Facilities Maintenance Technician

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician to perform preventative, reactive, and emergency maintenance across the campus, ensuring safety and reliability of building systems.

You will work with the facilities team, perform CMMS work orders, support regulatory inspections, and contribute to ongoing training, with a schedule Wednesday through Saturday 2pm-12:30am and onsite at the hospital.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training and education.

Responsibilities

• Adds value as a key member of the facilities maintenance team; understands regulatory compliance, maintenance strategies, and excellent customer service.
• Works with the Facilities Maintenance team to serve our customers at the hospital campus.
• Completes and adds labor and notes to all CMMS work orders where appropriate.
• Supports the Facilities Maintenance Operations Manager, Safety Team, and Facilities Director.
• Provides backup coverage to other Facilities Maintenance Technicians as needed.
• Updates staff and management when necessary.
• Communicates engineering/maintenance issues to internal and external hospital departments and contacts.
• Performs preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• Conducts assigned Environment of Care inspections and routine regulatory checks (exit/emergency lights, fire extinguishers, generator runs).
• Participates in ongoing training and education as required and assigned.
• Follows Joint Commission and CMS regulations.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CMMS

Building Automation (BAS)

Electrical schematics

Job description

Full-time, 40 hours/week

Wednesday-Saturday 2pm-12:30am

Onsite

Summary:

The Facilities Maintenance Technician is responsible for providing preventative, reactive, and emergency maintenance to ensure all on-campus facilities are maintained safely and effectively.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Adds value as a key member of the facilities maintenance team; understands regulatory compliance, maintenance strategies, and excellent customer service.
• 2. Works in coordination with the Facilities Maintenance team to serve our customers at the hospital campus.
• 3. Completes and adds labor and notes to all CMMS work orders where appropriate.
• 4. Supports the Facilities Maintenance Operations Manager, Safety Team, and Facilities Director.
• 5. Provides backup coverage to other Facilities Maintenance Technicians as needed.
• 6. Updates staff and management when necessary.
• 7. Communicates engineering/maintenance issues to both internal and external hospital departments and contacts.
• 8. Performs preventive and breakdown maintenance.
• 9. Conducts assigned Environment of Care inspections and routine regulatory physical checks, such as exit/emergency light inspections, fire extinguisher inspections, and generator runs.
• 10. Participates in ongoing training and education as required and assigned.
• 11. Follows and enforces Joint Commission and CMS regulations.
• 12. Performs other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

• 1. General commercial building maintenance.
• 2. General Trades: · Light Carpentry, Finishing, Painting, Door Hardware, Locks/Keying, Signage.
• 3. Electrical systems: · Lockout/Tag Out and Wiring Diagrams. · 120/208 Volt and 277/480 Volt.
• 4. Plumbing systems: · Assemble, install, or repair pipes, fittings, or fixtures of heating, water, or drainage systems according to specification and applicable codes.
• 5. Steam systems (up to 125#).
• 6. Commercial HVAC: Compressors, motors, pumps, fans and controls, vacuum pumps, and service gauges.
• 7. Troubleshooting a wide variety of mechanical equipment.
• 8. Building Automation (BAS) experience.
• 9. Evaluating emergency situations and determining a safe and appropriate solution to issues as they arise.
• 10. Building codes, NFPA and life safety regulations, Joint Commission and CMS regulatory compliance.
• 11. Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• 12. Strong ability to work both independently and as a valued team member.
• 13. Familiarity with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) is desirable.

Education and Experience

• 1. Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 2. Years of relevant experience: Minimum of 2 years is preferred, but entry-level candidates will be considered.
• 3. Valid driver's license is required.

• Possesses a valid Statedriver's license and ability to obtain and maintain insurability as determined by the ACH insurance carrier's requirements.
• An annual physical is required to be completed with the Akron Children's Hospital Employee Health Department.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite