Maintenance Mechanic

Encompass Health • Toledo, OH

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About The Position

The Maintenance Mechanic helps ensure facility reliability, functionality, and a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. The role performs preventive maintenance, repairs, and other work across hospital systems, including equipment, utilities, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, pneumatic, oxygen, and telephone systems. Duties also span light construction, painting, groundskeeping, security, and floor care.

The mechanic tests and operates the emergency power supply system (EPSS), performs control maintenance, building construction and repair, and equipment overhauls, and works independently within assigned time frames under a supervisor’s direction. The role requires maintaining knowledge of facility systems and applicable regulatory standards, documenting work, and reporting daily completion to the supervisor.

Requirements

• Previous experience in preventive maintenance, equipment repair, HVAC, plumbing, electrical work, and/or construction is required.
• 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 for a complete 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.
• High school diploma or equivalent work experience is preferred.
• Healthcare experience is a plus.
• A valid driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

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

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 continuing 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