Maintenance Technician III

Texas Children's Hospital • Houston, TX

10h

About The Position

At Texas Children’s Hospital, the Maintenance Technician III performs demand and scheduled preventive maintenance on facility equipment across multiple trades, including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, pneumatic tube systems, painting, and carpentry. The role maintains facilities and equipment in hospital or clinic environments in accordance with departmental, hospital, and regulatory agency codes. The technician helps ensure safety and reliable operations through inspections, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs, while minimizing the impact of work on patients, staff, and other customers. The position also involves maintaining craft inventory, processing purchase orders, and providing responsible leadership and guidance. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years of experience as a general maintenance service-related technician.
• Ability to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Nice To Haves

• Hospital experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance, inspections, and repairs on facilities, systems, and equipment to support a safe environment and reliable operations.
• Repair failed equipment according to established standards and within acceptable timeframes.
• Troubleshoot and solve maintenance problems involving multiple systems and equipment.
• Demonstrate technical knowledge of multiple types of equipment and associated systems, basic electrical knowledge and meter usage, and fire safety knowledge, including fire extinguisher designations and use.
• Ensure work meets expected criteria and complies with applicable standards.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with internal and external customers, communicating effectively and completing work in ways that maximize effectiveness and minimize customer impact.
• Create and process purchase orders.
• Maintain assigned inventory to required standards for orderliness, labeling, and quantity.
• Demonstrate positive and responsible leadership and provide guidance.

What This Job Offers

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