Operating Engineer-FT-Trinity Health Chelsea

Trinity Health•Chelsea, MI

About The Position

The Operating Engineer operates, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance on a wide range of building mechanical systems and equipment. The role supports corrective and preventive maintenance work orders, including critical equipment maintenance necessary for patient safety and asset protection. The position completes more than 300 work orders annually. Duties include servicing HVAC, air conditioning, refrigeration, chillers, cooling towers, boilers, compressors, ventilation systems, pumps, controls, and related components. The engineer responds to HVAC complaints, conducts air-flow testing and balancing, performs seasonal chiller maintenance, maintains water-treatment systems, and uses building automation and maintenance software. The role also requires proper refrigerant handling, use of precision mechanical equipment, safe work practices, accurate records, and respectful handling of confidential patient and hospital information. The engineer is expected to maintain cooperative relationships, address conflict constructively, help identify and resolve problems, and act in accordance with the organization’s conduct standards, service standards, mission, vision, and values. High school graduation or equivalent is required. At least five years of industry experience is required. Candidates must possess or be able to obtain specified refrigeration, mechanical contractor, refrigerant-handling, and boiler operator certifications or licenses.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of 5 years of industry experience.
Must possess or be able to obtain select certifications or licenses: First Class Refrigeration license from the City of Dearborn or Detroit, and/or a State of Michigan Mechanical Contractor License in the Unlimited Ref/AC Service classification; EPA Universal refrigerant-handling certification; and High Pressure Boiler Operator’s License from the City of Dearborn or Detroit.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
Ability to use personal protective equipment and follow safe work practices.
Knowledge of refrigerant handling, mechanical systems, building automation, and computerized maintenance records, as reflected in the job duties.

Nice To Haves

Trade school or higher education.
Familiarity with DDC and building automation systems such as Metasys, Siemens, Andover, Preferred Instruments, or TempTrak.
Prior work in a healthcare or hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Operate, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on building mechanical systems and equipment.
Service and maintain air conditioning, refrigeration, chillers, cooling towers, and associated controls, pumps, valves, fans, motors, VFDs, VAV boxes, and terminal equipment.
Service and maintain refrigeration equipment, including reach-in and walk-in coolers, ice machines, ultra-low-temperature freezers, and other refrigeration units.
Service and maintain air compressors and associated air dryers and pressure controls.
Service and maintain rooftop units, including gas-fired units.
Service and maintain high-pressure steam boilers, condensing hot-water boilers, domestic water heaters and boilers, and associated ancillary equipment, including PRVs, steam traps, valves, controls, and direct-steam humidifiers.
Respond to HVAC complaints and provide excellent customer service.
Service and maintain ventilation equipment, including fume hoods, biological safety cabinets, exhaust and return fans, VAV and CV boxes, fan coil units, air-handling units, and makeup-air units.
Test and balance airflow and measure room-pressure relationships.
Perform seasonal chiller maintenance, including punching tubes, servicing condenser-water strainers, and cooling-tower shutdowns and startups.
Maintain water-treatment systems, test water samples, record data in analysis databases, and adjust chemical levels.
Use appropriate personal protective equipment and follow safe work practices.
Maintain asset records and time allocation in computerized maintenance software.
Handle different refrigerants properly, including blends and low-pressure refrigerants.
Use precision equipment to align shafts, sheaves, and other mechanical components.
Diagnose and repair pumps, including replacing motors and mechanical seals, repairing flow devices, and operating VFDs.
Use the building automation system to monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain systems.
Maintain cooperative relationships, address conflict constructively, identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in resolutions.
Maintain confidentiality of information concerning patients, physicians, colleagues, and visitors, and discuss patient and hospital information only with appropriate personnel in private settings.
Follow the Code of Conduct, Service Excellence Standards, and the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
Perform duties safely, protect personal and coworker safety, and promptly report preventable hazards and unsafe practices to management.