Maintenance Mechanic

Encompass Health • Memphis, TN

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About The Position

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

The Maintenance Mechanic safely tests and operates the emergency power supply system (EPSS) and its components, performs building construction and repairs and equipment overhauls, and maintains knowledge of facility systems and applicable regulatory standards. The employee works independently within assigned task time frames under a supervisor’s direction and plans, interprets, examines, draws, and records work, reporting daily completion to the supervisor.

Requirements

• Previous experience in preventive maintenance, equipment repair, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and/or construction is required.
• Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 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 safely work with hazardous materials.

Nice To Haves

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

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.
• Complete assigned job tasks independently within the specified time frame under the supervisor’s direction.
• Maintain automotive, carpentry, phone, pneumatics, stationary engineer, hydraulics, and computer skills.
• 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 the required time frame.
• Maintain working knowledge of facility systems and applicable regulatory standards.
• Perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and tasks related to 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