General Maintenance Lead Mechanic Full Time Days

Welcome to Hi-Desert Medical Center, where you’ll benefit from: 

A 59-bed acute primary care facility offering you and your family first-rate health care close to home 
A wide range of quality inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services, home health and hospice services, and a variety of community outreach programs 
A dedicated team of quality, caring, health care professionals 

Position Summary / Specifications

Performs a variety of duties in the repair, servicing and general maintenance of the hospital plant and equipment

Physical Demands:

· Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching

· Frequent prolonged standing/walking

· Prolonged, extensive or considerable standing/walking and/or sitting.

· Heavy physical effort (lift/carry up to 50 lbs)

· Manual dexterity and mobility

· Pushes/pulls or moves/lifts heavy equipment/supplies

Skills: Machine

· Hand and power tools

Working Conditions:

· Exposed to hazards from electrical/mechanical/power equipment and steam and heat

· Exposed to hot or noisy equipment and environments

· Exposed to environmental extremes of working outdoors as required

Primary Duties

· Provide oversight, and assistance in repairing, installing and maintaining various HVAC systems.

· Interface with vendors and assist them in performing their work at the facility.

· Provide training to general maintenance workers, including any new hires, in DDC controls, HVAC/R components and daily operation of those components.

· Take daily readings and adjust unit to maintain proper water temperature.

· Inspection, operation, maintenance of boilers and related systems including feed water system and pumping components.

· Makes required adjustments to boiler controls.

· Repair and maintain controls for boilers.

· Repair and replace motors and controls for chilled and hot water systems.

· Monitor, inspect and maintain medical air/gas system, fire and emergency generators.

· Make repairs to Plant air vacuum and medical systems.

· Monitor computerized fire system and cooling and heating system.

· Check all fluid levels in emergency generators.

· Check all batteries, hoses, and connections for wear and repair/replace as necessary.

· Conducts job duties according to established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety / sanitation standards, environmental and infection control standards

· Performs basic plumbing, electrical repair, steam fitting and general maintenance on such items as food carts, operating tables, sterilizers, beds, dishwashing machines, stoves, hot water tanks and air conditioning.

· Services equipment by lubricating, cleaning, replacing parts and making minor adjustments.

· Makes repairs on toilets, water and steam lines, clogged drains, and sprinkler systems.

· Performs building maintenance requiring basic carpentry, painting, plastering and other related duties.

· Assists in the repair of complex equipment.

· Assists with the care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.

· Attends required number of departmental meetings per year.

· Other duties as assigned.

Required Education:

· High School or equivalent

· Knowledge of public safety regulations for boiler plant operations and life safety.

· Sufficient previous experience in power plant operation and maintenance or related trade for 5 years or more.

Certification:

· Maintains current, appropriate DMV licensure, Class C California Driver’s license or Class B (if necessary)

· 500 HP La.A Steam License – Must have or obtain within 1 year of employment

 

Hours: 6a-2:30p

Schedule: Monday thru Friday. On call every 4th week. 

 

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Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.   

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