Maintenance Technician (Full Time)

Monroe County Hospital•Forsyth, GA

About The Position

Summary/Objective: The maintenance technician position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain the facility and equipment according to safety, predictive, and productive maintenance systems. Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. 1. Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain hospital facilities and equipment. 2. Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs and performs scheduled maintenance repairs as necessary. 3. Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair. 4. Installs, maintains, and repairs mechanical devices such as pumps, motors, and air handling equipment and controls. 5. Replaces defective parts on such items as wall sockets, switches, lamps, beds, and bed controls. 6. Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service. 7. Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments. 8. Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and hospital facilities. 9. Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties. 10. Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervisor. 11. Assist in maintaining uninterrupted, efficient, and safe operation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. 12. Initiates request for purchasing requisitions to obtain materials necessary to perform repairs or alterations. 13. Documents work completed and time required as part of the work order system and time recording requirements. 14. Performs general repairs as required. 15. Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts and reassemble; starts devices to test their performance. 16. Assists in performing plumbing and steam fitting duties required for maintaining continuity of services. 17. Cleans and lubricates parts as required. 18. Operates hand and power tools such as: wrenches, ratchets, screwdrivers, pliers, pipe wrenches, vises, drill presses, drill motors, hammers, rotor hammers, zallsaws, hack saws, hand saws, skill saws, sewer machines pipe cutters, soldering irons, acetylene torches, refrigeration gauges, volt ohm-amp meters, and thermometers. 19. Drive hospital owned vehicle to transport supplies, as needed, to other hospital buildings; drive to recycling center as necessary. 20. Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work area. 21. Know and understand the roles of all Maintenance positions, policies, procedures, and fill-in in the absence of the Facilities Manager to ensure continued efficiency in maintenance outputs. Fills in on meetings where the Facilities Manager is unable to attend. 22. Assists in ensuring delivery of quality plant management services as evidenced by adequate services and staff coverage within department. 23. Helps collaborates with other departments and managers to improve the quality of services and to resolve identified problems. 24. Assists in overseeing and supervises development and delivery of in-service education to equip plant management staff with sufficient knowledge and skills to provide quality service. 25. Helps prepare staff for inspections surveys, instructing staff on matters of conduct and disclosure, being interviewed by inspectors, and immediate corrections of problems noted by surveyors. Reviews and reinforces important standards previously cited. 26. Helps promote customer service and responds to and adequately resolved complaints or concerns from other departments. 27. Helps promote compliance with accident prevention procedures, safety rules, and safe work practices to prevent employee injury and illness and control workers’ compensation costs. 28. Assists in assuring staff is trained in fire and disaster and other emergency procedures and evaluates performance during drills. 29. Schedules facility modifications, including cost estimates. 30. Assists in managing preventive maintenance of facility equipment, including HVAC and boiler systems 31. Creates and prioritize daily tasks list from Maintenance requests. Communicates status updates with department staff. 32. Participates in a wide variety of special projects and compile a variety of special reports as directed by Facilities Manager. 33. Coordinates activities with other departments to ensure a safe and efficient operation. 34. Reviews and recommends development of physical facilities 35. Advises on structural changes and additions or modifications of buildings. 36. Provides liaison with contractors, architects, engineers, and materials/equipment suppliers. 37. Accompanies appropriate state and local authorities on inspections of the buildings and utility systems.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED and completion of a craft apprenticeship or an equivalent number of years of education and construction/maintenance experience.
Must have current, valid drivers license for the State of Georgia.
Must be able to drive/operate hospital vehicle.

Nice To Haves

An AA degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance.
1-2 years of construction and/or maintenance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain hospital facilities and equipment.
Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs and performs scheduled maintenance repairs as necessary.
Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair.
Installs, maintains, and repairs mechanical devices such as pumps, motors, and air handling equipment and controls.
Replaces defective parts on such items as wall sockets, switches, lamps, beds, and bed controls.
Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and hospital facilities.
Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervisor.
Assist in maintaining uninterrupted, efficient, and safe operation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
Initiates request for purchasing requisitions to obtain materials necessary to perform repairs or alterations.
Documents work completed and time required as part of the work order system and time recording requirements.
Performs general repairs as required.
Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts and reassemble; starts devices to test their performance.
Assists in performing plumbing and steam fitting duties required for maintaining continuity of services.
Cleans and lubricates parts as required.
Operates hand and power tools such as: wrenches, ratchets, screwdrivers, pliers, pipe wrenches, vises, drill presses, drill motors, hammers, rotor hammers, zallsaws, hack saws, hand saws, skill saws, sewer machines pipe cutters, soldering irons, acetylene torches, refrigeration gauges, volt ohm-amp meters, and thermometers.
Drive hospital owned vehicle to transport supplies, as needed, to other hospital buildings; drive to recycling center as necessary.
Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work area.
Know and understand the roles of all Maintenance positions, policies, procedures, and fill-in in the absence of the Facilities Manager to ensure continued efficiency in maintenance outputs. Fills in on meetings where the Facilities Manager is unable to attend.
Assists in ensuring delivery of quality plant management services as evidenced by adequate services and staff coverage within department.
Helps collaborates with other departments and managers to improve the quality of services and to resolve identified problems.
Assists in overseeing and supervises development and delivery of in-service education to equip plant management staff with sufficient knowledge and skills to provide quality service.
Helps prepare staff for inspections surveys, instructing staff on matters of conduct and disclosure, being interviewed by inspectors, and immediate corrections of problems noted by surveyors. Reviews and reinforces important standards previously cited.
Helps promote customer service and responds to and adequately resolved complaints or concerns from other departments.
Helps promote compliance with accident prevention procedures, safety rules, and safe work practices to prevent employee injury and illness and control workers’ compensation costs.
Assists in assuring staff is trained in fire and disaster and other emergency procedures and evaluates performance during drills.
Schedules facility modifications, including cost estimates.
Assists in managing preventive maintenance of facility equipment, including HVAC and boiler systems
Creates and prioritize daily tasks list from Maintenance requests. Communicates status updates with department staff.
Participates in a wide variety of special projects and compile a variety of special reports as directed by Facilities Manager.
Coordinates activities with other departments to ensure a safe and efficient operation.
Reviews and recommends development of physical facilities
Advises on structural changes and additions or modifications of buildings.
Provides liaison with contractors, architects, engineers, and materials/equipment suppliers.
Accompanies appropriate state and local authorities on inspections of the buildings and utility systems.