Maintenance Engineer - Central Energy Plant

Salem Health; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Support for mental and physical health

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Salem Health is seeking a skilled maintenance engineer to join the team at Salem Hospital. The ideal candidate will ensure the reliability of the central energy plant and hospital infrastructure while performing repairs and maintenance on hospital equipment and buildings. This full-time role involves working independently and responding to emergencies, ensuring a smoothly operating facility.

Qualified candidates should have a high school diploma, relevant Oregon building codes licensures, and four years of boiler maintenance experience. Comprehensive benefits are provided to support employees' health and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of boiler and steam system maintenance or equivalent experience.
• Valid Oregon driver’s license required.
• Ability to work independently and respond to emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex repairs and installations to hospital equipment.
• Respond to emergency situations on systems and equipment.
• Maintain accurate documentation of maintenance activities.

Skills

Boiler operations

Electrical maintenance

Repair installations

Customer communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Oregon building codes licensures

Job description

Location Site: Salem Hospital, 1175 Leslie Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301. Department: Building Operations & Management. Position Type: Full Time, 40 hours/week, Non-Exempt. Schedule: 9:00 pm - 7:30 am, Saturday - Tuesday.

Role Overview

As a maintenance engineer at Salem Health, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our central energy plant (CEP) and hospital infrastructure. With expertise in boiler operations and maintenance, you'll perform complex repairs, installations, and modifications to hospital equipment and buildings, while also responding to emergency situations and maintaining accurate records. This role requires a skilled engineer who can work independently to keep our facilities running smoothly and safely.

Responsibilities

• With limited supervision, performs a variety of minor and complex repairs, installations, and modifications to hospital equipment and buildings.
• Completes assigned maintenance in accordance with manufacturer specifications and hospital standards.
• Performs watch standing activities on physical building and hospital equipment.
• Responds to and resolves emergency situations on systems and equipment.
• Maintains repair and preventative maintenance history by accurately documenting maintenance and operational records in electronic maintenance management system.
• Communicates accurate and pertinent information regarding maintenance requests to customers, co-workers and leadership in a timely manner; monitors and orders facilities maintenance supplies as needed.
• Participates in department committees and decision-making activities; assists in training as requested.
• Provides assistance to co-workers and department leads as needed; keeps work areas clean and safe, picking up debris at work sites and surrounding areas.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must possess a minimum of one of the following state of Oregon building codes divisions licensures: limited maintenance electrical license or accepted into active LME apprenticeship program through Salem Health, limited maintenance electrician, building maintenance electrician, general supervising electrician, limited supervising electrician, general journeyman electrician, limited energy class A (LEA), journeyman plumber, building service mechanic, or boiler CL3 or higher.
• Minimum of four years of boiler and steam system maintenance or equivalent experience.
• Valid Oregon driver’s license and be eligible for authorization according to Salem Health’s Fleet Safety Program policy within four months of hire, maintaining it thereafter.

Benefits

Salem Health's comprehensive benefits package prioritizes your mental and physical health, financial stability, family obligations and professional growth.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by law.

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].