Maintenance Specialist II- Kalamazoo, Full Time- 1st Shift

Bronson Healthcare; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Bronson Healthcare is seeking a Maintenance Specialist II for Kalamazoo. The role covers emergency, routine, and preventative maintenance across carpentry, locksmith, electrical, HVAC, and related areas.

Candidates should have 3–5 years of maintenance experience and/or HVAC/refrigeration certifications, with a high school diploma or GED. Responsibilities include corrective and preventative maintenance, documenting work, managing supplies, and coordinating with management for life-safety

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or preferred.
• 3–5 years experience in maintenance or HVAC field preferred.
• HVAC and refrigeration certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performes corrective maintenance repairs.
• Performes preventative maintenance inspections.
• Documents work performed.
• Achieves educational requirements and cross training.
• Research/order supplies as needed.
• Daily maintenance of equipment, facility repair, cleaning, and filling out required reports.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Reading & writing

Diagnostic testing equipment

Education

High School Diploma or GED

HVAC and Refrigeration Certification

Job description

Love Where You Work! Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient and strong. We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go above and beyond for our patients, for one another, and for our community. If you’re ready for a rewarding new career, join Team Bronson and be part of the experience.

Location

Kalamazoo-601 John St.-North Pavilion (North Campus)

Title

Maintenance Specialist II - Kalamazoo, Full Time- 1st Shift

Performs emergency, routine, and preventative maintenance in such diverse areas as carpentry, locksmith, electrical, HVAC, and mechanical. Must have working knowledge and experience in more than one of these areas. Employee has the responsibility to maintain and upgrade his/her competencies based on the type. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served. Must have High school diploma or general education degree (GED), 3-5 years experience and/or HVAC and refrigeration certification preferred.

• Demonstrated mechanical skills
• Reading, writing and following written and verbal instructions necessary
• Understanding and operating diagnostic testing equipment required

Work which is constantly and exceptionally tiring mentally and/or visually. Conditions exist more than 90% of the work time. Involves regularly lifting of bulky or moderately heavy weights (i.e., up to 50 pounds), and occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or expending the equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or otherwise handling material, equipment, and other objects.

• Performes corrective maintenance repairs.
• Performes preventative maintenance inspections.
• Documents work performed.
• Achieves educational requirements and cross training.
• Research/order supplies as needed.

Daily maintenance of equipment, facility repair, cleaning, and filling out required reports. Working with Manager on concerns and regulatory inspections to ensure clean reports and licensing. Prioritize repairs of facilities and equipment on a daily basis for all departments. Evaluate all maintenance agreements and make recommendations for improvements to services or cost saving measures. Supervise all contractors onsite during scheduled work. Working with all departments to ensure life safety standards are met at all times. Working with Manager to prioritize maintenance tasks. Completing basic electrical work, carpentry work, plumbing, refrigeration/HVAC and painting as needed or working with sub-contractors to ensure quality and financial efficiency. Being "on call" when off duty as required by Manager. Driving your own vehicle on a regularly scheduled basis to perform business on behalf of Bronson is required for this position and will require successfully pass of MVR check after an offer of employment has been made but prior to the employee’s start date. Proof of valid auto insurance on that vehicle that will be driven while on duty for Bronson is required. It is the employee’s responsibility to submit auto insurance renewals before current coverage expires to their supervisor. It is also the employee’s responsibility to update their auto insurance coverage with Bronson if a different vehicle will be driven to perform business on behalf of Bronson.

Shift First Shift Time Type Full time Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Cost Center 1820 Maintenance (BMH)

Bronson Healthcare is a community-owned, not-for-profit health system that has been serving southwest Michigan since 1900. Today, with a workforce of 9,000 people and 1,500 medical staff members, it is the area’s largest employer and leading healthcare system. Bronson provides care in virtually every specialty and offers a full range of services from primary care to critical care at more than 100 locations. Bronson’s exceptionally high quality standards enable us to do what's right for our patients and their families. We are empowered as individuals and as teams, to apply our skills and experience so that every patient receives safe, timely and effective treatment. What's more, our state-of-the-technology and evidence-based processes give us the tools we need to deliver the right care, at the right time. By putting each patient and their family at the center of our work, we demonstrate the dignity and respect we have for each individual we serve. This unwavering commitment to serving others combined with our unique healing environment helps make the patient experience here an exceptional one. The excellence and Positivity of our employees and medical staff has contributed to Bronson Healthcare being ranked by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers (2022‑23), by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023) and by the National Association for Business Resources as one of the 2023 Top 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.