Service Mechanic (FT, Evening - Danbury) SIGN ON BONUS

Northwell Health; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 40,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Danbury Hospital in Danbury, CT, is seeking an experienced Facilities Technician for Plant Services. The role supports hospital operations by maintaining essential systems and responding to facility issues across the campus.

The position requires 7+ years in a hospital or industrial environment, with hands-on experience in air handling, boilers, chillers, and related equipment. Evening shift available; sign-on bonus noted.

Qualifications

• HS diploma and seven years or more job-related experience.
• Experience in operating air handling units, heating systems, cooling systems, boilers, chillers, and refrigeration equipment.
• Experience in performing preventive maintenance on mechanical equipment including filter changes and greasing bearings.

Responsibilities

• Ensures patient comfort and safety by reducing impact of basic service interruptions.
• Ensures staff and visitor comfort & safety.
• Ensures equipment is operating efficiently and safely via building management system (BMS).
• Performs boiler water analysis and treatment.
• Corrects and reports hazardous conditions noted on rounds; monitors boiler pressures and leaks; responds to Code Reds.
• Logs all defective equipment, especially safety-related items.
• Repairs equipment during off shifts.
• Makes routine rounds (nightly) to all equipment rooms and machine spaces.
• Answers calls from facilities dispatcher and responds to alarms.
• Responds to elevator problems.
• Performs preventive maintenance on air handling equipment.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Analytical thinking

Hospital experience

Education

HS Grad/EQUIVALENT

Job description

Full-Time: Evening - 3:30pm-11:30pm

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary

Maintains all Plant Services operating systems to include steam, electricity, air, heat, cooling, water, vacuum, medical gases, etc. Provides emergency alternatives for the above in the event of failures. Responds to any and all Facility issues that may arise anywhere in the hospital.

$10,000 SIGN ON BONUS

Full-Time: Evening - 3:30pm-11:30pm

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Responsibilities

• Ensures patient comfort and safety by reducing impact of basic service interruptions.
• Ensures staff and visitor comfort & safety.
• Ensures equipment is operating efficiently, and safely. By both rounding of mechanical rooms and monitoring equipment through the building management system (BMS).
• Performs boiler water analysis and treatment.
• Corrects and reports hazardous conditions noted on rounds. Monitors boiler pressures, tank levels, various leaks etc. Responds to Code Reds.
• Reports and logs all defective equipment, particularly if it pertains to safety.
• Repairs equipment, including patient items, during off shifts.
• Makes routine rounds (nightly) to all equipment rooms and machine spaces.
• Answers all calls from the facilities dispatcher and responds to all computer alarms.
• Responds to elevator problems.
• Performs preventive maintenance on air handling equipment.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

HS GRAD/EQUIVALENT

Other Information

Required: Experience working in a hospital or industrial environment. Must have good mechanical aptitude, analytical thinking skills, and at least 7 years of working in a hospital or an industrial environment. Experience in operating air handling units, heating systems, cooling systems, boilers, chillers, and refrigeration equipment. Experience in performing preventive maintenance on mechanical equipment to include filter changes, greasing bearings on pumps and motors etc.

Minimum Experience

High school diploma and seven years or more job-related experience.

License

Required OE-2, or S1, or S2.

Working Conditions

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Significant occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
• Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Danbury Hospital

Org Unit: 247

Department: Plant Services

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $28.78 - $53.45 Hourly

“Available benefits include: Paid Time Off (PTO); Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage; Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Account; 401(k) Retirement Plan; Basic Life and AD&D insurance; Wellness Programs; Employee Assistance Program; and Team Member Discounts. Available benefits for union positions may vary in accordance with applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements.”