Senior Mechanic / HVAC

About the Role

Maintain and improve DCH buildings, equipment, and grounds through emergency repairs, scheduled repairs, preventative maintenance, and inspections. Ensure provision of reliable utilities and regulatory compliance. Order parts and materials, attend scheduled classes and meetings, and complete all required logs and records.

Responsibilities

• Maintain performance, patient, and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Perform compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Adhere to DCH Behavioral Standards, including creating positive relationships with patients, families, coworkers, colleagues, and self.
• Perform essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors, and employees.
• Identify and reduce unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors, and employees.
• Recognize and take appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety.
• Use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and intranet.
• Adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent (preferred but not required).
• Primary assignment areas may include one or more of the following: Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, locksmith, welding, and/or painting.
• Two-year technical degree directly applicable to primary assignment and two years’ experience in the area of primary assignment, or five years’ experience relevant to primary assignment area or with Engineering Services at a DCH Facility.
• Possession of a valid Alabama driver’s license and acceptance for insurance coverage as a driver of company vehicles (preferred but not required).
• Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

Working Conditions

• Daily communication with others, either face-to-face, by telephone, radio, or other forms of communication.
• Possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, chemicals, hazardous materials, voltages, steam, pressurized air or fluids.
• Possible intermittent wearing of common protective or safety equipment.
• Assigned to an eight-hour shift; may be required to work relief for other shifts and/or participate in weekend coverage. Could be subject to modified scheduled work hours.
• Must be available for participation in on-call rotation schedule.

Physical Requirements

• Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding, and working at heights above thirty (30) feet.
• Perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, walking, reaching, handling, fingering, and feeling, working in confined spaces, and working within extreme temperature ranges.
• Good manual dexterity and communication skills.
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.