Maintenance Mechanic (full Time)

Department:

11439 Support Operations Division - Facilities: Non Acute Support Centers

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Typical working schedule is 7:00am - 3:30pm. Includes required 30-minute lunch. There is also the requirement of rotating on-call between the teammates based in the same region. Typically, every 4-5 weeks for 1 full week starting Tuesday to the following Tuesday. This includes 48 hour call over the weekend.

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Position: Maintenance Mechanic

Location: Non-Acute IL Western Suburb clinic sites including Aurora, Batavia, St Charles. Moving from site to site on a daily basis will be required.

Full Time position.

Maintains facilities that enhance healthcare and supporting activities by performing semi-skilled maintenance and repair tasks that require a general skill in carpentry, painting,  heating and ventilation, lighting, plumbing, electrical, furniture and equipment repair. The function of a maintenance mechanic is to perform a large number of various building maintenance tasks which can each usually be accomplished in 30 minutes or less. Tasks of longer duration or those requiring special skill or proficiency are generally referred to a specific maintenance trade.    This position must strive to support Advocate Health Care’s Facilities and Construction Department’s mission to serve the health needs of individuals, families and communities through a holistic philosophy rooted in our fundamental understanding of human beings as created in the image of God. Additionally, facilities are operated and maintained with the objectives of being 1) patient focused, 2) efficient, 3) safe, 4) sustainable and 5) cost effective.

Major Responsibilities:

• Facility repair: Provides timely and proper response to assigned service calls, work orders and preventive maintenance tasks to maintain a safe and efficient environment.
  •     Perform a variety of general maintenance building repairs. Repairing, adjusting or replacing doors, door hardware. Providing first response on automatic door complaints. Caulking, insulating. Painting, varnishing or applying similar coatings. Replacing floor tile, carpet, or similar floor coverings. Installing, replacing suspended ceiling tile and grid. Properly sealing pipe, conduit and duct penetrations in fire and smoke partitions. Hanging shelves, brackets, pictures, draperies, etc. Investigating and repairing minor roof leaks. Operating snow removal equipment.
  •    Performing maintenance electrical repairs. Replacing 110v outlet or switch, light bulbs, ballasts and lighting fixtures. (non-energized). Resetting a circuit breaker.
  •     Perform maintenance plumbing repairs. Replacing or repairing sink, commode, faucet, trap or flush meter. Unclogging toilet or drain with plunger, snake or rod. Repairing lawn irrigation.
  •     Perform minor equipment repairs. Repairing hospital beds, wheel chairs, carts, etc. Assembling or repairing modular furniture, desks, chairs, file cabinets, etc. Maintaining and repairing kitchen equipment. Inspecting, cleaning, and making minor repairs to refrigerators and ice makers.
  •    Perform maintenance to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. Respond and remedy heating and cooling requests. Adjust control devices as needed. Inspecting, cleaning room fan coil units, ACUs, fin tubes, ceiling diffusers, etc.
  •     First response and system reset of fire alarm systems and pneumatic tube system. Repairing medical gas outlets.
• Establishes, monitors, and improves the preventive maintenance and inspection program and procedures for assigned building areas, plumbing systems, and assigned equipment per manufacture’s recommendations and regulatory standard including inspection, testing, balancing, cleaning, and lubrication, adjustment, flushing, performing minor repairs, rebuilding, or replacing parts/components to insure that systems remain within the established operating parameters. Includes PM work by service vendors.
  •     Respond to alarms in a timely and correct manner. Optimizes operation using trending reports as appropriate.
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