General Maintenance Worker

Hartford HealthCare; Manchester (CT); On-site; USD 30,307 - 46,838; Full time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a maintenance professional to install, maintain, and repair machinery, equipment, and structures at its Manchester region facilities. The role involves coordinating shutdowns, prioritizing work orders, and maintaining inventory while ensuring safety and compliance with hospital policies.

A minimum of five years in general maintenance and a valid driver's license are required, with a focus on reliability and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in general maintenance.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems is preferred.
• Basic personal computer skills expected.

Responsibilities

• Attends mandatory training and in-services.
• Maintains and organizes work areas and inventories.
• Performs repairs on trade systems and coordinates shutdowns.
• Completes preventive maintenance and related paperwork.
• Ensures safety policies are followed and supports on-call duties as required.

Skills

General maintenance

Mechanical systems

Basic PC skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

71 Haynes Street (10627)

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees. It includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 249-bed community hospital, Rockville General, a campus of Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 102-bed facility, a large multispecialty provider group and visiting nurse services. The Greater Manchester Region serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns.

We are a small community hospital where your voice is heard! We believe in sharing ideas and working with staff to create innovative ideas to improve employee engagement and patient care.

Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, and structures in accordance with operating manuals, manufacturing specifications, and user’s needs. Assists other trades as required.

• Attends mandatory training and in-services. Cross trains co-workers and other team members as necessary.
• Keeps work areas, shops and utility rooms neat clean and organized. Obeys environmental requirements for disposal and handling of hazardous and universal wastes and products.
• Performs repair operations on relative trade systems and components. Coordinates shutdown activity and notifies staff accordingly. Responds, diagnosis, and performs repairs as necessary. Prioritizes work assignments based on needs of hospital. Keeps track of open work orders. Controls backlog of work orders. Periodically, informs supervisor and requesting department of status.
• Completes assigned Preventive Maintenance work orders per priority and risk assessed order of importance.
• Completes paperwork including Daily work summary, shutdown notices, utility system failure occurrences, rounds sheets, time off requests.
• Maintains and uses all department tools and equipment as established in Policies and Procedures and manufactures recommendation.
• Maintains inventory of parts and materials for daily repairs and to expedite emergency repairs, PM’s and projects.
• Complies with the department and hospital safety policies and procedures and contributes to the overall safe operation of the hospital facility. Complies with safety policies including Fire plan, code response, MSDS, Utility Management Plans, LOTO, conf space, fall protection, etc.
• Support on call and emergency response as required. Assist snow coverage as required.
• Works with Department Directors/Managers to address, schedule, complete, provide status on projects, repairs and PMs to keep the respective departments informed of the activity.
• Competent in trade specific knowledge, responsibility and duties.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent is desired but not required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record in accordance with organizational policy.
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field of general maintenance work.

Competencies

• Must be knowledgeable of Mechanical Systems, preferably obtained by a trade school or apprenticeship.
• Must have basic personal computer skills.

We take great care of careers. With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving colleagues-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.