Job Overview
Performs a variety of general maintenance, preventive maintenance, inspection, servicing, repair, overhaul and construction duties in hospital buildings and grounds areas. Carries out tasks within capabilities involving a variety of maintenance crafts such as sheet metal, plumbing and pipe fitting, carpentry, tile setting, painting, electrical and roof maintenance.
Hours
Full‑time, 40 hours weekly. Night shift 10:30pm‑7:00am, Tuesday‑Saturday. Includes every other holiday rotation requirement.
Location
Melrose/Wakefield Hospital - 585 Lebanon St, Melrose, MA 02176.
What We Offer
- Competitive salaries & benefits that start on day one!
- 403(b) retirement plan with hospital match
- Opportunities for growth
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free parking
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- One (1) year of building maintenance.
- On‑the‑job training in one or more building trades.
Preferred Qualifications
- Completion of a vocational/trade school program.
- Two (2) years of building maintenance.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs electrical repairs such as, removal, replacement of switches, ballasts, motors, motor controls, etc.
- Performs plumbing such as, drains, fixtures, rodding, cleaning, etc., as assigned.
- Performs minor carpentry such as, the installation and repair of such items as doors, shelving, locks, etc. as needed.
- Performs repairs to plaster, brickwork or concrete as needed. Solders and welds materials, as needed.
- Performs service and preventative maintenance on hospital equipment and systems.
- Repairs patient electrical, mechanical and electrical beds and equipment, as assigned, in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operation manuals and manufacturers’ specifications.
- Checks all lighting in and around the hospital buildings on a regular basis.
- Replaces bulbs and/or makes necessary repairs to fixtures; repairs various types of electrical circuits and devices, as needed; cleans fixtures on a regular basis.
- Checks hospital systems for proper function (i.e., electrical power, air handling units, medical gas, steam boiler operation, hot water, etc.).
- Removes and replaces defective or outdated equipment. Procures necessary parts and materials for jobs.
- Inspects and repairs safety equipment installed throughout the hospital.
- Cleans workshop and mechanical equipment. Handles hazardous materials carefully, safely and disposes it properly.
- Performs necessary repairs to safety equipment installed throughout the hospital. Performs project work, as assigned.
- Installs new equipment as per manufacturers specifications.
- Performs preventative maintenance on hospital equipment and systems.
- Participates in all snow removal and sanding functions.
- Assists other co-workers with trouble‑shooting and necessary repairs as well as installation of new service or projects related to Plant operations.
- Seeks a standard of work that is equal to or above that which is required (i.e., applicable codes and standards).
- Regularly adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments or installs special functional and structural parts, as required.
- Maintains inventory; reorders parts as necessary and keeps storage area neatly organized.
Pay Range
$20.12 - $25.15