Stationary Engineer & Coverage Mechanic

About the Role

Come join the Engineering team at Mount Sinai Campus, part of Trinity Health Of New England. This position performs a variety of duties in and around the hospital buildings to maintain Plant Operations 24/7. Duties include repairs, monitoring, and reporting problems with machinery, systems, and mechanical equipment such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration systems, kitchen equipment, Building Management Systems, and Fire Alarm Systems.

You will professionally and safely operate boilers, compressors, and other utilities, making independent and timely decisions across all shifts. The role involves responding to off-shift Engineering calls and performing relief work on fluctuating hours, including 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts, weekdays, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Assist in operating and maintaining all hospital mechanical systems and equipment.
• Perform basic repairs of facilities' mechanical and electrical spaces, exterior, and interior areas to ensure functionality.
• Remain alert to potential hazards or breakdowns and report such conditions to the supervisor.
• Operate high-pressure steam boilers, auxiliary equipment, and centrifugal chillers to provide a continuous supply of steam or chilled water for the hospital.
• Maintain commitment to personal growth and competency.
• Contribute to the safe and efficient operation of the Plant and Engineering Department.
• Demonstrate dependability in job performance to support effective hospital operations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the operation and repair of high-pressure steam boilers and auxiliary equipment.
• Healthcare facility setting experience is preferred.
• Level I requires an OE-2 Operating Stationary Engineer License.
• Level II requires a State of Connecticut Heating/Piping/Cooling License (S-2, OE-2, E, P).
• Ability to understand and respond to simple written or verbal instructions.
• Ability to read and write English.

Physical and Mental Effort

• Ability to constantly lift, push, or pull objects weighing more than 100 pounds.
• Perform difficult manipulative and arm-hand coordination skills.
• Walk, stand, sit, and remain in uncomfortable positions for prolonged periods.
• Discriminate colors and hear normal sounds with some background noise.
• Concentrate on fine detail with constant interruptions and attend to tasks for more than 50 minutes at a time.
• Understand and relate to theories behind several related concepts, remember multiple tasks over long periods, and communicate using checklists and simple sentences.

Employee may be constantly exposed to hazardous materials such as chemicals, blood, body tissues, fluids, high/low temperatures, sudden temperature fluctuations, seasonal outdoor weather, grease, oil, toxins, cytoxins, poisonous substances, dust, bodily injuries, loud or unpleasant noises, high humidity, wetness, electrical hazards, and burns. Moderate stress is encountered in emergency situations.

Benefits

• Full-time, 40 hours per week on the day shift.
• Career growth and advancement potential.
• Award-winning Patient Access Department.

Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated healthcare delivery system dedicated to providing full-spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We serve nearly 3 million people and are part of a national system focused on patient-first care.