Tradesman (HVAC) - FT

Vassar Brothers Medical Center; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Vassar Brothers Medical Center provides a comprehensive health system serving residents in the Hudson Valley. The facility seeks a facilities technician to manage routine repairs, preventive maintenance, and emergency tasks on HVAC and climate-control systems across the hospital campus.

Responsibilities include reviewing work orders, balancing air and hydronic HVAC systems, inspecting refrigeration equipment, following department policies, and performing winter snow removal to ensure 24-hour

Qualifications

• GED or Highschool Graduation.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine repairs on controls and equipment for hospital physical plant operation.
• Perform preventive maintenance on controls and equipment for hospital physical plant operation.
• Perform emergency repairs and extra assigned tasks for hospital physical plant operation.
• Review work orders, priority status and schedules to ensure work is within parameters.
• Balance HVAC systems on air and hydronic systems.
• Inspect and operate refrigeration equipment including coolers and freezers and air-conditioning units.
• Adhere to hospital and Engineering Department policies and procedures.
• Perform snow removal assignments during winter months to provide 24-hour access and egress for the hospital.
• Promote a safe and efficient working environment per policies.

Education

GED or Highschool Graduation

Job description

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.

Job Summary:

Responsible for routine, preventive maintenance, new installations, emergency repairs and extra assigned tasks, such as fire and disaster plans, as directed by Director of Engineering and/or Engineering Supervisor on hospital equipment including but not limited to, all air conditioning, ice machines, refrigeration equipment including coolers and freezers, centrifugal, reciprocating and absorption chillers, box car units, fan systems (including coils and dampers), balancing of ventilation systems, pumps, cooling towers, and all controls and other duties pertinent to the operation of the aforementioned equipment and climate control within the facility.

Responsibilities:

• 1.Perform routine repairs on all controls and equipment necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the hospital's physical plant.
• 2.Performs preventive maintenance on all controls and equipment necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the hospital's physical plant
• 3.Performs emergency repairs and extra assigned tasks necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the hospital's physical plant.
• 4.Reviews work orders, priority status and designated time schedules and deadlines, and assures that all work is performed within these parameters.
• 5.Balances all types of HVAC systems on both air and hydronic.
• 6.Inspects and operates refrigeration equipment including: coolers, freezers and air-conditioning units.
• 7.Adheres to hospital and Engineering Department policies and procedures written and verbal.
• 8.Performs snow removal assignments during winter months so as to provide 24 hour access and egress for the hospital.
• 9.Promotes a safe and efficient working environment by adhering to hospital and department policies and procedures.

Required: GED or Highschool Graduation

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Org Unit: 1005

Department: Plant Operations

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $28.62Hourly