
• Regularly adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments or installs special functional and structural parts, as required.
• Maintains inventory; reorders parts as necessary and keeps storage area neatly organized.