Operating Engineer

Beloit Health System•Beloit, WI

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Operating Engineer is responsible for the successful operations, maintenance, and repair of Beloit Health System facilities and equipment while maintaining a comfortable environment for patients, residents, visitors, and staff. This role involves working with plumbing and electrical equipment, understanding and demonstrating the operations and maintenance of building heat and hot water boilers and associated equipment, and ensuring equipment operates at peak efficiency according to manufacturer and State and local code requirements. The engineer will also manage the operations and maintenance of BHS buildings chiller, HVAC, and other cooling units, maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing pumps, compressors, kitchen, and laundry equipment. The position requires accurately diagnosing equipment failures, adhering to maintenance schedules, and refurbishing motors and other operating equipment. Additionally, the role involves monitoring and documenting facilities water treatment programs, maintaining data for regulatory licensing, and implementing lockout/tagout procedures. The Operating Engineer assesses and takes actions to maintain safe grounds and facilities, participates in committees related to building performance, and supervises General Maintenance personnel. They complete corrective maintenance work requests within a five-day timeframe and maintain communication with hospital administration regarding equipment downtime. A scheduled on-call rotation is required. The role demands a working knowledge of code and documentation procedures for inspection, testing, and maintenance, as well as understanding hospital accreditation processes and regulatory agencies. The engineer will implement and supervise physical environment programs to ensure compliance with accrediting organizations, CMS, OSHA, and state departments of health. They are responsible for maintaining accurate records of all testing, inspection, and maintenance procedures, reviewing documents for accuracy and compliance, and investigating/correcting errors. The position requires assuming additional responsibilities to achieve patient satisfaction, proactively identifying patient needs, keeping users informed of repair statuses, and following up on issues. Greeting patients, residents, and visitors, directing them, and making arrangements for escort and transportation services are also part of the duties. Monitoring restricted areas for appropriate access and using customer service models like AIDET in patient care environments are expected.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Minimum three years verifiable experience in building maintenance including HVAC and boiler operator.
Must maintain local and State licensing requirements such as but not limited to boiler operators, HVAC, and underground tank operator.
Willingness to attend seminars, workshops, and service schools either on-line or in person.
Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions.
Must be able to organize and prioritize multiple demands.
Must maintain valid drivers' license and obtain DOT drivers endorsement for company vehicles.
Maintain ethical conduct and keep confidential personal and medical information about patients.
Adhere to established hospital and departmental policies, rules, and regulations.
May be called in event of need.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrates ability to work with plumbing and electrical equipment.
Understands and demonstrates the operations and maintenance of building heat and hot water boilers and associated equipment.
Understands and demonstrates the operations and maintenance of BHS buildings chiller, HVAC, and other cooling units according to manufacturers and State and local code requirements using tools such as Trane and Metasys BAS management system program.
Understands and demonstrates ability to maintain, diagnose, and repair all pumps, compressors, kitchen, and laundry equipment according to manufacturer's instructions for use and associated requirements.
Accurately diagnoses equipment failures through a variety of ways including but not limited to communication with staff, service contractors, and manufacturers.
Adheres to manufacturers equipment maintenance schedules including performance and documentation as required.
Rebuilds or refurbishes motors and other operating equipment.
Understands, monitors, and documents facilities boiler water, domestic hot and cold water, and HVAC condensate water treatment programs while ensuring proper chemical treatments are in place to reduce corrosion, scale, and other buildup which reduces service life of equipment.
Maintains and records data for regulatory licensing such as wastewater and building emissions.
Understands and implements a lockout/tagout system when working on energized equipment.
Assesses and takes actions as needed to maintain safe grounds and facilities.
Actively participates on committees related to building performance (i.e., clean water and wastewater management programs).
Supervises and provides work assignments for General Maintenance personnel.
Completes corrective maintenance work requests within a five-day requirement.
Maintains continuous and professional communication with hospital administration, employees, and medical staff regarding status of repairs during equipment downtime.
Scheduled on-call rotation required.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of code and other requirements for documentation procedures related to inspection, testing and maintenance.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or other facilities accreditation process, recognize the agencies that perform surveys, and the typical compliance survey process and schedule.
Implement and supervise physical environment programs that ensure compliance with accrediting organizations, CMS, OSHA, state departments of health and other regulatory agencies.
Assure completion and maintenance of current, accurate and thorough records of all testing, inspection, and maintenance procedures to satisfy compliance requirements with applicable codes and standards.
Review documents for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with established procedures; investigate and correct errors within designated scope of responsibility.
Assume additional responsibilities as directed to achieve patient satisfaction.
Proactively identify patient needs and expectations and strive to meet them with efficient, safe, and compliant facility operations.
Keep users informed or updated on the status of equipment or facilities undergoing repair or renovation.
Follow up on problems after work is completed or transferred to another team member.
Greet patients, residents, and visitors and direct them to their proper destination.
Make arrangements for escort and transportation services as required.
Monitor restricted areas to ensure appropriate access.
Use the AIDET and other customer service models when entering and working in a patient care or resident environment.

Responsibilities

Successful operations, maintenance, and repair of Beloit Health System facilities and equipment.
Maintain a comfortable environment for patients, residents, visitors, and staff.
Demonstrate ability to work with plumbing and electrical equipment.
Understand and demonstrate the operations and maintenance of building heat and hot water boilers and associated equipment.
Keep equipment operating at peak efficiency according to manufacturers and State and local code requirements.
Understand and demonstrate the operations and maintenance of BHS buildings chiller, HVAC, and other cooling units according to manufacturers and State and local code requirements using tools such as Trane and Metasys BAS management system program.
Understand and demonstrate ability to maintain, diagnose, and repair all pumps, compressors, kitchen, and laundry equipment according to manufacturer's instructions for use and associated requirements.
Accurately diagnose equipment failures through a variety of ways including but not limited to communication with staff, service contractors, and manufacturers.
Adhere to manufacturers equipment maintenance schedules including performance and documentation as required.
Rebuild or refurbish motors and other operating equipment.
Understand, monitor, and document facilities boiler water, domestic hot and cold water, and HVAC condensate water treatment programs while ensuring proper chemical treatments are in place to reduce corrosion, scale, and other buildup which reduces service life of equipment.
Maintain and record data for regulatory licensing such as wastewater and building emissions.
Understand and implement a lockout/tagout system when working on energized equipment.
Assess and take actions as needed to maintain safe grounds and facilities.
Actively participate on committees related to building performance (i.e., clean water and wastewater management programs).
Supervise and provide work assignments for General Maintenance personnel.
Complete corrective maintenance work requests within a five-day requirement.
Maintain continuous and professional communication with hospital administration, employees, and medical staff regarding status of repairs during equipment downtime.
Scheduled on-call rotation required.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of code and other requirements for documentation procedures related to inspection, testing and maintenance.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or other facilities accreditation process, recognize the agencies that perform surveys, and the typical compliance survey process and schedule.
Implement and supervise physical environment programs that ensure compliance with accrediting organizations, CMS, OSHA, state departments of health and other regulatory agencies.
Assure completion and maintenance of current, accurate and thorough records of all testing, inspection, and maintenance procedures to satisfy compliance requirements with applicable codes and standards.
Review documents for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with established procedures; investigate and correct errors within designated scope of responsibility.
Assume additional responsibilities as directed to achieve patient satisfaction.
Proactively identify patient needs and expectations and strive to meet them with efficient, safe, and compliant facility operations.
Keep users informed or updated on the status of equipment or facilities undergoing repair or renovation.
Follow up on problems after work is completed or transferred to another team member.
Greet patients, residents, and visitors and direct them to their proper destination.
Make arrangements for escort and transportation services as required.
Monitor restricted areas to ensure appropriate access.
Use the AIDET and other customer service models when entering and working in a patient care or resident environment.
Other duties as assigned.