Lead Maintenance Mechanic

Department:

11917 Advocate Trinity Hospital - Facilities

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday- Friday.

Leads, oversees and schedules the day to day functions of all assigned Maintenance Mechanics. The Lead Maintenance Mechanic establishes, monitors, and improves the standard operating policy and procedures for general building facilities, plumbing systems, assigned equipment for the hospital and related offsite facilities. Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies and must be competent in the application of the National Fire Codes. This position must strive to provide a reliable, healthy and safe environment for patients, visitors, and associates under the general supervision of the Manager.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides effective supervision and management of the associates assigned to the Facilities Department.
  •     Actively participates as a member of the Utilities Management Sub-Committee and/or EOC Fire Prevention Committee and supports the utility management plan
  •     Working collaboratively with the manager, establishes goals and quality standards for the facilities department. Regularly reports on goal attainment status. In the absence of the department manager will be the first person contacted to address hospital or emergency personnel inquiries.
  •     Collaborates with the department manager on hiring, progressive discipline, rewards and recognition of associates.
  •     Establishes work schedules to ensure proper coverage. Provides guidance and oversight on the use of contractors to supplement the work of the associates assigned to the department.
  •     Approves overtime as warranted and edits time cards accordingly.
  •     Prioritizes and schedules associates to perform corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance.
  •     Leads the onboarding process for orientation and training of the facilities team to increase knowledge, skills, and proficiency.
  •     Inspects and ensures that all work is done to the highest quality standards, providing regular performance feedback to the associates assigned to the facilities team and drafts annual performance appraisals.
  •     Provides timely and accurate recommendations for the annual operating budget and the five year infrastructure capital plan. Manages the expenditures to meet the department budget goals.
  •     Oversees administrative actions required of their assigned team.
• Establishes, monitors, and improves the standard operating policy and procedures for general building facilities, plumbing systems, assigned equipment including, but not limited to: beds, TVs, automatic doors, medical gas outlets, dietary equipment, lock and key inventory, vehicles, and magnetic door locks in manner that optimizes reliability, efficiency, safety and occupant comfort per department policies and procedures.
  •     Ensures that facilities operations associates responds to building occupant requests in a timely and professional manner. Manages, regulates zone maintenance proactive rounding process. Keeps requesters apprised of the status of corrective actions and service requests.
  •     Respond to alarms in a timely and correct manner. Optimizes operation using trending reports as appropriate.
  •     Organizes and maintains accurate records and reports for equipment startup, failures, problems, work in progress and completed work through log books and the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
  •     Establishes room and equipment rounds and standing instructions to ensure all equipment is operating properly. Investigates any abnormalities and takes appropriate action.
  •     Reviews all findings and actions taken in the computerized maintenance system and takes appropriate follow up action.
  •     Establishes, trains, monitors, and supervises emergency procedures associated with leaks, floods, water outages, restricted drain lines, fires, power outages, equipment failures, or other disruptions of utilities and executes those procedures in a timely, safe and correct manner.
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