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Maintenance Mechanic (Fulltime/Days)

Job ID: 332277

Category: Trades/Facilities/Engineering

Work Type: FT

Location: Lancaster, PA, United States

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Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Location: Lancaster Pa

Schedule: Monday-Friday with every other weekend rotation

Summary:

• Position Summary: Performs a wide variety of electrical, mechanical, plumbing maintenance and installation duties. Includes using technical training and acquired skills as well as prints, schematics, technical manuals and departmental procedures to maintain physical plant, equipment and systems.
• Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties:
• Performs preventative maintenance duties such as lubricating equipment and replacing and repairing component parts or the adjustment and regulating of equipment such as replacing gaskets, repairing machines, etc.
• Repairs and makes adjustments on conveyor and tube systems.
• Maintains various call signal systems by replacing of light bulbs, fuses, switches or the installation of additional or supplemental receptacles, stations, switches, etc.
• Performs electrical distribution system troubleshooting and repair of commercial institution-type setting. Troubleshoots and repairs electrical equipment and lighting. Troubleshoots and repairs medical compresses air and vacuum components and systems.
• Services and repairs electrical mechanical equipment like that found in Food Service, Laundry, etc.
• Orders required repair and installation materials for maintenance and project purposes.
• Maintains current proficiency in operating and implementing procedures for fire, security and utility emergencies includes electrical, HVAC, water, steam plumbing and telecommunications .
• Corrects patient and departmental temperature problems and performs startup and shutdown and monitoring functions for major HVAC equipment.
• Utilizes computerized maintenance management system to monitor workload, assigned tasks and priority requests.
• The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:
• Performs general metal working and cutting tasks.
• Repairs and installs piping, conduit and duct work.
• Fabricate or repair metal or wooden items as may be required to maintain patient area equipment.
• Services and repairs pumps, motors and valves.
• Performs general plumbing duties, including service to clogged drains; repairs or replaces water lines, faucets, and valves of residential trade size piping. Replaces flange seals on soil pipes and rebuilds replaces worn parts on toilets, sinks, tubs, showers and associated equipment.
• Reports any job deficiencies, job status and completion, observations of broken equipment, vandalism, or any events requiring further follow-up.
• Reviews prints, prepares sketches, drawings or layout information for new installations or modifications and submits for review.
• Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Minimum Required Qualifications:
• Vocational training and or trades experience for this position or equivalent experience , with electrical, mechanical plumbing, welding cutting metal fabrication, and automated industrial control experience.
• Valid PA Driver's License. Not required for positions within Laundry.
• Three 3 years of electrical experience and two 2 years of mechanical plumbing experience is required for the position.
• Four 4 or more years of electrical experience, three 3 or more years of mechanical plumbing experience, and two 2 or more years each of welding cutting metal fabrication and automated industrial control, is preferred for the position.
• Formal technical vocational training and journeyman experience.
• One 1 year each of welding cutting metal fabrication and automated industrial control is preferred for the position.
• ATTENTION CONCENTRATION ‑ The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others:
• The position requires the ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously. It is highly likely that multiple task demands are going to be required of the individual at the same time.
• NEW LEARNING AND MEMORY ‑ The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material:
• The position requires that an individual be able to learn new tasks quickly and effectively. change frequently. The ability to understand and carry out detailed, involved instructions is mandatory.
• PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND CREATIVE THINKING ‑ The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think in order to solve a problem by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought:
• The position deals with issues or problems that often require thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or solutions. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary. The individual must have the ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act:
• Repetitive work: Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence or pace.
• Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
• Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
• Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.
• Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.

Credentials:

• Driver's License

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• Vocational/Trade Diploma

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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