Maintenance Worker II

Independence Health System Careers • Mount Pleasant, PA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Worker II will perform scheduled preventative maintenance on air conditioning, heating equipment and machinery as required. Respond to priority calls for maintenance assistance in all departments on campus, and take part in snow removal on grounds. This role involves rotating shifts, including days, evenings, and weekends. Essential Job Functions include regular, consistent, on-site, and timely attendance. The role requires monitoring equipment functions, operating equipment according to established procedures, maintaining equipment logs, tracking and trending operating data, and making adjustments as needed. Responsibilities also include testing water parameters, determining hardness and PH, measuring and injecting chemicals to control water quality, identifying and diagnosing equipment malfunctions, scheduling and performing repairs, and coordinating with hospital departments. The position involves maintaining emergency generators, performing preventative maintenance on small equipment and appliances, cleaning, repairing, and rebuilding pumps, motor assemblies, and valves. Completing PM sheets, maintaining a clean and safe work environment, and performing daily inspections of machine rooms, HVAC, heating systems, and building equipment are also key functions. Adjustments to equipment outside of specified operating limits, reporting malfunctioning equipment, performing minor repairs, dismantling equipment, repairing or replacing defective parts, and filing work orders are part of the role. Monthly/weekly preventive maintenance, including inspecting, cleaning, and lubricating equipment, changing filters and belts, and completing PM work orders within assigned time periods are expected. The role may involve continuing jobs started by others, assisting other tradesmen/contractors, and responding promptly to priority calls for maintenance assistance. Services as requested will be performed, and assistance may be rendered to patients/visitors, with redirection to appropriate parties or supervisors as needed. Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or higher level of education.
• Demonstrating knowledge of electricity, plumbing, HVAC, A.T.S. door hardware, casework components and various finishes.
• Two (2) to Three (3) years in the installation and maintenance of commercial HVAC systems or Two (2) to Three (3) years’ experience in the operation and maintenance of commercial and industrial HVAC systems and associated control systems.
• Act 34-PA Criminal Record Check from the PA State Police system
• Valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License (if out of state hire current Department of Motor Vehicle record report required and obtain PA Current Driver License within 30 days of hire).
• Ability to perform the Essential Functions listed on the Physical Conditions and ability to perform the Essential Functions on the Working Condition chart below.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum 3 months of work experience or educational/technical training
• Journeyman’s certificate.
• Associates degree in Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Technology.
• Certificate of completion – Refrigeration Transition and Recovery, Types I, II, III, IV, Universal.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on air conditioning, heating equipment, and machinery.
• Respond to priority calls for maintenance assistance in all departments on campus.
• Participate in snow removal on grounds.
• Fire boilers and control the generation of steam supply (pertains specifically to Boiler Operator position).
• Start, stop, adjust and regulate water and fuel flow to maintain system pressure.
• Monitor equipment functions to ensure operations are within specified limits.
• Operate equipment according to established procedures or instructions.
• Start cooling systems and regulate chillers, pumps, drives, and cooling towers.
• Control the supply of chilled water to HVAC equipment.
• Maintain equipment logs of pressures, operating temperatures, and times.
• Track, trend, and review gauge readings and operating data.
• Adjust or regulate equipment according to findings.
• Test city water, boiler water, and condensate water to determine physical parameters.
• Determine hardness, PH, and chemical concentrations.
• Measure, dispense, and inject chemicals into system process based on test results.
• Track, trend, and review chemical process to control water quality within specified limits.
• Identify and diagnose equipment malfunctions.
• Determine the most efficient method of repair and its impact on operations.
• Schedule and perform repairs; coordinate with hospital departments as required.
• Perform and assist other maintenance personnel/trades with installation of equipment within the plant.
• Maintain emergency generators.
• Perform weekly/monthly maintenance, monitors temperatures, pressures, voltage, and amperage when generators are in service.
• Monitor status of electrical switch gear; identify emergency and stand by circuits when activated.
• Perform Preventative Maintenance on small equipment and appliances.
• Clean, repair, and rebuild pumps, motor assemblies, valves, and other equipment as assigned.
• Forward completed PM sheets to Facilities Office for closure and filing.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment in the Boiler complex.
• Keep equipment clean.
• Swipe/mop floors.
• Paint pipes and equipment.
• Repair insulation.
• Conduct daily inspections of machine rooms, HVAC and heating systems and building equipment.
• Record and file operating temperatures and pressures ensuring they are within prescribed limits or parameters.
• Make adjustments to equipment outside of specified operating limits.
• Identify, determine, and report the cause of malfunctioning equipment.
• Perform minor repairs on equipment during evening/night shift.
• Drain and dismantle equipment.
• Repair or replace defective parts.
• Adjust moving parts and instrumentation to return equipment into operating condition.
• File appropriate repairs/work orders.
• Perform monthly/weekly preventive maintenance on equipment.
• Inspect, clean, and lubricate equipment as specified by procedure.
• Change filters, belts, and other consumable items on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Complete PM work orders within the assigned time period.
• Continue jobs started by others during night and evening shift.
• Assist other tradesmen/contractors in the installation and maintenance of equipment and mechanical equipment.
• Respond in a timely manner to priority calls (pages) for maintenance assistance from other departments and patient floors.
• Perform services as requested.
• Render assistance to patients/visitors.
• Redirect assistance to appropriate party or defer to maintenance supervisor for resolution or actions.
• File work order regarding services performed.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• LEAN Actively promotes a Lean work culture by performing team member duties to encourage consistent use of LEAN principles and processes, including continually seeking work process improvements.
• Recognizes the necessity of taking ownership of one’s own motivation, morale, performance and professional development.
• Strives for behavior consistent with being committed to Independence Health System’s missions, vision and values.
• AAP/EEO Independence Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Independence Health System to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, non-job-related disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected class. Independence Health System will conform to the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

What This Job Offers

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