Engineering Team Leader​/Electrical

Overview

By building and leading a strong team, provides continuous improvement of utilities, buildings, facility equipment, and grounds. Optimizes the environment of care within budget

• Manage day to day maintenance operations by using sound organizational, prioritization, and technical skills
• Maintains daily shop operations by working directly with mechanics throughout the organization to resolve equipment issues, make best value decisions, and improve processes
• Directs, coordinates, and supervises all mechanics on team
• Effective communication with Customer, team, and manager
• Continuous development of staff, through hands on examples, and by serving as a knowledge base
• Continuous improvement of team efficiency and effectiveness
• Provision of safe and reliable buildings, facility equipment, utilities, and grounds
• Responsible for making sure health/safety issues are completed immediately or As Soon as Possible
• Provides and effectively presents good information for training, problem solving, and decision making
• Helps to manage inter-team relations between Engineering Services’ teams, between Engineering and Construction, and between Engineering Services and other DCH departments
• Assume duties of Director/Manager during his/her absence
• Manages front line operations of area of accountability related to meeting/exceeding departmental goals, 5 keys of excellence, DCH Mission and Vision.
• Interviews, selects, hire and retains employees
• Executes progressive discipline up to and including termination

DCH Standards:

• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Must adhere to the DCH Mission, Vision, and Values including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.

• All other duties as assigned

• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.
• Must possess a valid Alabama Driver’s License
• Must demonstrate facility competence through a cognitive CBT test and specific tasks observation
• Must have good organizational, technical, and communications skills

PLUS:

• Two year technical degree directly applicable to primary assignment;
• AND ten years’ experience in primary assignment
• OR ten years’ experience relevant to primary assignment area or with Engineering Services at a DCH Facility

WORKING CONDITIONS

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Daily face-to-face discussions and working with individuals or teams to complete projects
• Good communication skills
• Includes exposure to human disease and infection
• Includes exposure and dealing with physical aggression of violent individuals (Code Strong)

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Heavy Work

Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects

• Able to climb ladders and scaffolding
• Possess good manual dexterity
• Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time
• Requires wearing common personal protective equipment

• Possible daily exposure hazardous chemicals
• Vision and hearing to be corrected to within a normal range
• Includes exposure to extremely high decibel levels. (Loud noise)
• Often exposed to hot and cold temperatures due to outdoor exposure and weather conditions
• Possible exposure to cuts, burns, bites or stings
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

STRUCTURAL

• Must be able to work 40 hours a week, occasional weekend and overtime when required
• Some travel may be required
• Requires attention to detail

OTHER JOB FACTORS

• Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems
• Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
• Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude
• Job requires being reliable, responsible and dependable, and fulfilling obligations
• Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges
• Job requires being honest and ethical
• Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations