Maintenance Tech Daily Pay

Meadowbrook Respiratory and Nursing Center; Hazlet Township (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Meadowbrook Respiratory and Nursing Center is seeking a facilities technician to help ensure Life Safety Code compliance and oversee maintenance across building systems, including HVAC, electrical, and plumbing.

The role involves coordinating with vendors, supporting the fire safety program, completing preventive maintenance tasks, and assisting with emergency preparedness drills. On-site work and dedicated onboarding will occur to ensure safety and regulatory adherence.

Responsibilities

• Ensures facility remains in compliance with Life Safety Code and related regulations.
• Plans and supervises preventative and unplanned maintenance including painting, plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, and electrical work.
• Assists with oversight of outside vendors and contract/work orders.
• Supports Fire Safety program compliance, drills, training, and safe handling of oxygen and electrical safety.
• Supports OSHA training requirements and hazmat, PPE, ergonomics programs.
• Assists with developing and implementing Emergency Preparedness Plan and staff training drills.
• Implements preventive maintenance tasks and documentation for facility and utility systems.
• Assists in standardizing maintenance methods and completing painting tasks.
• Ensures compliance with safety and building codes; reads blueprints to monitor electrical, HVAC, and other systems.
• Runs and assesses facility machinery, equipment, and buildings; onboarding tasks performed on-site.

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 all painting jobs needed in the facility.

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.