Hospital Facilities Technician — General Maintenance

Care New England; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Care New England Health System is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician to perform minor mechanical repairs and installations throughout the hospital with no on-site supervision.

Duties include responding to emergencies such as fire alarms and elevator problems, repairing plumbing, beds and other equipment, replacing light bulbs, doors, walls and ceilings, and performing preventative maintenance on hospital facilities equipment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required, with at least 1 year of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Respond to emergencies such as fire alarms and elevator problems.
• Repair minor plumbing problems and unblock drains; repair beds and other mechanical equipment; replace light bulbs and batteries; repair and paint doors, walls and ceilings.
• Assess maintenance problems and determine when supervisor direction is needed; attend to routine heating and air conditioning problems hospital-wide.
• Perform preventative maintenance on hospital facilities equipment.
• Complete installation of wall hung boards and assemble minor equipment promptly.
• Answer Engineering department telephones and respond to repair calls on the second shift.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Care New England Health System is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician to perform minor mechanical repairs and installations throughout the hospital with no on-site supervision.

Duties include responding to emergencies such as fire alarms and elevator problems, repairing plumbing, beds and other equipment, replacing light bulbs, doors, walls and ceilings, and performing preventative maintenance on hospital facilities equipment.