Mechanic (Facilities)

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Longevity pay

Retirement plan

Wellness program

Employee discounts

Job summary

UTHealth Houston is seeking a highly skilled Mechanic p to perform advanced maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of chilled water, steam, and vacuum systems. This on-site role requires supervising technicians, reviewing plans, and responding to emergencies to sustain critical clinical and research operations.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in mechanical service, hands-on expertise with pumps, fans, VFDs, and related equipment, and a proven ability to manage complex maintenance projects

Qualifications

• 7 years of mechanical service experience required.
• Experience with steam, chilled water, vacuum, and pumps.
• Experience repairing pumps and fans.
• Must meet UTHealth essential position requirements.

Responsibilities

• Performs hands-on and supervisory maintenance and repairs of mechanical systems.
• Develops project scope, estimates materials, and coordinates installations.
• Reviews plans and specifications.
• Generates work orders and submits reports.
• Responds to critical situations affecting facilities and occupants.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Supervisory experience

Pumps and compressors

Electrical systems

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Trade school diploma or Associate's Degree

Job description

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

The Mechanic p performs advanced maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of chilled water, steam, compressed air, and vacuum systems. Oversees work on pumps, motors, compressors, valves, and related equipment, responds to emergencies, and supports critical facility operations.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Performs skilled, master-level, supervisory and hands-on maintenance, service, troubleshooting/assessment, and repairs to chilled water, heating water, compressed air, vacuum, and steam systems. The repairs may include, but are not limited to, pumps, fans, air handling units, motors, VFDs, air driers, compressors, valves, traps, piping, and other related mechanical and electrical components.

Position Key Accountabilities

• Performs hands-on and supervisory shop work and/or on-site preventative (scheduled) maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, testing (pre/post), troubleshooting/assessment, disassembly, inspection, service, repair, reporting, cleaning, and reassembly of pumps, steam traps and PRVs, fans, motors, VFDs, air compressors, vacuum systems, and other mechanical equipment and associated electrical systems, piping, and components while following UTHealth Facilities standard safety procedures, codes, and best practices, as required.
• Develops project scope, determines proper tools, and estimates cost of materials, repairs, alterations, and installation of equipment and associated components, as required.
• Reviews plans, schematics, specifications, and other related documentation.
• Receives, generates, and completes work orders, as assigned, for scheduled and unscheduled work; and, prepares and submits reports, as required.
• Responds to critical situations, including emergency situations such as power outages, flooding, leaks, failures to mission critical equipment, and other situations presenting a danger to facilities and occupants, with or without a work order.
• This job classification is designated as essential at the UT Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). In case of an emergency, essential positions are those required to sustain clinical services and/or are responsible for the protection of university assets. Personnel in designated essential positions are expected to report to their designated work site during their appointed work schedules, even when the institution has been officially declared to be on restricted access or closed due to adverse conditions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

• None

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or equivalent and equivalent years of experience in related field required Associate's Degree or trade school diploma (4 or 5 year program) in related field required

Minimum Experience

7 years of mechanical service or related experience required Extensive experience servicing a broad range of mechanical systems, including but not limited to, steam, chilled water, compressed air, air drier, vacuum, and pumping systems required Experience repairing the following pump types: centrifugal, booster, circulating, horizontal split case, submersible, vane, and vertical sump required Experience repairing the following fan types: axial flow, propeller, and centrifugal (straight, forward inclined, and backward inclined) required May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code

• 51.215 and Texas Government Code
• 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code
• 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.
• 791.4. Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.