Maintenance Technician, Full-Time

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab•Chicago, IL
•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician will perform a variety of maintenance and utility duties for the hospital's Engineering Department. The Maintenance Technician is guided by a general knowledge of building maintenance, and the use of tools and basic maintenance supplies. The Maintenance Technician will consistently demonstrate support of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab statement of Vision, Mission and Core Values by striving for excellence, contributing to the team efforts and showing respect and compassion for patients and their families, fellow employees, and all others with whom there is contact at or in the interest of the institute. The Maintenance Technician will demonstrate Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Core Attributes: Communication, Accountability, Flexibility/Adaptability, Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and Core Values (Hope, Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, and Commitment to Excellence) while fulfilling job duties.

Requirements

  • Work requires ability to learn how to read mechanical and architectural drawings.
  • Work requires an interest in learning basic mechanical repairs, carpentry, plumbing, and equipment repairs
  • Requires interpersonal skills sufficient to maintain effective communication with Institute employees.
  • Ability to move heavy equipment weighing up to sixty pounds.
  • Ability to use tools required by duties.
  • Basic computer knowledge.

Nice To Haves

  • Healthcare experience highly desired.

Responsibilities

  • Performs a variety of duties in maintaining, repairing, operating and cleaning of the hospital, exterior grounds, and campus facilities.
  • Assists in making decisions on all normal and minor repairs and reports major problems to the Facilities Manager.
  • Cleans grounds, sidewalks and parking areas, picking up litter and debris, branches using necessary electrical equipment.
  • Maintains and performs minor repairs to equipment needed to complete assigned building tasks, using power and hand tools and other necessary equipment.
  • Performs a variety of other unskilled or semi-skilled tasks such as minor carpentry, plumbing, welding, painting, minor electrical work, sheet metal work, masonry, and drywall maintenance.
  • Performs a variety of building services’ duties including furniture moves and equipment assembly.
  • Responds to emergency problems in the facility and emergency repairs as needed.
  • Maintains logs, performs rounds, completes maintenance work orders, tests, and inspections.
  • Serves as member of facility’s fire and emergency response teams.
  • Perform all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

Benefits

  • Shirley Ryan AbilityLab offers a comprehensive benefits program that is competitive with our industry peers in our geographic locations: https://www.sralab.org/benefits
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