Maintenance Tech

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Lehighton (Carbon County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a skilled Building/Electrical Maintenance technician to inspect, repair, and maintain hospital systems and equipment.

The role requires collaboration with supervisors, nurses, and other staff to ensure safe, reliable operations and high-quality patient care. Responsibilities include preventive maintenance, system updates, and adherence to local codes and safety standards; a high school diploma and a valid license are required, with 3 years of

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Three years of experience in building trades preferred; technical school may substitute for up to 18 months.
• Valid state-issued motor vehicle license required.

Responsibilities

• Inspects, tests, maintains, installs, repairs, and modifies hospital systems and equipment.
• Coordinates work with supervisor and other staff to ensure timely completion.
• Performs preventive maintenance and updates routines for zone equipment.
• Communicates status and needs to management and nursing staff daily.
• Ensures compliance with applicable codes and safety standards.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Safety awareness

Communication with supervision

Education

High school diploma or GED

Valid state motor vehicle license

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Inspects, tests, maintains, installs, repairs, and modifies systems, equipment and structure within the hospital.
• If additional craftsmen are required, the mechanic monitors, and coordinates the work to completion
• Performs preventive maintenance as assigned on systems, equipment, and structure within the hospital.
• Works with the supervisor in establishing new preventive maintenance routines and modifying ones in that zone
• Communicates and works directly with supervisory and management personnel, nurses, patients and other staff on a daily basis to ensure that optimum patient care and business environment is provided.
• Maintains good public relations by responding professionally to their needs and keeping staff informed regarding the status of requested work
• Performs work in accordance with local, state, and national code compliance in his/her zone and reports violations directly to the supervisory and management personnel in Engineering.
• Uses hand, power, and technical related tools and test equipment

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Requires standing for up to eight (8) hours per day and walking for up to four (4) hours per day, sitting for extended periods of up to two hours, lifting loads of up to 60 lbs., pushing loads of up to 300 lbs., bending, crouching, reaching, twisting, climbing (stairs and ladder), and manual dexterity to make equipment repairs. Seeing as it relates to normal vision, and hearing as it relates to normal hearing.

EDUCATION:

Must have a high school diploma or equivalent certificate (G.E.D.).

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Three years of experience in one or more trades found in the Engineering Department preferred. Technical school certification may be substituted for up to 18 months experience.
• They include electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry or electronics.
• Valid state issued motor vehicle license.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.