Equipment Maintenance Tech

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson, Northern (AZ, KY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center is seeking an Equipment Maintenance Tech to support the hospital's mechanical systems across campus. You will perform preventative and corrective maintenance on HVAC, sterilization, refrigeration, and kitchen equipment, ensuring safety and reliability.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED plus HVAC trade training or equivalent experience, and a minimum of five years in low voltage control systems.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED with HVAC trade training or equivalent.
• Five years in low voltage control systems.
• TMCH Tug Licensure required within 30 days of hire; refrigeration certificate preferred within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Maintains hospital equipment including sterilization, refrigeration, and kitchen systems.
• Performs preventative, corrective, and improvement maintenance on HVAC, pumps, compressors.
• Operates and maintains power and hand tools.
• Coordinates work with customers and co-workers for timely resolution.
• Supports quality improvement through data collection and process changes.
• Follows safety and confidentiality policies.

Skills

HVAC knowledge

Mechanical trades

Reading documents

Reporting skills

Listening skills

Public speaking

Problem solving

Instruction reading

Education

High school diploma or GED

HVAC trade school

Equivalent education/experience

Job description

Equipment Maintenance Tech

Job Category: Entry level

Schedule: Full time

Shift: 1 - Day Shift

SUMMARY:

Maintains freestanding mechanical equipment such as sterilization, refrigeration and kitchen equipment throughout the hospital and campus.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Exhibits excellence in customer service through appropriate attitude and interaction with all patients, visitors and staff.

Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.

Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety and confidentiality policies and standards.

Performs preventative, corrective and improvement maintenance on a variety of mechanical devices including but not limited to refrigeration equipment, pumps, air compressors, sterilization equipment, kitchen equipment and HVAC equipment.

Operates and maintains a wide variety of power and hand tools.

Responds to all support requests from Building Maintenance Technician; coordinates and schedules work activities with customers and co-workers to ensure timely, quality resolution.

Supports quality improvement initiatives through team participation, data collection, process change implementations, and other activities.

Performs related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: High school graduate or GED, two (2) years technical trade school in HVAC, or other mechanical trade, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years in low voltage control systems.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: TMCH Tug Licensure required with 30 days of hire. Ability to obtain refrigeration transition and recovery certificate within 90 days of hire preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of HVAC systems and maintenance requirements.
• Skill in applying mechanical trades to a variety repair needs.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.