Job Posting: Machine Repair Technician

8301 Engineering-Maintenance

Schedule: Day Shift. Monday – Friday 7:00a-3:30p.

About the Position

  • This position uses mechanical, technical, physical, and communications skills in order to maintain a safe, reliable, and comfortable healthcare environment.
  • Carries out the daily corrective and preventative maintenance work of the department and stays current with technical issues in order to make the best positive contribution to patient care.
  • Purchases materials, plans, layout, and complete associated work.
  • This position will maintain detailed records for maintenance and repairs including time and material tracking.
  • Provide leadership and supervision to less senior technicians who could work with him/her.
  • Routinely demonstrate a strong commitment to Reid’s behavioral standards as identified in the KSBs.
  • Take ownership and hold others accountable.
  • Actively promote Reid’s behavioral standards to others.
  • Praise good performance and address those who fail to meet Reid’s behavioral standards.

Overview of Responsibilities

  • Reads and understands blueprints as an essential part of carrying out work in various disciplines of the job.
  • Performs all levels corrective and preventative maintenance in accordance with the following list to assure the integrity of the plant and equipment and to provide a safe and comfortable environment for the patients, visitors, and staff.
  • Perform welding procedures and fabricates metal.
  • Repair and adjust pumps, motors, transmissions, and gearboxes, drive components, belts, pulleys, and shafts.
  • Maintain and repair laundry equipment including tunnel washer, trolley, extractor, conveyors, driers, ironers, and folders.
  • Performs maintenance and repair of medical air compressors, vacuum pumps, and blowers.
  • Maintains and assures proper operating condition of hydraulic stretchers in Emergency, ICU, and CCU.
  • Assist HVAC and PM mechanics with removal/replacement of AHU fan bearings, motors, and alignment.
  • Assist Plumber with removal/replacement/repair of various pumps including chilled water, hot water, condense, boiler feedwater, sewage ejection pumps and subsequent alignment.
  • Maintains the shop and storage areas in a orderly and clean manner
  • Operates and maintains maintenance service tools in a safe, clean manner.
  • Completes all documentation necessary to recreate events leading to completion of work order and/or preventative maintenance instructions.
  • Documentation to include property number, narrative of repair work, signature signifying completion, number of manhours to complete work.

Education & Experience

Successful completion of Reid Hospital orientation and competency-based skills appropriate for the job. Individual performance and competency-based skills are maintained through ongoing assessment of competence and educational activities.

  • Proficient in use of acetylene, arc welders and other welding equipment.
  • Must be able to silver solder and braze

High School with Vocational School training courses in the following.

  • Element of mechanics
  • Strength and characteristics of metals
  • Lubrication and preventative maintenance
  • Drive components
  • Bearings
  • Pumps
  • Piping systems
  • Blueprint reading.
  • Shop Math
  • Safety
  • Knowledge of building code requirements emphasizing NEC as it applies to machine repair.
  • Valid driver’s license

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