West Tennessee Healthcare

Public, nonprofit hospital system with centers

Maintenance Mechanic 2

Building & Property MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMartin, TN, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
Three years of building maintenance, plant operations, construction, or related experience are required.

Responsibilities

Perform all repair and preventive maintenance responsibilities of a Maintenance Mechanic I in compliance with regulatory requirements, including JCAHO, NFPA, OSHA, EPA, and building codes.
Troubleshoot and repair minor to moderately complex equipment malfunctions in one of these areas: boiler room, electrical systems, plumbing systems, HVAC/refrigeration systems, or building maintenance.
Within one year, troubleshoot and repair complex equipment malfunctions in two of these systems: kitchen equipment; laundry equipment and delivery systems; tube systems; beds, stretchers, and surgical tables; door locks; fire alarm systems; or building control systems.
Perform preventive maintenance on selected equipment and systems.
Respond to emergencies including mechanical equipment failure, fires, and security assistance.
Notify appropriate personnel of situations requiring immediate attention.
Communicate with customers concerning the status of repairs.
Conduct routine building rounds, including equipment rooms, roofs, exteriors, and the boiler room, to assess the condition of building systems and equipment.
Make repairs or write corrective work requests.
Order supplies and maintain inventory at appropriate levels to keep vital systems operating.
Monitor alarm panels, the computerized energy management system, and the tube system.
Inform appropriate persons of abnormal conditions.
Direct the technical work activities of lower-level maintenance mechanics.
Assist more advanced or higher-level maintenance mechanics in their responsibilities.
Complete logs and records.
Participate in hospital and departmental training, including mandatory services.
Enter work requests and updates into the computerized maintenance management system.
Serve as boiler attendant or monitor as necessary and assigned.
Perform related responsibilities as required or directed.
Work five days a week and eight hours a day under a supervisor and more advanced or higher-level maintenance mechanics.
Be available to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays, and respond to call-backs without notice; overtime and call-back may be required.

Desired Qualifications

A journeyman's license in one area is desired but not required.

Category:

Facilities

City:

Martin

State:

Tennessee

Shift:

8 - Day (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

<h2><b>Overview</b></h2><div><div><div><p>Responsible for providing a safe, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing environment for the delivery of high quality, compassionate healthcare at the lowest possible cost by maintaining facility systems and equipment fully functional at all times. Responsible for performing minor to moderately complex repairs, preventive maintenance, touring, monitoring, and reporting abnormal conditions. Interacts with patients and patient’s families including neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics in the course of their normal maintenance duties. Contact is frequent but usually limited to an explanation of maintenance services rendered and common courtesies. Under the direction of the supervisor and more advanced or higher level maintenance mechanics, this position will work 5 days a week and 8 hours a day in the performance of their responsibilities. Will provide technical direction to lower rated maintenance mechanics. This position is subject to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays with a frequent call back at any time with no notice. This is not an on-call position. The employee is subject to call back and overtime as required by the hospital.</p></div></div></div>

Responsibilities

Performs all the repair and preventive maintenance responsibilities of a Maintenance Mechanic I in compliance with all regulatory requirements including JCAHO, NFPA, OSHA, EPA, and building codes.
Troubleshoots and repairs minor to moderately complex equipment malfunctions in one of the following five areas: boiler room, electrical systems, plumbing systems, HV AC/Refrigeration systems, and building maintenance.
Within one year, troubleshoots and repairs complex equipment malfunctions in two of the following five systems: kitchen equipment; laundry equipment and delivery systems; tube systems; beds, stretchers, and surgical tables; door locks; fire alarm systems, and building control systems.
Performs all preventive maintenance on selected equipment and systems.
Responds to emergency situations to include mechanical equipment failure, fires, and security assistance.
Notifies appropriate personnel of situations requiring immediate attention.
Communicates frequently and effectively with customers concerning the status of repairs.
Takes routine rounds of the building including equipment rooms, roofs, exteriors, and boiler room to ascertain the condition of building systems and equipment.
Makes repairs or writes corrective work requests.
Orders supplies and maintains inventory at appropriate levels to keep vital systems operating at all times.
Monitors alarm panels, computerized energy management system and tube system.
Informs appropriate persons of abnormal conditions.
Directs the technical work activities of lower level maintenance mechanics.
Assists more advance or higher-level maintenance mechanics in the performance of their responsibilities.
Completes logs and records.
Participates in hospital and departmental training including mandatory services.
Enters work requests and work request updates into the computerized maintenance management system.
Boiler attendant/monitor as may be necessary and assigned.
Performs related responsibilities as required or directed.

Qualifications

EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivalent.
LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION: Journeyman’s License is desired in one area but is not required.
EXPERIENCE: Three years of building maintenance, plant operations, construction, or related experience.

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE STATEMENT

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the Company

West Tennessee Healthcare

Public, nonprofit hospital system with centers

West Tennessee Healthcare is a public, not-for-profit health system based in Jackson, Tennessee, anchored by Jackson-Madison County General Hospital with 635 beds and several centers of excellence, including Women and Children, Cancer, Emergency, Rehabilitation, and Heart care. Care is delivered through a network of facilities offering inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and specialty services, with centers coordinating to provide comprehensive treatment across the region. It differentiates itself by its not-for-profit, community-focused model and integrated centers of excellence under one regional system, rather than a for-profit, multi-provider setup. Its goal is to provide broad, community-focused healthcare across West Tennessee through an integrated hospital network, ensuring access to acute, specialty, emergency, rehabilitation, and cancer and heart services for residents in the area.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Jackson, MS
Founded: 1950

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