General Maintenance Tech - Full Time - Days

Crisp Regional•Cordele, GA

About The Position

The General Maintenance Technician is an active member of the Facilities Management team and works under the leadership of the Director, Facilities Management to support the department’s strategic vision, goals, philosophy, and direction. The role inspects, repairs, and calibrates electrical and mechanical equipment and systems using diagnostic and calibration equipment, test protocols, and manufacturers’ documentation and specifications. It helps ensure the safe operation of electrical and mechanical equipment, systems, and circuits used by staff in settings involving patients, visitors, and other personnel. The technician maintains and services heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical, plumbing, and other plant equipment and systems. The role performs preventive maintenance, scheduled inspections, electrical safety tests, repairs and component replacements, and documents work performed. It also maintains working knowledge of the hospital’s physical plant systems and applicable safety, code, and organizational requirements, while interacting courteously with hospital staff, patients, and visitors. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma with an emphasis in vocational technical and shop training.
A minimum of 2–4 years of progressively more responsible work experience in maintenance and repair in a plant operations environment.
Current valid driver’s license and proof of insurance.

Nice To Haves

Technical school training in general maintenance electrical repair, HVAC operation, and/or maintenance.
Appropriate manufacturers’ certifications.
State license for plumbing and electrical specialties.

Responsibilities

Repair and service heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment, including fans, motors, radiators, thermostats, dampers, and regulating controls; replace filters and fluids as needed.
Perform routine electrical maintenance and replace or alter circuit wiring, switches, control equipment and mechanisms, motors, transformers, relays, generators, appliances, fixtures, alarms, and communication equipment.
Perform general plumbing maintenance, welding, cutting, and other general maintenance duties, such as assembling extension cords and replacing fuses, fluorescent ballasts, and tubes.
Clean and lubricate motors, clean sinks and grease traps, replace and repack valves, and move equipment or furniture.
Perform preventive maintenance on equipment according to established procedures and manufacturers’ literature.
Inspect, calibrate, adjust, repair, or replace components as needed or according to schedules and procedures, and document work on work order worksheets.
Conduct preventive-maintenance visual inspections using automated scheduling systems and manufacturers’ literature as applicable.
Perform and document scheduled inspections and electrical safety tests required to conform to code requirements.
Maintain working knowledge of physical plant electrical generation and distribution systems, patient-care residence electrical systems, power and heat generation systems, HVAC systems and auxiliary equipment, plumbing networks, oxygen and medical-air delivery systems, vacuum systems, and steam sterilization systems.
Perform and document regularly scheduled preventive maintenance of plant operating equipment and systems using testing tools and equipment to verify proper functioning and calibration within manufacturer specifications and schedules.
Minimize potential hazards to patients when equipment is in direct contact with them.
Maintain current knowledge of physical plant operations, TJC, EC, EM and LS standards, National Fire Prevention Association Life Safety Code requirements, personnel and engineering safety codes and criteria, and organizational policies and procedures.
Maintain courteous, cooperative relations when interacting with hospital staff, patients, and visitors.
Perform other related job duties as assigned.