Maintenance Worker - Facilities Support

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC); Tuba City (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) is seeking a Maintenance Worker to support Facilities Management. The role involves carpentry, grounds, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and painting tasks to maintain hospital facilities.

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED and at least two years of maintenance experience, plus a valid driver's license. Roles require physical stamina and adherence to safety protocols, with shifts including evenings and weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: Must have two (2) years of general work experience in Facilities Maintenance.
• License/Certification: Must have a current, unrestricted, valid state driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Carpentry: assis ts with repairs and installation of doors, windows, shelves, and related tasks.
• Grounds Maintenance: mow, prune, plant, and maintain hospital grounds; bid pest control or herbicides as directed.
• Electrical: remove, tighten, splice, solder, and insulate wiring and fixtures; assist in locating issues.
• Plumbing: maintain and repair hospital plumbing systems; replace fittings and components as needed.
• HVAC and Refrigeration: assist with installations or repairs of HVAC equipment and related systems.
• Painting: carry and prepare painting tools; prep surfaces and apply finishes.
• Safety: follow PPE requirements and donning/doffing procedures; ensure safety protocols.

Skills

Positive relationships

Independent work

Ethical standards

Reliability

Attention to detail

Communication

Reading/writing

Electrical understanding

Plumbing & mechanical systems

HVAC & refrigeration basics

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

Navajo Preference Employment Act

In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, TCRHCC has implemented an Affiantive Action Plan pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act. Pursuant to this Plan and corresponding TCRHCC Policy, applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position and (1) are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe will be given preference in hiring and employment for this position, (2) are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and meet residency requirements will be given secondary preference, and (3) are enrolled members of other federally-recognized American Indian Tribes will be given tertiary preference.

Overview

The Maintenance Worker works under the guidance and direction of the Facilities Management Director or designee. Incumbent is issued tools, supplies, and equipment as required to complete the work assignments. Employee attends department meetings and work schedules may consist of evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays; may also be subject to call-back after hours.

Qualifications

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Experience

Must have two (2) years of general work experience in Facilities Maintenance

License/Certification

Must have a current, unrestricted, valid state driver’s license

Skills

Other Skills and Abilities

• Positive working relationships with others
• Must be able to work independently unless partner is needed/assigned.
• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
• Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences.
• Detail oriented / attention to detail; must be safety conscious
• Excellent communicator, organization, and prioritizing skills
• Must be able to read and write; and have a basic understanding of electrical circuitry and equipment; plumbing and mechanical systems; HVAC and refrigeration systems.
• Must be able to recognize maintenance problems, determine basic repairs and judge the proper operation of equipment and systems.
• Completion of and, above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL EFFORT

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical

The incumbent is frequently (½ the time at work) required to perform heavy lifting weighing up to and at times beyond 75 pounds. The position does require the prolonged (3/4 of work time) ability to lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally (less than ¼ of work time) over 100 pounds. The work normally requires extensive prolonged times of standing and the ability to maintain balance. This position requires frequent times walking, driving, kneeling, bending, climbing, kneeling, crouching, reaching and twisting. Work is sometimes performed on ladders and/or scaffolds, which requires work overhead in stretched, cramped or awkward positions. The duties of this position require the ability to occasionally sit. This position requires the ability to push/pull up to 50 pounds continually; up to 75 pounds frequently; and over 100 pounds occasionally. May also require sitting at a desk and computer terminal occasionally. Incumbent must have the ability with hand manipulation requiring simple and firm grasping; fine manipulation; and occasional use of keyboards. This position requires the frequent sensory requirement of Far vision, near vision, color vision, depth perception, seeing in fine details, hearing normal speech, hearing overhead pages over a loudspeaker, and telephone.

Mental

The Incumbent must be able to recognize maintenance problems, determine basic repairs, and judge the proper operation of equipment/systems; then, exercise safety and precautions before proceeding with the assignment. The Incumbent must have the ability to continually concentrate and work alone. Must be able to frequently cope with high-level of stress; handle a high degree of flexibility; handle multiple priorities in stressful situations; make decisions under high pressure; cope with anger/fear/hostility of others in a calm way; manage altercations, demonstrate a high degree of patience; adapt to shift work; and work in areas that are close and crowded.

Environmental

This position is frequently exposed to dust, fumes, gases, unprotected heights, and extremes in temperature or humidity. The Incumbent may occasionally be exposed to chemical agents. This position does have prolonged exposure to hazardous or moving equipment and loud noises.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Carpentry

• Assists with repairs and installation of doors, windows, screens, wall siding, ceramic tiles, vinyl floor tiles, ceiling tiles, shelves, refinishing cabinets, hardwood floors, etc.
• Measures and cuts lumber and wallboard under specific instructions; fits lumber using hand and power tools; fastens materials into place using nails, screws, fasteners, and adhesives.
• Complete assigned preventive maintenance program duties and other preventive maintenance duties as assigned.

Grounds Maintenance

• Maintains the hospital grounds by mowing grass, pruning, trimming, and planting trees, shrubs, and hedges.
• Sprays seeded areas, trees, shrubs, flowers, etc., with herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc., to control weed, disease, and insects.
• Hauls debris, sand, gravel, tools, supplies and other equipment using transport vehicles.
• Mixes or uses premixed cement for concrete repair purposes, pours and/or shovels wet cement into desired area; compacts, evens, rakes, and otherwise finishes surfaces using trowel or other hand tools.
• Shovels snow from steps, sidewalks and driveways of the hospital and grounds. Applies salt or other ice control materials to steps and sidewalk.

Electrical

• Removes, replaces, tightens, splices, solders, and insulates defective wiring such as broken and bare wiring; defective devices such as burned-out switches, damaged receptacles; defective or burned-out lamps, etc.
• Helps higher graded worker in locating broken, worn, or damaged wiring in fixtures, controls, and equipment through visual check or with use of multimeter and/or ammeter.

Plumbing

• Removes, cleans, replaces, packs, and seals defective parts of utility, supply and disposal systems such as dirty traps, sections of broken pipe and leaky drains. Clears clogged drains using equipment or chemicals.
• Assists in the maintenance, repair and installation of hospital or residential plumbing systems. Cuts, threads and fits pipes; replaces washers and gaskets; tightens loose connections; cuts and drills openings for pipes and/or fittings of plumbing equipment. Installs and repairs insulating materials. Makes minor replacements of various component parts of the plumbing system such as faucets, shower heads, fill valves, flush valves, etc. Sets and installs heavy component fixtures of kitchens and bathrooms.

HVAC and Refrigeration

• Assists with installations or repairs of hospital and residential heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, evaporative cooling and related systems.

Painting

• Lifts, carries, and hands painting tools, equipment, and supplies to higher graded worker.
• Cleans and removes old paint and varnish from surfaces using putty knife, wire brush, sandpaper, blowtorch or chemical removers. Fills nail holes or crevices with caulk, putty, spackle, plastic wood or joint compound.
• Prepares surfaces by sanding, buffing, and cleaning. Masks/tapes surfaces not to be painted.
• Helps strip, clean and remove paint from dial and other instrument accessories by applying paint remover, washing, scraping and dipping in weak acid solution and drying.

Safety Requirements

• Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty including but not limited to face mask, gloves, gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering respirator or higher (if available), and eye or face shield.
• Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. (See CDC website for most current updates).
• Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee, and external customer satisfaction.
• Ensure all "red zone" tasks and call backs are per House Supervisor’s and Department Manager’s PPE requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.