Plant Engineer II

Kaiser Permanente; Moreno Valley, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley is seeking a maintenance technician to perform a range of tasks across HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems in the Medical Center. The role includes diagnosing equipment malfunctions, completing preventive maintenance, and supporting other maintenance staff.

Responsibilities cover repairing hospital equipment, electrical systems, and basic locksmithing, with on-site work including potential travel to nearby clinics.

Qualifications

• 2 of 3 skill areas must be met: steam-related equipment; Journeyman electrical experience; HVAC/refrigeration experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs maintenance tasks such as replacing filters, lubricating bearings, repairing cabinets.
• Handles electrical repairs on bed lamps, non-complex devices, switches, and fuses.
• Conducts electrical safety tests on equipment, plugs, and outlets.
• Unclogs pipes and plumbing fixtures; maintains related equipment.
• Repairs equipment like stethoscopes, otoscopes, autoclaves, oxygen outlets, hospital beds, sinks, toilets, etc.
• Installs plant equipment, hangs signs/pictures, and maintains time clocks.
• Determines malfunction type, disassembles/replaces parts, tests with diagrams and manuals.
• Performs preventative maintenance including cleaning, oiling, painting, calibration.
• Assists skilled maintenance staff on trade tasks when not certified.
• Repairs HVAC equipment and related electrical circuits.
• Troubleshoots and repairs thermostats, ice machines, dampers, and related equipment.
• Repairs complex electrical devices using schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Performs circuit analysis to locate defective components and tests with meters and oscilloscopes.
• Repairs or modifies equipment/plant structures using welding and brazing.
• Performs locksmithing tasks including key cuts, locks, and key control.
• May drive trucks to outlying clinics or remote areas for maintenance.
• Promotes customer service and supports organizational philosophy and quality service.

Job description

Job Summary:

Performs various maintenance task and repairs most equipment and machinery utilized in the Medical Center. Operates machines vital to performing of maintenance and repair. Operates, maintains, modifies and repairs a variety of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.

Essential Responsibilities:

Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.

• 1. Performs various maintenance tasks such as replacing filters, lubricating bearings, repairing cabinets.
• 2. Performs electrical repairs such as bed lamps, non-complex electrical devices, changing balsas, repairing electrical line cords, fixing light switches, isolating electrical problems and replacing fuses.
• 3. Conducts electrical safety test on equipment, electrical plugs and outlets.
• 4. Unclogs pipes and plumbing fixtures and related equipment as necessary.
• 5. Performs routine repairs on such equipment as stethoscopes, otoscopes, ophthalmoscopes, vacuum units, cart washers, autoclaves, oxygen outlets, air outlets, suction pumps, hospital beds, sinks, toilets and other associated hospital plant equipment.
• 6. Completes work assignments to include routine installations of plant equipment, hanging of signs and pictures, adjusting and maintaining time clocks.
• 7. Determines type and extent of equipment malfunction, adjusting, disassembling, repairing or replacing of parts and components; reassembles and tests equipment for safe and proper operations by reading blueprints, diagrams and repair manuals.
• 8. Performs preventative maintenance to include cleaning, oiling, painting, calibration and other related services to extend the life cycle of equipment, or to maintain a clean, safe, hygienic environmental work area.
• 9. Through on-the-job train assists skilled maintenance persons in trade tasks in which employee is not certified.
• 10. Repairs and maintains air conditioning and refrigeration equipment to include related electrical circuit analysis.
• 11. Troubleshoots and repairs related equipment to include but not limited to thermostats, ice machines, air dampers and other associated equipment.
• 12. Repairs complex electrical devices and components requiring the use of schematic and wiring diagrams.
• 13. Performs circuit analysis to localize, isolate and identify defective electrical components using precision test equipment to include volt, ohm meters and oscilloscopes to repair circuit boards and transistorized components, replacing defective components, restoring equipment to operation state and performing calibration and electrical safety tests.
• 14. Repair or modify equipment or plant structures by welding using both electrical or oxygen-acetylene equipment, cuts, brazes and solders all types of metal materials.
• 15. Perform locksmithing tasks to include cutting keys, fitting and installing locks and maintains a key control system.
• 16. Performs other related duties as required to include driving trucks or vans to outlying clinics or remote areas to facilitate or expedite maintenance requirements.
• 17. Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organizations philosophy or providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service. Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• This position requires meeting at least 2 out of 3 numbered skill areas below:
• 1) 2 years recent experience with steam related equipment. Possession of the LA Unlimited Steam License OR the 500 HP LA City Steam License.
• 2) 2 years recent Journeyman level electrical experience AND a passing score on the electrical knowledge and performance skills tests.
• 3) Air-conditioning/refrigeration experience. Those qualifying with refrigeration experience must possess EPA Rule 608 Universal Certification AND a passing score on the air-conditioning knowledge and performance skills tests.
• Extensive knowledge of HVAC systems, ability to troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems required. Working knowledge of applicable federal, state and local codes required.
• Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.
• Note: Education/License/Certification and Qualifications required for Moreno Valley Community Hospital employees acquired through Kaiser Permanentes purchase of Valley Health Systems Moreno Valley Community Hospital: Employees shall meet the minimum position qualifications as listed on their previous Valley Health System job description.

Education

• See Minimum Work experience.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Preferred Qualifications

• Four (4) years experience in building plant operations and maintenance preferred. Three (3) years experience in a hospital setting preferred.