Maintenance Mechanic

Encompass Health • Franklin, TN

12d

About The Position

Encompass Health is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to help ensure facility reliability and functionality and maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. The role performs preventive maintenance, repairs, and other tasks across hospital systems, including equipment, utilities, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and pneumatic, oxygen, and telephone systems. Duties may also involve light construction, painting, groundskeeping, security, and floor care.

The Maintenance Mechanic tests and operates the emergency power supply system and its components, completes assigned work independently within specified time frames under a supervisor’s direction, and plans, interprets, examines, draws, and records work. The role also performs control maintenance, building construction and repairs, and equipment overhauls, reports daily work completion, and maintains working knowledge of facility systems and applicable regulatory standards.

Requirements

• Previous experience in preventive maintenance, equipment repair, HVAC, plumbing, electrical work, and/or construction is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing at least 50 pounds.
• Ability to tolerate frequent position changes, including twisting, stooping, reaching, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, and bending throughout the shift.
• Ability to work on ladders and scaffolds and to sit, stand, and walk for momentary to extended periods.
• Ability to work safely with hazardous materials.
• May be required to work weekdays and/or weekends, evenings, and/or night shifts as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Licensing in a specialty field such as electrical, plumbing, or HVAC is preferred.
• Healthcare experience is a plus.
• A valid driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Safely test and operate the emergency power supply system (EPSS) and its components.
• Install, maintain, and repair mechanical, electrical, HVAC, pneumatic, oxygen, and telephone systems.
• Complete assigned job tasks independently within the specified time frame under the supervisor’s direction.
• Plan, interpret, examine, draw, and record work, and report daily completion to the supervisor.
• Perform control maintenance, building construction and repair, and equipment overhauls within required time frames.
• Maintain working knowledge of facility systems and applicable regulatory standards.
• Perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and tasks involving equipment, utilities, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, light construction, painting, groundskeeping, security, and floor care.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time and part-time employees and their families.
• Paid time off that accrues over time.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuous education opportunities.
• Company-matching 401(k).
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.

What This Job Offers

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