Associate Maintenance Mechanic - Full Time Days

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This job offers variety, involving work orders related to all trades. Duties may include preventative maintenance, bed repair, changing out lights, or unclogging drains. The role is responsible for light maintenance repair and cleaning tasks completed under supervision in a safe, professional manner. Extra precautions must be taken when working in patient/resident care areas, specifically keeping tools out of the reach of children. The position requires basic mechanical knowledge and competence in the use of hand tools, meters, and gauges. Familiarity with blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals is helpful. The ability to explain conditions and situations accurately while troubleshooting is necessary. The role requires the ability to work all shifts and hours as scheduled and to comply with all corporate and facility policies and dress code. Understanding written and verbal communications is essential. The position involves working independently with minimal supervision and requires knowledge of federal, state, and local codes, specifications, and ordinances. Depending on facility size, additional duties may include performing installation and maintenance of mechanical and stationary systems, including boiler operations, to ensure a safe and efficient environment; maintaining campus grounds and performing other outside maintenance duties; performing general duties such as electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, HVAC, and bed repair and maintenance. On-call duties may be required as needed or directed by the department.

Requirements

Basic mechanical knowledge.
Competence in the use of hand tools, meters, and gauges.
Ability to explain conditions and situations accurately while troubleshooting.
Ability to work all shifts and hours as scheduled.
Ability to comply with all corporate and facility policies and dress code.
Ability to understand written and verbal communications.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Knowledge of federal, state, and local codes, specifications, and ordinances.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity of blueprints, schematics and technical manuals.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience in all types of building maintenance.
Valid driver's license and a good driving record (depending on location).
CPR/BLS certification (may be required upon hire depending on location).

Responsibilities

Perform preventative maintenance.
Repair beds.
Change out lights.
Unclog drains.
Complete light maintenance repair and cleaning tasks under supervision.
Take extra precautions when working in patient/resident care areas.
Keep tools out of the reach of children.
Troubleshoot and explain conditions and situations accurately.
Work all shifts and hours as scheduled.
Comply with all corporate and facility policies and dress code.
Understand written and verbal communications.
Work independently with minimal supervision.
Apply knowledge of federal, state, and local codes, specifications, and ordinances.
Perform installation and maintenance of mechanical and stationary systems, including boiler operations (depending on facility size).
Maintain campus grounds and perform other outside maintenance duties (depending on facility size).
Perform general duties such as electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, HVAC, and bed repair and maintenance (depending on facility size).
Perform on-call duties as needed or as directed by the department.