Maintenance Staff

About the Role

The Maintenance Staff assists the Director of Plant Operations to ensure the maintenance of facility and hospital physical plant operations and equipment are properly maintained and inspected as required.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots and repairs a broad variety of hospital equipment and systems.
• Performs preventive maintenance on hospital equipment and systems.
• Operates a broad variety of hospital equipment and systems.
• Performs construction tasks to prepare the hospital for furnishings, equipment, and systems.
• Responsible for maintaining parts and material inventory to ensure maintenance and repair functions can be completed.
• Pursues educational improvements and provides training on procedures, equipment, and system operations.
• Serves as a maintenance resource to monitor hospital equipment and systems' operation status and condition.
• Works to ensure the department provides high-quality, cost-effective maintenance support for the hospital.
• Responds to customers’ comments or informal complaints about hospital systems or operations and provides recommendations to the supervisor within 24 hours.
• Maintains and completes maintenance journals, logs, and time sheets daily.
• Performs air balance, water, steam, refrigerant, and temperature control measurements/adjustments on systems to achieve optimum performance.
• Measures air velocity, pressure, flow, and temperature.
• Predicts and adjusts the total system to maintain proper performance after any air, water, temperature, or pneumatic changes are made, consistently within 10% accuracy.

Skills

Demonstrated skills in one of the following areas and some working knowledge of the remaining:

• HVAC equipment
• Heating hot water system
• Electrical and power distribution
• Refrigeration equipment
• Construction methods
• Plumbing
• Mechanical maintenance
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and wiring diagrams
• Working knowledge of maintenance principles, theories, and operations
• Knowledge of basic hand and power tools
• Good oral and written communication, including reading and writing skills at a high school graduate level
• Ability to work with peers in a team situation

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum two (2) years of related building maintenance experience with emphasis on maintenance, repair, and semi-skilled craftsman of various building trades, including plumbing, electrical, and painting.
• Must be knowledgeable of building codes, licensing standards, DNV, and ADA guidelines.