Maintenance Tech

Meadowbrook Respiratory and Nursing Center; Port Reading (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Meadowbrook Respiratory and Nursing Center is seeking a maintenance-focused professional to help keep our facility compliant with Life Safety Code and applicable regulations. You will oversee preventative and unscheduled maintenance across trades, monitor contractor work, and contribute to safety programs.

Role involves implementing emergency preparedness training, supervising safety drills, reading blueprints, and ensuring reliable operation of facility systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with maintenance tasks and regulatory compliance
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics
• Familiarity with safety and OSHA requirements

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with Life Safety Code and other regulations.
• Coordinate preventative and unplanned maintenance across trades (electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry).
• Oversee outside vendors and ensure work orders are completed properly.
• Assist with Emergency Preparedness training and drills.
• Support development of preventive maintenance plans and standard operating procedures.

Job description

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Ensures the facility remains in compliance with all federal, state and local regulations for Life Safety Codecompliance.

Participates in proper planning, direction, participation, and supervision of both preventative and unplannedmaintenance and repair activities in the facility, which includes painting, plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, and electricalwork.

Assists with ensuring that services performed by outside vendors are properly completed/supervised in accordancewith contracts/work orders.

Assists with ensuring the facility’s Fire Safety program complies with the 2012 version of the Life Safety Code andHealth Care Facilities Code. Includes but is not limited to required fire drills, training on the facility’s fire safety plan,safe use of oxygen, electrical safety.

Assists with ensuring the facility’s compliance with multiple OSHA standards. Some of OSHA’s required trainingsoverlap with fire safety requirements. Additional required trainings may include but are not limited to those related toreporting of work-related incidents, bloodborne pathogens-hazardous waste removal, hazard communication,personal protective equipment, and ergonomics.

Assists with the development and implementation of the facility’s Emergency Preparedness Plan. A training programmust reflect the risks identified in the facility’s risk assessment so that staff can demonstrate knowledge of emergencyprocedures. Drills and exercises are required to test the effectiveness of the traininImplements preventive maintenance tasks, document instructions and procedures for the preventative maintenance offacility and utility components and office equipment, as well as, mechanical, air conditioning, heating, and electricalsystems, etc.

Assists in standardizing the methods in which maintenance tasks will be performed.

Assists with ensuring the facility’s compliance with the law and other regulatory terms such as safety and buildingcodes.

Assists with reading and interprets blueprints in order to monitor the upkeep of electrical, HVAC, and other systems.

Assists with running, operating, and assessing technical aspects of facility machinery, equipment, and buildings.

Other responsibilitys will be given on site during onboarding.