General Facilities Repair & Maintenance Tech

Tufts Medicine•Lowell, MA

1d•$20 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Lowell General Hospital – Saints Campus is seeking an experienced General Facilities, Repair & Maintenance Technician to join its facilities team. The position performs general maintenance, preventive maintenance, inspections, servicing, repairs, overhauls, and construction duties in hospital buildings and grounds. Work includes tasks within the technician’s capabilities across trades such as sheet metal, plumbing and pipe fitting, carpentry, tile setting, painting, electrical work, and roof maintenance. The technician is responsible for helping contain hospital costs and conserve supplies and equipment. The position is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday on the day shift from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Rotating weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts are required. The work location is Lowell General Hospital – Saints Campus. Guaranteed hours and a set schedule are offered. The stated pay range is $20.12–$25.15, based on full-time equivalent. Individual offers consider relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least one year of building maintenance experience.
On-the-job training in one or more building trades.
Knowledge of general maintenance procedures.
Ability to set up and operate tools and equipment used to repair and maintain hospital equipment, buildings, and grounds.
Knowledge of safe equipment use.
Ability to organize work and achieve quality performance when learning new routines, procedures, and skills.
Ability to read blueprints and specifications to determine procedures for assembling or maintaining hospital equipment, buildings, and grounds.
Basic knowledge of electricity, plumbing, carpentry, and painting as they relate to assigned duties.
Ability to exercise independent judgment during emergencies and other situations requiring it.
Ability to perform frequent bending, squatting, and stooping; occasional heavy lifting; and prolonged standing, walking, and climbing stairs and ladders.
Ability to handle tools and equipment with fine hand coordination and to hear verbal communication and see written or printed information.
Ability to work rotating weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a vocational or trade school program.
Two years of building maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

Perform electrical repairs, including removing and replacing switches, ballasts, motors, and motor controls.
Perform assigned plumbing tasks, including work on drains and fixtures, rodding, and cleaning.
Perform minor carpentry, including installing and repairing doors, shelving, and locks.
Repair plaster, brickwork, and concrete; solder and weld materials as needed.
Service and perform preventive maintenance on hospital equipment and systems.
Repair patient electrical, mechanical, and electrical beds and equipment according to diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturers’ specifications.
Regularly check lighting in and around hospital buildings; replace bulbs, repair electrical fixtures, circuits, and devices, and clean fixtures.
Check hospital systems for proper function, including electrical power, air-handling units, medical gas, steam boilers, and hot water.
Remove and replace defective or outdated equipment and procure necessary parts and materials.
Inspect and repair safety equipment installed throughout the hospital.
Clean the workshop and mechanical equipment; safely handle and properly dispose of hazardous materials.
Perform assigned project work and make necessary repairs to safety equipment installed throughout the hospital.
Install new equipment according to manufacturers’ specifications.
Participate in snow removal and sanding functions.
Assist coworkers with troubleshooting, repairs, and installation of new services or projects related to Plant operations.
Perform work to applicable codes and standards.
Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments or install special functional and structural parts as required.
Maintain inventory, reorder parts as necessary, and keep storage areas organized.
Contain hospital costs and conserve supplies and equipment.