Maintenance Engineer

Dignity Health; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Maintainance Engineer role at Dignity Health in San Luis Obispo, CA. You will design preventive maintenance programs, repair strategies, and oversee projects to ensure reliable facility performance.

The position requires strong engineering fundamentals and proven project management, with hands-on oversight of boilers, generators, and related equipment to optimize uptime and asset life.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering foundation and advanced troubleshooting skills.
• Proven project management abilities and proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement preventive maintenance programs.
• 0 conduct root cause analyses and develop repair strategies.
• Oversee projects, manage budgets, ensure compliance and improve efficiency.
• Minimize downtime and maximize asset life through proactive oversight.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Project management

Troubleshooting

Facilities management

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Maintenance Engineer, you will be a critical technical leader, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and longevity of facilities, equipment, and systems.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Maintenance Engineer, you will be a critical technical leader, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and longevity of facilities, equipment, and systems.

Every day, you will design and implement preventive maintenance programs, conduct root cause analyses, and develop repair strategies. You'll oversee projects, manage budgets, ensure compliance, and collaborate to improve efficiency and operational integrity.

To be successful in this role, you will possess a strong engineering foundation, advanced technical troubleshooting skills, proven project management abilities, and a proactive, analytical mindset to minimize downtime and maximize asset life.

• Maintains physical plant operations. Demonstrates ability to stand high pressure steam boiler watch.
• Inspects and monitors all critical equipment and ensures proper function, including but limited to boilers, emergency generators and switchgear.
• Maintains plant chillers, air compressors, vacuum pumps, pumps and associated equipment.
• Conducts water tests and logs results.
• Demonstrates ability to manipulate valves and pumps to get water to the boiler from more than one source
• Demonstrates knowledge of what to do in each circumstance concerning low water, high water in sight glass
• Accurately maintains boiler log.

Job Requirements

Preferred

• Contractors License

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1946, Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a family birthing center. Additionally, French Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has achieved an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for every reporting period since 2012.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$31.68 - $47.13 /hour