Engineering Technician I

Job Summary:
Performs preventive maintenance and technical repairs for building systems, including plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and life safety systems. Ensures compliance with safety standards, maintains documentation, and provides 24/7 on-call support, including weekends and holidays.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED.

Licensure/Certification:

• Valid North Carolina driver’s license.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Maintain hospital, lab, and office spaces according to safety codes.
2. Perform and document preventive maintenance tasks.
3. Diagnose and repair issues with electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and building systems.
4. Install new building fixtures and finishes for renovations.
5. Maintain refrigeration systems and medical gas systems.
6. Operate utility equipment like generators, chillers, and boilers.
7. Use building automation systems to monitor and troubleshoot conditions.
8. Test and repair fire alarms, sprinkler systems, and fire doors.
9. Read blueprints and manuals to complete assignments.
10. Communicate effectively with staff to address service needs.
11. Procure and manage maintenance supplies and parts.
12. Complete required training on safety and engineering procedures.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently.

Work Environment:

• Exposure to temperature extremes, noise, dirt, and dust.
• Work on elevated surfaces like ladders and roofs.
• Requires use of personal protective equipment.
• Availability for 24/7 on-call shifts at any location.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent standing, walking, bending, and reaching.
• Lifting up to 100 lbs as needed.

This role demands technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to safety and efficiency in maintaining facility operations.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.