Senior Maintenance Mechanic, Long Term Care (LTC)

Sanford Health•Grand Island, NE

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This role is responsible for completing light maintenance, repair, and cleaning tasks in a safe, professional manner. The mechanic must take extra precautions when working in patient/resident care areas and specifically keep tools out of reach of children. The position requires advanced mechanical knowledge, competence in using various tools and devices, and the ability to work from blueprints and technical manuals. The Senior Maintenance Mechanic acts as a resource to staff, assists management, and performs work quality inspections to ensure adherence to engineering practices. The role emphasizes safety, morale, and efficiency, requiring the ability to evaluate and perform repairs on building systems and equipment. Strong written and oral communication skills are essential for accurate troubleshooting and explanation of conditions. The mechanic must be able to work all shifts and hours as scheduled, comply with policies, and understand written and verbal communications. Advanced tasks are completed independently with minimal supervision. A working knowledge of local, state, and federal codes is necessary. Additional duties may include installation and maintenance of mechanical and stationary systems (e.g., boiler operations), campus grounds maintenance, and general duties in electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, HVAC, and bed repair. On-call duties may be required.

Requirements

Possess advanced mechanical knowledge.
Show competence in the use of hand tools, meters, measuring devices and gauges.
Ability to work from blueprints, schematics and technical manuals required.
Acts as a resource to staff and assists management with the department personnel and operations of the department.
Functions with safety, morale, and efficiency of the department and team in mind.
Good written and oral communications skills are essential.
Ability to work all shifts and hours as scheduled.
Understands written and verbal communications.
Must possess a working knowledge of local, state and federal codes, specifications, and ordinances.
Depending on location, a valid driver's license and a good driving record may be required.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Trade school or vocational school preferred.

Responsibilities

Complete light maintenance, repair, and cleaning tasks in a safe, professional manner.
Take extra precautions when working in patient/resident care areas and keep tools out of reach of children.
Perform and oversee work quality inspections on a routine basis to ensure all work orders are being completed following acceptable engineering practices.
Perform evaluations of all types of building and equipment repairs.
Explain conditions and situations accurately while troubleshooting.
Comply with all corporate and facility policies and dress code.
Complete advanced tasks independently with minimal supervision.
Perform installation and maintenance of mechanical and stationary systems, including boiler operations, to ensure a safe and efficient environment (depending on facility size).
Maintain campus grounds and perform other outside maintenance duties (depending on facility size).
Perform general duties such as electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and bed repair and maintenance (depending on facility size).
Perform on-call duties as needed or as directed by the department (may require).