HVAC Lead

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Retirement plan match

Job summary

HCA Healthcare’s Methodist Hospital Stone Oak seeks a Senior HVAC Technician to oversee preventive maintenance, troubleshoot complex systems, and mentor apprentices in a hospital setting. You will manage chilled water systems and AHUs, assess life expectancy and replacement costs, and ensure compliance with safety standards and engineering practices.

The role requires strong communication with the Director of Facility Management, accurate record-keeping in CMMS, and reliable performance during

Qualifications

• EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification required (90 grace period to complete after date of hire)
• Valid Driver's License in good standing Required
• 3 years of experience in a commercial, industrial, or healthcare environment Required

Responsibilities

• Maintain chilled water and central air handling units through regularly scheduled preventative maintenance activities
• Perform coil cleanings, filter changes, test and balance activities, sensor calibrations, and UV bulb replacements
• Lead apprentice HVAC technicians in troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair of commercial HVAC systems with pneumatic, digital, and EMS controls
• Create cost and downtime estimates for major repairs and/or equipment replacement
• Document all work and labor time using HCA Healthcare Engineering CMMS
• Communicate equipment conditions with the Director of Facility Management and other leaders
• Perform commissioning and quality control during HVAC capital reinvestment projects

Skills

HVAC systems

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a HVAC Lead today with Methodist Hospital Stone Oak.

SCHEDULE: Monday - Thursday 1:30am - 12pm

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Division Senior HVAC Technician performs preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshoots, and services industrial HVAC systems in multiple acute care and non-acute care hospital settings. The technician performs tests and analysis of data to assure the proper functioning of equipment and provides recommendations as appropriate. Recommendations shall include remaining life expectancy, potential replacement and repair costs as well as business interruption risks. The senior HVAC technician will be expected to reliably maintain all equipment per HCA Healthcare Engineering standards to ensure the highest level of efficiency and to minimize impact to revenue. In the event of HVAC Capital Reinvestment projects, the senior technician shall perform quality control throughout the project and perform final commissioning of the equipment. Must be well organized, keep accurate service and maintenance records using HCA Healthcare’s computerized maintenance management system, and communicate in a clear and professional manner with all patients, visitors, colleagues and leaders. Training and mentoring of apprentices and fellow colleagues are expected.

Major Responsibilities:

• Maintain chilled water and centralized air handling units through regularly scheduled preventative maintenance activities
• Perform coil cleanings, filter changes, test and balance activities, sensor calibrations, and UV bulb replacements
• Belt alignments and replacement, drain pan treatments, damper calibration and repairs, cleaning interior of AHU
• Perform electrical safety inspections
• Leads apprentice level HVAC technicians in troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair of commercial air conditioning and multi-zone heating and cooling systems that incorporate pneumatic, digital, and central energy management system controls
• Ability to create cost and downtime estimates for major repairs and/or equipment replacement
• Perform work to the highest industry and manufacturer recommended standards
• Follow all applicable federal, state, and local safety guidelines including, but not limited to, lock-out/tag-out, OSHA, confined space, PPE, etc.
• Completes and documents all work and labor time using HCA Healthcare Engineering’s CMMS
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with the hospital’s Director of Facility Management about equipment conditions

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma, or equivalent Required
• 3 years of experience in a commercial, industrial, or healthcare environment Required

Licensure, Certifications, Training:

• EPA Universal Refrigerant Certification Required (90 grace period to complete after date of hire)
• Valid Driver’s License in good standing Required

Benefits

Methodist Hospital Stone Oak, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits.

HealthTrust Supply Chain is a critical part of HCA Healthcare’s strategy. Our focus is to improve performance and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. We develop, apply and monitor cost-efficient initiatives and programs for HCA Healthcare. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.