Area Mechanic - 3rd Shift - North Liberty Hospital

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care’s Medical Center North Liberty Engineering department is seeking an Area Mechanic. The position has initial responsibility for operation of all buildings and equipment in an assigned area and performs skilled inspection, maintenance, and repair of mechanical systems, facility maintenance, and operations. The role is based at the Medical Center North Liberty Campus, a 469,000-square-foot facility serving UI Health Care’s Orthopedics service line and providing outpatient, inpatient, surgical, imaging, laboratory, therapy, pharmacy, emergency, and support services. The schedule is 100%, Monday through Friday from 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. The hourly rate is $23.81 to commensurate. Applicants must upload a resume. Successful candidates must disclose conviction history and undergo a criminal background check and credential and education verification.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of plumbing, electricity, and maintenance of steam and mechanical equipment.
Four years of work experience in the listed crafts, including apprenticeship or technical training.
Upload a resume as part of the application.
Successful candidates must disclose conviction history and undergo a criminal background check and credential and education verification.

Responsibilities

Apply necessary safety precautions when working with electrical, steam, or mechanical equipment.
Periodically inspect electrical, mechanical, steam, and plumbing equipment in assigned areas to assess operating efficiency and identify and address potential malfunctions.
Troubleshoot and repair malfunctions involving electrical equipment, appliances, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, and heating, air conditioning, and ventilating equipment controls in the assigned area.
Perform and report on written preventive maintenance procedures, including lubrication, cleaning, filter changes, adjustments, and parts replacement, for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and steam equipment.
Verify completion of shop work orders and return them to the appropriate office after the work is completed.
Inspect and report building problems involving carpentry, painting, roofing, masonry, and plastering, and determine corrective methods.
Maintain effective communication with personnel in the assigned area and with staff in the same and other shops regarding building maintenance and occupant comfort.
Maintain an operating inventory of spare repair parts, filters, belts, and other supplies.
Train shop apprentices, replacements, and other personnel.