Assistant Chief Engineer

Prime Healthcare; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

MedSpace Services seeks an Assistant Chief Engineer to ensure safe and efficient operation of a power plant within a healthcare setting. The role oversees operation, maintenance, and monitoring of boilers, chillers, and related equipment, while coaching operators and ensuring regulatory compliance.

The candidate will lead training on plant operations, data recording, and preventive maintenance, with a focus on safety and reliability.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Stationary Engineer license for the City of Chicago required.
• Five years of experience operating, maintaining, and repairing high pressure boilers, large chillers, pumps and systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local plant operations and boiler codes required.
• Experience in healthcare preferred.
• Experience training team members on plant operations, equipment and applicable regulations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and adjust boilers, furnaces, engines, pumps, heat exchangers, generators, motors, chillers, cooling towers, and related equipment.
• Train operators to monitor and record device data, inspect equipment, and perform minor repairs.
• Direct daily tasks of the power plant team or shift to maintain plant operations and address work orders.

Skills

SME on plant ops

Train operators

Regulatory compliance

Education

High School Diploma

Trade/Vocational program

Job description

Responsibilities

The Assistant Chief Engineer is responsible for the safe and proper operation of the power plant and associated control structures. They operate, maintain, and adjust boilers, furnaces, engines, pumps, heat exchangers, generators, motors, chillers, cooling towers, equipment for heating, ventilating, air conditioning, lighting, and associated equipment in the facilities. This role serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on plant operations and ensures that the team and plant operate safely and in compliance with regulatory requirements. The Assistant Chief Engineer trains operators to monitor and record device data, inspect equipment, and make minor repairs, perform preventative maintenance, and take responsible charge of a watch over meters, gauges, and other devices to ensure safe and efficient operation of plant equipment. The Assistant Chief Engineer may direct daily tasks of the power plant team or shift in accordance with the Facility Supervisor/Manager to maintain plant operations and address work orders.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Stationary Engineer license for the City of Chicago required.
• Five years of experience operating, maintaining, and repairing high pressure boilers, large tonnage chillers, facility management systems, water treatment systems and all types of boilers, chillers, pumps and systems required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local plant operations and boiler codes required.
• Completion of trade or vocational program preferred.
• Experience in healthcare preferred.
• Experience training team members on plant operations, equipment, and applicable regulations preferred.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/

Pay Transparency

MedSpace Services offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $45.00 to $60.56. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf