Maintenance Mechanic I - Engineering

Job Description

Description

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Summary:
This is an entry level position which performs skilled work of moderate difficulty in the general and specific repair and maintenance of hospital buildings, grounds, vehicles, facilities, equipment, electrical generation prime movers and mechanical devices. Work is performed under the direct supervision of a higher level maintenance mechanic or supervisor.

Responsibilities:

1. Conducts fire drills, maintains all fire prevention and extinguishing equipment, and provides fire response efforts for emergencies.
2. Installs, repairs and maintains equipment.
3. Installs, repairs and maintains various life safety equipment, including vacuum pumps, life saving mechanical equipment and emergency generator prime movers.
4. Maintains UNC Health Care buildings and facilities on site and at other locations to comply with hospital maintenance policies for the safety and comfort of patients, staff and visitors.
5. Performs operational tests and provide maintenance of the laundry chute system and emergency stairwells to meet JCAHO requirements, the Life Safety Code and UNC Health Care policies.
6. Performs routine and unscheduled repair and maintenance of a fleet of vehicles used for hospital staff and visitors.
7. Selects and installs suitable materials (windows, doors, roofing materials, flooring) to match existing materials or devices in use throughout all hospital buildings.

Other Information

Other information:
Education Requirements:
● High School diploma or GED
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
● One (1) year of experience with maintenance and repair projects or large facility maintenance, including experience in all forms of maintenance.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Engineering

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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