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Job Summary
Position SummarySchedule: Monday Friday, 9:00 am 5:30 pm
The Maintenance Mechanic plays a vital role in ensuring the hospitals facilities are operating efficiently and safely to support high-quality patient care. This position involves performing a variety of maintenance and repair tasks across all buildings and areas on the hospital campus, prioritizing safety, sanitation, and comfort for patients, staff, and visitors.
Essential Functions
Responding to Emergencies and Routine Maintenance
Prioritize and address emergency calls, including Code Red, Code Triage, flooding, and electrical failures, with immediate action to ensure safety.
Handle routine trouble calls, such as blocked sinks and pneumatic tube resets, responding to 100% of assigned calls per shift.
Accurately document the nature of issues and steps taken to resolve them.
Repair and Maintenance
Perform repairs on mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment, including carts, dietary tools, dish machines, disposals, and pneumatic systems, ensuring an 80% task completion rate.
Conduct plumbing repairs (e.g., fixing minor leaks, clearing blockages) within the scope of State plumbing codes for non-licensed plumbers.
Repair structural systems (e.g., doors, locks, floors, ceilings) and assist in external building repairs (e.g., roofing, glazing, and caulking).
Preventive Maintenance
Execute preventive maintenance on mechanical and fire protection systems to minimize equipment downtime and adhere to fire codes.
Perform weekly inspections of fire sprinkler system isolation/zone valves and related components.
Work Order Management
Expedite ancillary tasks, including moving bulletin boards and assembling furniture, to support daily departmental operations.
Complete at least 80% of work orders within 60 days of issue as per departmental policy.
Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Licenses and Credentials
Experience
A minimum of two years of Maintenance Mechanic experience is required, and Experience in a hospital or healthcare setting is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- It is required that a Maintenance Mechanic can read and write in English, and the Maintenance mechanic must be able to effectively communicate with staff, vendors, patients, and visitors.
- Staff adheres to all I C.A.R.E. Standards.
- The Maintenance Mechanic should be a mechanically inclined individual who is familiar with the use of common hand and power tools.
- The Maintenance Mechanic must follow all product use and warning instructions on all product packaging and ensure that all products purchased and stocked have an MSDS on file with the Assistant Director of Facilities.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Physical RequirementsRemote Type
OnsiteWork Location
1153 Centre StreetScheduled Weekly Hours
40Employee Type
RegularWork Shift
Day (United States of America)EEO Statement:
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at .... Mass General Brigham Competency FrameworkAt Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.