Team Leader Facilities

About the role

The Facilities Engineering Technician coordinates daily activities to ensure inspections and repairs of facility building systems are performed to provide a safe and comfortable environment for patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Collects accurate and completed documentation of data pertaining to scheduled inspection/maintenance procedures and regulatory compliance forms from Facilities Engineering Technicians.
• Ensures documentation of services are completed accurately and in a timely manner through a review of time sheets, work orders, inventory sign-out sheets and dispatched calls.
• Organizes the Facilities Engineering Technicians to begin prompt corrective action on all deficiencies found during inspections and ensures communication to the appropriate personnel affected in those areas.
• Affirms all repairs are cost effective by evaluating the options available, considering total cost of repairs and taking action appropriately.
• Trains Facilities Engineering Technicians in the use of measuring devices such as bolometer, magnehelics, anemometer, micrometers, refrigeration, gauges, etc. for the purpose of troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of building systems and plant equipment.
• Trains all maintenance technicians in the use of test equipment used in the trouble shooting, repair and maintenance of building systems and plant equipment (i.e., temperature and humidity recorders, ground fault testers, infrared devices, isolation power tester, voltage recorder, etc.).
• In a collaborative effort with department management, works towards facility compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local regulatory agencies (i.e., NFPA 99, NFPA 101, OSHA, National Electric Code, RASHE standards, JACHO standards, ASHE standards, etc.).
• Organizes inspections and repairs of AC/DC electrical equipment and systems (i.e., three phase, motor control, variable drives, MBC, DX9100 Johnson control System, SCU/DPU, etc.).
• Organizes inspections and repair of air conditioning and refrigeration systems and equipment (i.e., BTU calculations, Liebert units, chiller operation, cooling towers capacity, roof top chillers and walk-in freezers).
• Organizes inspections and repair of pneumatic and hydraulic controls and systems (i.e., HVAC, dampers, vertical lifts, pneumatic tube, compactors, etc.).
• Trains Facilities Engineering Technicians in energy conservation methods (i.e., electrical, heating, cooling and mechanical systems).
• Organizes inspections and repair of electronic systems and equipment (i.e., circuit boards, communication board, power supplies, microprocessors, logic circuits, amplifiers, etc.).
• Coordinates team member scheduling with Manager to assure proper manpower availability to carry out scheduled work.
• Provides feedback and performance indicators about Facilities Engineering Technicians to the Managers for their use in conducting periodic performance appraisals.
• Maintains and assures technical competence in the Facilities Engineering field by attending in-services, assisting outside contractors, reading trade literature and attending schools.
• Performs research and testing procedures on facility systems and equipment to assure maximum efficiency.
• Recommends improvements to the computer maintenance management program to minimize downtime and reduce costs of systems and equipment.
• Evaluates equipment for planned replacement, evaluates existing equipment for future updates and replacements.
• Completes specific TPC training courses, as documented on training records.
• Attends all departmental in-service sessions.
• Participates in on-the-job training.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Valid Driver’s License – must be maintained during employment period.
• State criminal background check and Federal (if applicable), as required for regulated areas.
• Formal training beyond high school (i.e., technical school, apprenticeship, trade schools or college) OR Five (5) years of documented experience in plant operations OR maintenance.
• Five (5) years of experience in a health care environment.