Mechanic Engineer

CommonSpirit Health; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Mechanic Engineer to operate and maintain stationary engines and mechanical equipment, including boilers, compressors, generators, to provide essential utilities for our hospital.

You will perform general maintenance, mentor staff, and ensure safe, reliable utility provision for patients and staff. The role requires strong expertise in mechanical utility systems and independent work habits.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of maintenance, operation, and repair of building mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of medical gas systems including pumps and bulk oxygen.
• Experience with Building Automation Systems and CMMS.

Responsibilities

• Regularly starts, stops, and regulates equipment to condition the facility.
• Observe meters and gauges; adjust valves and machinery to maintain readings.
• Perform preventive maintenance on HVAC equipment and boilers per procedures.
• Read blueprints for installation and repairs.
• Perform routine maintenance, lubrication, and cleaning of boilers and central plant equipment daily.
• Identify and correct unsafe practices and conditions.

Skills

Maintenance

Boiler operation

HVAC systems

BAS/CMMS

Medical gas systems

Safety testing

Mentoring staff

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Building Automation Systems

CMMS

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Mechanic Engineer, you will operate and maintain stationary engines and mechanical equipment, including compressors, generators, and steam boilers, to provide essential utilities like light, heat, and power for our hospital.

Every day you will perform general maintenance (electrical, plumbing, equipment maintenance, safety testing), work under minimal supervision, and mentor/coach less experienced facilities staff, always providing excellent customer service to patients, visitors, and staff.

To be successful in this role, you will possess expertise in operating and maintaining complex mechanical utility systems, strong general maintenance skills, and the ability to work independently while mentoring others, all while ensuring continuous utility provision and safety for the hospital.

• Regularly starts, stops, and adjusts or regulates equipment as necessary to properly condition the facility.
• Observes meters and gauges, manipulates valves and machinery to keep readings within the specified requirements.
• Performs preventive maintenance of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment by using established departmental procedures, assuring minimized equipment failure.
• Reads and interprets blueprints for installation of new equipment and repairs of existing equipment.
• Performs routine maintenance, lubrication, and cleaning of boilers and central plant equipment on a daily basis.
• Recognizes and corrects unsafe practices and conditions as needed.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• Two (2) years minimum experience in maintenance, operation and repair of building mechanical systems; including but not limited to boilers, liquid chillers, pumps, fans and air handling units, heat exchangers, and ancillary equipment
• Knowledge with medical gas systems including medical air pumps, medical vacuum pumps, bulk oxygen, nitrous oxide and nitrogen and backup systems
• Knowledge with Building Automation Systems and Computerized Maintenance Management systems
• Valid state of employment driver's license

Preferred

• Technical degree/certificate in a facilities related field
• Hospital facilities or healthcare construction experience
• Stationary Engineer, Boiler Operator Class A & B, CFC and/or Journeyman certification

Where You'll Work

St. Anthony Summit Hospital is a Level III trauma center serviced by Flight For Life Colorado. We are nationally recognized as a multiple-time recipient of the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience, and we were named a Top 100 Hospital in the U.S. by IBM Watson Health in 2018. We also are a Pathway to Excellence-designated hospital, recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as being one of the best hospitals for nurses to work. We provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Summit County and the surrounding region, including surgical, emergency/trauma, critical care, birth center, orthopedics, breast care, digital mammography, breast MRI, radiology and imaging, infusion therapy, nuclear medicine, cardiology, oncology, Summit Sleep Disorders Center, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), gastroenterology and Total Joint Replacement. We proudly provide convenient care where you live, work and play - that's why visitors and residents alike can count on us for emergent and urgent medical services. In addition to 24/7, Level III emergency care at St. Anthony-Summit Hospital in Frisco, we have three emergency mountain clinics at the base of the Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Keystone resorts, as well as urgent care and primary care available from CMG High Country Healthcare clinics in Frisco, Breckenridge and Silverthorne.