Plant Engineer - Full Time

LE01 Valley Children's Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Children’s Healthcare seeks a skilled Plant Services technician to maintain central plant equipment, electrical distribution, standby generators, and water systems. You’ll also manage HVAC, lighting, medical gases, pneumatic tubes, and the building management system.

The role supports fire safety systems and participates in drills, with occasional weekend shifts. The ideal candidate has a college-degree or equivalent in a related field, with at least three years in building maintenance,

Qualifications

• Education: 2-year degree or equivalent experience in related discipline.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 3 years in building maintenance with relevant skills.
• Experience with refrigeration, electrical systems, HVAC and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain central plant equipment including electrical distribution, standby generators and water systems.
• Service HVAC systems, lighting, medical gas and pneumatic tube systems.
• Ensure life-safety components, fire alarms, extinguishing systems and drills are maintained.
• Support shift work and occasional weekends as needed.

Skills

Building maintenance experience

Education

College Degree - 2 year in related discipline

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Trade school program

Tools

DDC / pneumatic control systems

Job description

About Us

The Plant Services Department has two teams that maintain all buildings on our 500-acre campus as well as our multiple regional locations throughout the state. We have our maintenance team that services, maintains and repairs building equipment, interior walls, floors, ceilings, furniture, restroom fixtures, televisions and DVD/VCR, locks & keys, doors and hardware, lighting, minor plumbing, fleet vehicles, medical gas cylinders. We also have an engineering team that services, maintains, and repairs the hospital’s emergency power generation equipment, electrical distribution system, domestic water system, sewer lines and lift station, storm water, steam system, HVAC, lighting, pneumatic tube system. The department also ensures the reliability of the facilities’ Life Safety components. These components include our fire alarm system, fire sprinkler systems, egress illumination and smoke stop compartment systems, performing fire drills and are first responders for the campus. In addition to these duties, the plant engineering team also maintains and services: kitchen equipment, surgical tables, refrigerators, freezers, ice machines, parking lot & exterior lighting.

Job Summary

This position works under the supervision of the Plant Services Manager. Maintains hospital central plant equipment including electrical distribution system, standby emergency generators and related equipment, the domestic water system, wastewater system, storm water system, steam system and components, HVAC systems including chiller system, hot water reheat system, lighting, medical gases, and the pneumatic tube system, building management system. This position ensures the reliability of the facilities Life Safety components including the fire alarm system, automatic extinguishing systems, perform fire drills, egress lighting, smoke stop compartment systems, and are first responders in the event of a fire, spill response. This position maintains the kitchen equipment, sterilizers, surgical tables, surgical lights and booms, refrigerators, freezers, ice machines, and parking lot/exterior lighting. Must be familiar with various agencies codes as they apply to hospitals. Will be asked to perform shift work as well as weekend work as needed to support the department.

Qualifications

• Education College Degree - 2 year In related discipline (required)
• Or High School Diploma/G.E.D. (required)
• And Equivalent Experience Related experience (required)
• Program Trade school (required)
• Work Experience Experience with related skills such as refrigeration and air conditioning, electrical systems, motor controls, boiler/steam systems, and DDC/pneumatic control systems. (required)
• Minimum three (3) years Building maintenance industry experience. (required)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation

• Compensation Range: $39.34 - $56.95
• Workshift: Evening (United States of America)
• Position Exempt: No
• FTE %: 100
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Daily Hours: 8

Have Questions?

Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at [e-mail]

Disclaimer

Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience. Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.