Maintenance Lead Technician (Full Time

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Full Time Manual Labor Monticello, GA, US

5 days ago Requisition

ACCOUNTABILITY: The Maintenance Lead Technician is r esponsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain the facility and equipment in safe operating conditions. Ensures the facility is maintained in a clean, orderly, and safe manner in compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. The Maintenance Lead Technician serves as the senior technical resource within the Plant Engineering department and provides day-to-day leadership, coordination, and guidance to maintenance staff.

The Maintenance Lead Technician assists the Plant Engineering Manager with maintenance operations, regulatory readiness, preventive maintenance, work-order management, vendor coordination, staff development, and departmental organization. Facilities include Jasper Memorial Hospital, The Retreat Nursing Home, Primary Care Center North and Primary Care Center. Reports to the Plant Engineering Director.

GENERAL PURPOSE AND

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain hospital, nursing home, clinic, and other assigned facilities in a clean, orderly, safe, and operational condition.
• Perform and assist with maintenance functions including plumbing, HVAC, basic electrical work, general carpentry, painting, sheetrock repair, flooring, door and hardware repair, and other general facility repairs.
• Troubleshoot equipment and facility problems, determine appropriate corrective action, and complete repairs within the employee's training, competency, and scope of responsibility.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance, including lubrication, filter changes and cleaning, inspection of equipment, replacement of worn parts, and other preventive maintenance activities.
• Maintain patient/resident equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, specialty chairs, beds, and other facility equipment as appropriate.
• Inspect facility systems and equipment and identify potential safety, maintenance, or operational concerns before they result in equipment failure or disruption of services.
• Respond promptly to maintenance requests and emergencies and prioritize work based on patient/resident safety, regulatory requirements, operational needs, and urgency.
• Check daily for outstanding repair and maintenance requests and ensure work orders are appropriately documented and completed.
• Assist with setup, breakdown, and cleanup for special events and facility activities.
• Maintain and safeguard department tools, equipment, supplies, vehicles, keys, access devices, and other assigned property.
• Serve as the lead technical resource for Maintenance Technicians and provide day-to-day direction and assistance as delegated by the Plant Engineering Director
• Assist with assigning, prioritizing, and monitoring maintenance work to ensure requests are addressed timely and appropriately
• Provide hands-on training, coaching, and technical guidance to Maintenance Technicians and other staff as appropriate
• Assist with onboarding and competency development of new maintenance employees
• Promote consistent maintenance practices, safety standards, preventive maintenance procedures, and proper documentation throughout the department
• Assist the Plant Engineering Director in monitoring staff performance, attendance, productivity, work quality, and compliance with departmental expectations.
• Communicate maintenance priorities, operational concerns, equipment issues, and unresolved work orders to the Plant Engineering Director.
• Assist with developing and maintaining departmental procedures, maintenance schedules, preventive maintenance programs, and emergency response processes.
• Identify recurring maintenance problems and recommend improvements to equipment, processes, staffing, supplies, or preventive maintenance practices.
• Assist in maintaining adequate inventory of commonly used maintenance supplies, parts, tools, and equipment and communicate anticipated needs to the Plant Engineering Director.
• Demonstrate leadership through professionalism, accountability, dependability, teamwork, and effective communication.
• Serve as a role model for safe work practices and appropriate customer service.

REGULATORY, SAFETY, AND COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards relating to hospital, nursing home, healthcare facility, environmental, life-safety, emergency preparedness, and facility operations.
• Assist with ensuring required facility systems, including alarm systems, fire systems, emergency equipment, generators, and other life-safety systems, are inspected, tested, documented, and maintained according to applicable requirements.
• Assist with maintaining documentation and records necessary for regulatory inspections, surveys, audits, preventive maintenance, equipment…