Lead Facilities Technician

Penn Medicine; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking an on-site maintenance supervisor to lead a team of skilled technicians across HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and painting trades. The role provides scheduling, direction, and daily oversight for service calls, preventive maintenance, and project tasks to keep hospital facilities safe and functional.

Ideal candidates will have trade school credentials, multiple years of mechanical and electrical training, and verified leadership experience, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Graduate of trade school or apprenticeship.
• Five years of mechanical vocational training or equivalent on the job training.
• Five years of electrical vocational training or equivalent on the job training.
• Two years tradesman supervision/leadership or equivalent on the job training.
• Five years of vocational training/trade school with electrical, mechanical, building training and hospital construction/maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Provide scheduling and work direction to specialty trades and maintenance mechanics for service calls, preventive maintenance, and other daily department activities.
• Lead technicians through work distribution, job scheduling, and performance monitoring.
• Communicate with peers, staff, contractors, tenants and customers on job or project issues and details.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Troubleshooting

Education

Vocational/Trade Diploma (Required)

Graduate of Trade school and/or apprenticeship

10+ years of previous job-related work experience

Five (5) years of electrical/vocational training

Two (2) years tradesman supervision/leadership

Job description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Schedule: Mon -Fri 7am -3:30pm with occasional other shifts responsibilities for snow and projects

Summary:

• To provide scheduling and work direction to specialty trades and maintenance mechanics for service calls, preventive maintenance assignments, corrective assignments, and other activities necessary for the management of the day to day departmental maintenance and operations activities. Personally performs like functions requiring direct application of trade skills and knowledge. Performs all types of maintenance and repair work and related tasks necessary to maintain, operate and/or construct buildings, grounds, property, utilities and equipment. Leads other technicians through work distribution, job scheduling, coordination with other crafts and through monitoring/evaluation of performance. This position provides team leadership to skilled HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Carpenter, Painting technicians, and maintenance mechanic technicians. Communicates with peers, staff, contractors, tenants and all customers on job or project issues and details.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of Trade school and or apprenticeship
• Five 5 years of mechanical vocational training or equivalent on the job training
• Five 5 years of electrical vocational training or equivalent on the job training
• Two 2 years tradesman supervision leadership or equivalent on the job training
• Five 5 years of vocational training trade school with electrical, mechanical, building training and hospital construction maintenance

Credentials:

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Vocational/Trade Diploma (Required)
• Graduate of Trade school and/or apprenticeship Or 10+ years of previous job-related work experience
• Five (5) years of mechanical vocational training Or Five (5) years of electrical vocational training Or Two (2) years tradesman supervisor/leadership preferred Or Five (5) years of vocational training/trade school with electrical, mechanical, building training and hospital construction/maintenance preferred

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.