Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Full-time (40 hrs/week). Day shifts. On-call rotation required for nights, weekends, and holidays.

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for keeping the organization’s buildings, equipment, utilities, and physical systems safe and operational. Responsible for performing preventive and corrective maintenance throughout the hospital and other facilities. Troubleshoots mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and building systems while helping maintain a safe, clean, and reliable healthcare environment.

Maintenance, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical experience is preferred. Ability to use hand and power tools safely. Basic electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills. Ability to read work orders, manuals, schematics, and equipment documentation. Ability to work independently and respond to emergencies. Good communication and customer-service skills. Must be able to read, speak, write, and follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to work with people in a tactful and diplomatic manner exercising sound judgment and discretion.

Job duties require bending, stooping, sitting, climbing, pushing, lifting 50 lbs. Use of ladder. Works with chemicals. Duties may at times include overhead work, heights, and working in cramped spaces.

E SSENTIAL F UNCTIONS , R OLES , AND R ESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs routine preventive maintenance on hospital equipment and building systems.

• Troubleshoots and repairs electrical, plumbing, HVAC, mechanical, and general building issues.

• Maintain doors, locks, walls, ceilings, flooring, fixtures, and other facility components.

• Responds to and completes maintenance work orders and emergency repair requests in collaboration with maintenance team.

• Inspects equipment and facilities for safety or maintenance concerns.

• Maintains boilers, pumps, generators, air-handling systems, and other mechanical equipment.

• Assists with fire and life-safety systems and required inspections.

• Maintains accurate maintenance records and documentation.

• Works with contractors when specialized repairs are required.

• Follows hospital’s safety procedures, infection-control requirements, and applicable building codes. Holds contractors accountable for following safety procedures, infection-control requirements, and applicable building codes.

• Responds appropriately to urgent facility problems that could impact patient care.

• Conducts fire, disaster, and storm drills according to state regulations and department policy and procedure.

• Maintains exterior grounds which includes mowing, trimming, irrigation systems, parking lot upkeep, snow removal, etc.

• Maintains interior and exteriors of buildings. This includes walls, floors, and ceiling maintenance. This may also include any necessary painting, repair, and replacement, etc.

• Maintenance and repairs of hospital-owned vehicles.

• Maintains a good working inventory of supplies and tools needed for maintenance department.

• Maintains a clean and safe working environment and assists with contractors to coordinate safe working conditions for public, patients, residents and employees during any building renovation projects.

Fire extinguisher maintenance and required inspections.

O THER D UTIES

Miscellaneous duties include:

• Delivering supplies as requested,

• Assisting with setting up and taking down materials needed for meetings and organization related functions, and

• Responsible for assisting in the orientation of new employees.

A DDITIONAL N OTES

This job description does not reflect all duties that may be assigned to this position.

Compensation and Benefits

Offering a competitive starting wage, with credit for experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid time off (PTO); paid holidays; extended sick leave; 401(k) with match; discount policy; flexible benefits accounts; and more!