MACHINERY MECHANIC - HARBORVIEW

University of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA
Onsite

About The Position

Harborview Medical Center has an outstanding opportunity to hire a Machinery Mechanic to join its Skilled Trades and Facilities Team. This is a full-time position with excellent benefits and strong work/life balance. The role involves performing maintenance, refurbishment, and repair of commercial dining and kitchen equipment, managing work orders, ordering and tracking parts, and developing preventative maintenance schedules. The mechanic will diagnose and repair various food service equipment, process customer requests, and collaborate with various teams and contractors. Responding to emergencies in kitchen and dining facilities during scheduled hours is also part of the responsibilities. The position requires the ability to repair and maintain all tools and equipment properly.

Requirements

  • Full journey status as a Machinery Mechanic by work experience, vocational, or trade school, or apprenticeship programs, or any combination of the above; or, four years of applied work experience.
  • Vocational training may substitute for work experience on a year-for-year basis.
  • Possession of a valid motor vehicle operators license may be required.
  • Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working in commercial dining, food, and hospitality.
  • Experience performing maintenance on commercial kitchen equipment
  • Experience working directly with customers or clients.
  • Commercial Food Equipment Service Association training or certification.
  • Experience working in a multi-tenant residential or university environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance, refurbishment, and repair of Commercial UW HMC Dining and Kitchen Equipment.
  • Process and manage work orders using computerized work management system.
  • Order, track, record and maintain inventory for parts.
  • Develop and maintain accurate records of equipment and other operational components.
  • Perform maintenance and repair of equipment including troubleshooting, repairing, and replacing plumbing and mechanical components, electrical and other appliances, remodeling, and renovation.
  • Develop and maintain preventative maintenance schedule for equipment and other building components.
  • Diagnose, repair, and maintain components of food service equipment including but not limited to commercial dish machines, drink stations, and commercial ice machines, pot washers, conveyor belts, walk-in refrigeration and freezer units, commercial ovens, warmers, toasters, grills, and fryers etc.
  • Process customer requests, initiate and assign work orders to Maintenance Mechanics, and Machinery Mechanics etc.
  • Review work performed and direct staff on making any necessary corrections.
  • Collaborate with Your Lead, Facilities Managers, Maintenance Team Supervisor, Custodial Supervisor and in scheduling units for preventative maintenance, repairs, or installs.
  • Coordinate with Facilities Services and contractors/vendors.
  • Respond to emergencies in kitchen and dining facilities during scheduled hours.
  • Assist in determining proper types and quantities of parts, supplies, materials, and tools needed to complete all assigned tasks and assignments.
  • Repair and maintain all tools and equipment in the proper fashion including personally assigned tools, departmental tools.
  • Perform the work of Maintenance Mechanic 2, other Machinery Mechanics and other skilled trades.

Benefits

  • Excellent benefits
  • Strong work/life balance
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