Plant Maintenance

About the position

The position involves organizing and performing a variety of skilled and semi-skilled duties in construction, repair, and maintenance of the hospital's physical plant and equipment, with or without supervision from the Facilities Director. The role requires working well under stress or tight deadlines and collaborating effectively with supervisors, co-workers, patients/residents, family members, and visitors. The individual must support the District Mission and Values, demonstrating respect, professionalism, and courtesy to all stakeholders, while constantly applying C-I-CARE principles in communication.

Responsibilities

• Repairs and maintains plumbing, electrical, HVAC, ice machines, kitchen equipment, patient beds, furniture, vacuum systems, medical gas systems, emergency diesel powered generating and transfer cases.
• Performs general building maintenance including carpentry, painting, plastering, and minor construction projects.
• Assists with the Equipment Management Plan.
• Makes building rounds and is consistently alert to needed repairs, replacements, and unsafe conditions.
• Operates a motor vehicle.
• Reads, understands, and uses technical specifications and catalogs for the installation, repairing, and completing preventive maintenance of equipment.
• Maintains logs and records of maintenance repairs or alterations to equipment.
• Performs electrical safety checks on equipment, electrical outlets, and fixtures.
• Performs inspections of the Fire alarm System including fire extinguishers and sprinkler systems.
• Knows basic computer skills.
• Uses proper safety precautions and personal equipment.
• Follows all JCAHO, Life Safety Code, California Building Code, and NFPA guidelines and regulations.
• Occasionally required to work other than normal hospital hours as assigned including overtime, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Frequently required to work on call weekends, holidays, or as assigned.

Requirements

• Education and/or job related experience dealing with electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and structural engineering issues.
• Experience in public or health care facility general maintenance.
• CA driver's license with a driving record acceptable to the District's vehicle insurer.
• Skills in electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and carpentry.