Senior Plant Mechanic

Primary City/State:

Glendale, Arizona

Department Name:

Fac Opns-AZ West 1-Corp

Work Shift:

Evening

Job Category:

Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

Currently offering a $5,000 Sign-on Bonus to experienced Plant Mechanics new to Banner!

Find your path in health care. From painting, plumbing, heating, cooling and everything in between, facility services plays an important role at Banner Health. If you want to help Banner Health ensure our operations maintain a high level of quality, this opportunity could be just what you’re looking for.

At Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, our 890,000-square-foot acute-care facility is on 33 acres on the southwest corner of 55th Avenue and Thunderbird Road in Glendale, Arizona. A recently completed $290 million expansion project added a spacious and comfortable main lobby, a patient/family library, a heart and vascular center, state-of-the-art surgical suites and a 200-bed patient tower to the campus. The new tower includes a new Emergency department and all-private rooms.

As a Senior Plant Mechanic, you will have the opportunity provide basic to intermediate operator and mechanical skills in the proper operation and repair of all plant equipment. You will use your experience and expertise to maintain plant equipment, such as boilers, chillers, colling towers, controls systems, etc. You will work alongside a motivated team that is passionate about providing the best environment for our Sophia's. You will find continued support from a strong leadership team that is eager to help you grow and develop in your career.

The scheduled shift will be Tuesday - Saturday 3:00pm - 11:30am. 18% shift differential included after 7pm

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. 

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position is responsible for conducting preventative and corrective work to the facility center’s operations of the power plant and facility infrastructure equipment including, mechanical equipment boilers, co-generator engines, chillers and emergency generators. Reviews construction and remodeling projects and contracted mechanical work for code compliance and compatibility to existing mechanical and electrical systems. Oversees the monitoring of the facilities automated systems including tube transport, fire alarm system, elevators and medical gas systems. Works with and assists other trades in completing required tasks.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Inspects and services facility utilities equipment and systems. Keeps the designated Facilities Services manager informed as to the needs and / or changes required to keep the facilities infrastructure systems operating in a safe and well maintained condition.

2. Coordinates the preventative maintenance program of all utility and infrastructure systems, including chillers, boilers, cooling towers, medical gas systems, water treatment programs, water distribution systems, building management systems, emergency generators and all associated components in order to ensure the integrity and reliability of the utility distribution systems. Monitors and modifies the infrastructure and utility preventive maintenance program to assure maximum effectiveness; provides all required and appropriate documentation.

3. As assigned, works with all other divisions and departments to meet the facility infrastructure and utility maintenance, installation and construction needs; negotiates priorities, plans work schedules and job assignments. Recommends use of outside mechanical and utility specialty contractors as appropriate. Oversees and monitors outside mechanical and utility specialty contractors to assure compliance with established hospital standards.

4. Schedules and monitors utility and infrastructure maintenance repair work, alterations and renovation upgrades to the facilities utility and infrastructure systems. As assigned, oversees and monitors infrastructure construction, installation and commissioning activities. Monitors systems and installation processes to ensure the integrity of assigned infrastructure, utility and building systems.

5. Instructs personnel