Equipment Repair Technician

American Red Cross; Pomona (CA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join the American Red Cross as an Equipment Technician where you'll perform crucial maintenance on biomedical equipment in a dynamic humanitarian setting. With a focus on teamwork and service, this role offers competitive compensation and benefits in a career dedicated to making a positive impact.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

PTO: Starting at 15 days a year

401K with up to 6% match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance

Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term

Qualifications

• 1 year of related experience.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Must have a valid Driver’s license with a good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on biomedical equipment and instruments.
• Diagnose and correct equipment malfunctions.
• Assist in preventive maintenance programs.

Skills

Maintenance skills

Ability to read color codes

Customer service

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home. By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

As an Equipment technician you will perform preventative maintenance on equipment, assist with inventory; triage and evaluate equipment when needed. You will work under close supervision to repair, calibrate and maintain basic biomedical equipment, devices and instruments.

As a Red Cross Team member, you will take care of your team members – show up for every shift and give 100% while you’re there. Interact in a positive, proactive, and customer-focused manner with both internal and external customers, demonstrating care and compassion at all times

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

• Perform a variety of routine tasks associated with the installation, service and calibration of a diverse range of biomedical equipment and instrumentation. Install, qualify, maintain service, modify, troubleshoot, safety test, and calibrate a variety of biomedical equipment and instrumentation by interpreting engineering and vendor information, schematic diagrams and graphic illustrations.
• Diagnose and correct system or equipment malfunctions by repairing or replacing parts to ensure that biomedical equipment and internal circuitry meets specified requirements.
• Assist in the support of a systematic preventive maintenance program for biomedical equipment and instrumentation which may include entry into Computerized Maintenance Management System.
• Provide technical assistance and instruction to personnel in the operation and maintenance of equipment.
• Meet departmental performance indicator standards on a consistent basis; Maintain accurate and timely documentation.

Pay Information: $24 per hour

Shift: Monday through Friday. Must have the ability to take calls on nights and weekends, in the event that repairs are needed.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):

• Education: High School or equivalent required.
• 1 year of related experience
• Maintenance skills in electronics, mechanical or electromechanical device repair preferred.
• Ability to read color codes on wiring and electrical components. Ability to comprehend and follow both written and oral instructions.
• Must have a valid Driver’s license with a good driving record.
• Ability to take support calls. Ability to work on a team.
  

Physical Requirements: Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Regularly lift and/or move objects 10-50lbs frequently and unassisted; Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus. Ability to use a variety of hand and power tools and work with a variety of chemicals and solvents. Position may require climbing of ladders for top-level selection. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones and printers, light traffic). The employee must have the ability to work in a small cubicle and have the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Work in extreme temperatures for short duration.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make your career a force for good!

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

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