Group Lead Energy Center Maintenance - Columbus, OH

Abbott • Columbus, OH

6d • $30 - $59 • Onsite

About The Position

The Energy Center Operator Mechanic safely operates, monitors, maintains, and troubleshoots energy-center equipment and utility systems that support continuous site operations. The role performs hands-on mechanical maintenance and repair of industrial equipment, including boilers, chillers, refrigeration equipment, air compressors, cooling towers, pumps, motors, valves, piping systems, HVAC equipment, fire protection services, and related utility equipment. Duties include operating boilers and steam systems in accordance with licensing requirements and site procedures; monitoring refrigeration and chilled-water systems; conducting inspections and operating rounds; diagnosing failures; and performing or coordinating repairs.

The position carries out preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance, required system testing and monitoring, operating adjustments, equipment startup and shutdown, isolation, lockout/tagout, return to service, and emergency response. It initiates and coordinates repairs, including sourcing parts and outside services and verifying equipment return to service. The role also works with contractors, vendors, engineering, facilities, and maintenance teams on repairs, inspections, upgrades, shutdowns, and improvement projects.

The position supports equipment reliability, safety, maintainability, and operating efficiency; maintains operating logs, maintenance records, work orders, inspection documentation, and regulatory records; and communicates equipment status and work priorities during shift turnover. It also leads identification of maintenance training needs, develops and implements training solutions, establishes performance metrics, and drives workforce-development improvements. The role requires independent and team-based work in a continuous-operation industrial environment, with coverage across assigned shifts and as-needed overtime, call-ins, weekends, holidays, and alternate shifts.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• State of Ohio boiler operator license for assigned Energy Center responsibilities.
• Refrigeration certification or license.
• Demonstrated experience as an industrial mechanic, maintenance technician, utilities technician, stationary engineer, or in a similar hands-on mechanical role.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, maintain, and repair industrial equipment.
• Experience with industrial mechanical systems such as pumps, motors, bearings, valves, piping, heat exchangers, compressors, boilers, HVAC equipment, or refrigeration equipment.
• Ability to perform preventive and corrective maintenance and safely return equipment to service.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, equipment documentation, operating procedures, drawings, and mechanical schematics.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize work while maintaining focus on safety, equipment reliability, and continuity of critical utility services.
• Ability to work independently and make sound operational and maintenance decisions within established procedures and qualifications.
• Ability to communicate effectively with maintenance personnel, operations, engineering, contractors, vendors, and site customers.
• Ability to work assigned shifts and provide overtime, call-in, weekend, holiday, and alternate-shift coverage as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot Energy Center equipment and utility systems supporting continuous site operations.
• Perform mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of industrial and utility equipment.
• Operate boilers and associated steam systems within applicable licensing requirements, site procedures, and operating parameters.
• Operate and monitor industrial refrigeration and chilled-water systems and respond to alarms, abnormal conditions, and performance issues.
• Perform routine inspections and operating rounds to identify equipment deterioration or developing problems.
• Diagnose equipment and utility-system failures, determine corrective actions, perform repairs, or coordinate specialized support.
• Conduct required testing and monitoring of boiler, steam, cooling, refrigeration, fire protection, and water-treatment systems and make operating adjustments.
• Respond to equipment failures and utility interruptions to safely restore service and minimize operational impact.
• Prioritize maintenance and operational work based on safety, equipment condition, utility reliability, customer impact, and site needs.
• Execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance and identify additional needs based on equipment condition and performance.
• Identify maintenance training needs, develop and implement training solutions, establish performance metrics, and improve maintenance workforce-development programs.
• Initiate and coordinate repairs from identification through completion, including determining requirements, sourcing parts and materials, arranging outside services, and verifying return to service.
• Work with contractors, vendors, engineering, facilities, and maintenance personnel during repairs, inspections, upgrades, shutdowns, and improvement projects.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, safety, and operating efficiency.
• Maintain accurate operating logs, maintenance records, work orders, inspection documentation, and regulatory records.
• Communicate equipment condition, outstanding maintenance issues, operating limitations, and work priorities during shift turnover and with site personnel.
• Follow procedures for equipment startup, shutdown, isolation, lockout/tagout, return to service, and emergency response.
• Maintain a safe and orderly work environment and comply with safety, environmental, regulatory, and site requirements.
• Work independently and collaboratively, using mechanical judgment and problem-solving skills in a continuous-operation industrial environment.
• Provide overtime, call-in, weekend, holiday, and alternate-shift coverage as required.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit for earning a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED