Area Mechanic - 1st Shift - North Liberty Hospital

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Health Care’s Medical Center North Liberty Engineering department is seeking an Area Mechanic with initial responsibility for operating all buildings and equipment in an assigned area. The role performs skilled inspection, maintenance, and repair of mechanical systems, facility equipment, and building systems. The mechanic works with electrical, steam, mechanical, and plumbing equipment; troubleshoots and repairs equipment and controls; performs preventive maintenance; and identifies building problems requiring corrective work. The position also maintains spare parts and supplies, tracks completed work orders, communicates with staff about building maintenance and occupant comfort, and trains apprentices, replacements, and other personnel. This is a 100% hourly position paying $23.81 per hour to commensurate. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. The work location is the Medical Center North Liberty campus, a 469,000-square-foot facility providing orthopedic care and other clinical and support services.

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.
Applicants must upload a resume as a required submission.
Successful candidates must self-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.
Perform and report on written preventive maintenance procedures, including lubrication, cleaning, filter changes, adjustments, and parts replacement.
Check completed shop work orders and return them to the appropriate office.
Inspect and report building problems involving carpentry, painting, roofing, masonry, and plastering, and determine corrective methods.
Maintain effective communications with personnel in assigned areas and with staff in the mechanic’s own and other shops about maintenance and occupant comfort.
Maintain an operating inventory of spare repair parts, filters, belts, and other supplies.
Train shop apprentices, replacements, and other personnel.