Facility Maintenance Technician​/Plumbing Tech

Overview

Responsible for maintaining DCH buildings, equipment and grounds.

• Maintains and improves buildings, equipment and grounds.
• Emergency repairs, scheduled repairs, preventative maintenance, and inspections.
• Provision of reliable utilities.
• Regulatory compliance of buildings, equipment and grounds.
• Ordering parts and materials.
• Attend all scheduled classes and meetings.
• Complete all required logs and records.

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 Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• 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.

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent is preferred but not required.
• Primary assignment areas may include one or more of the following:
  Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, locksmith, welding and/or painting.
• Two year technical degree directly applicable to primary assignment preferred. Two years’ experience in area of primary assignment.
• Must possess a valid Alabama driver’s license and be eligible for insurance coverage as a driver of company vehicle on DCH insurance policy is preferred but not required.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

Working Conditions:

WORK CONTEXT

• Daily communication with others, either face-to-face, by telephone, radio or other forms of communication.
• Possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, chemicals and/or hazardous materials, voltages, steam, pressurized air or fluids.
• Requires possible intermittent wearing of common protective or safety equipment.
• Will be assigned to an eight hour shift. May be required to work relief for other shifts and/or participate in weekend coverage. Could be subject to modified scheduled work hours.
• Must be available for participation in on-call rotation schedule.

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding, and working at heights above thirty (30) feet. Perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, walking, reaching, handling, fingering, and feeling, working in a confined space, and working within extreme temperature ranges.
• Good manual dexterity.
• Good communication skills.
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.