Service Mechanic (FT, Evening - Danbury)

About the Organization

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses, and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut, and beyond. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees working to change health care for the better.

About the Role

Maintains all Plant Services operating systems to include steam, electricity, air, heat, cooling, water, vacuum, medical gases, etc. Provides emergency alternatives for the above in the event of failures. Responds to any and all facility issues that may arise anywhere in the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Ensures patient comfort and safety by reducing impact of basic service interruptions.
• Ensures staff and visitor comfort and safety.
• Ensures equipment is operating efficiently and safely through rounding of mechanical rooms and monitoring equipment via the building management system (BMS).
• Performs boiler water analysis and treatment.
• Corrects and reports hazardous conditions noted on rounds.
• Monitors boiler pressures, tank levels, and various leaks.
• Responds to Code Reds.
• Reports and logs all defective equipment, particularly if it pertains to safety.
• Repairs equipment, including patient items, during off shifts.
• Makes routine rounds (nightly) to all equipment rooms and machine spaces.
• Answers all calls from the facilities dispatcher and responds to all computer alarms.
• Responds to elevator problems.
• Performs preventive maintenance on air handling equipment.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Seven years or more of job-related experience in a hospital or industrial environment.
• Experience working with air handling units, heating systems, cooling systems, boilers, chillers, and refrigeration equipment.
• Experience performing preventive maintenance on mechanical equipment, including filter changes and greasing bearings on pumps and motors.
• Good mechanical aptitude and analytical thinking skills.

Qualifications

• License: Required OE-2, S1, or S2.

Working Conditions

• Manual: Significant manual skills, motor coordination, and finger dexterity.
• Occupational: Significant occupational risk.
• Physical Effort: Very heavy effort; may exert up to 50 lbs. of force.
• Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, and human waste.

Pay

$28.78 - $53.45 hourly