Maintenance Mechanic (Refrigeration Specialist)

Job summary

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for testing, installing, and repairing refrigeration systems, ice machines, and air conditioning units within a hospital environment. They must ensure all equipment complies with safety codes, infection control procedures, and departmental quality assurance standards.

Job details

1. Tests, troubleshoots, plans, repairs, installs, modifies, evaluates and maintains refrigerators, ice machines, small air conditioner equipment and system; such as; Blood Bank, Kitchen, Nursing Floors refrigerators, Ice machines and small (0-5) ton air conditioner units or systems. 2. Applies current engineering practices, City, State, Federal and JCAHO codes to develop, install and correct malfunctions, equipment and systems kitchen, ice machines, lab, nursing floor air conditioner units. 3. Performs preventive maintenance, safety checks and inspects equipment and systems in accordance with department and Hospital guidelines and procedures. Repairs equipment in a timely manner. 4. Ensures that all ice machines are clean, inspected and tested to meet infection controls procedures. 5. Maintains established departmental policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance (Federal CFC requirements) and safety, participates in educational programs and inservice meetings. 6. Assist other Plant & Maintenance personnel and perform other work related duties as requested or assigned. *Sign On Bonus Eligible! High School Diploma or GED required. Vocational Training. Mass Refrigeration and Technicians License. Minimum of Type 2 EPA Certification.

What you’ll do

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for testing, installing, and repairing refrigeration systems, ice machines, and air conditioning units within a hospital environment. They must ensure all equipment complies with safety codes, infection control procedures, and departmental quality assurance standards.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a High School Diploma or GED, vocational training, and a Mass Refrigeration and Technicians License. A minimum of Type 2 EPA Certification is also required to perform the duties of this role.

Benefits

• Sign On Bonus

Listed skills

• Control · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Quality assurance · Preferred
• Preventive Maintenance · Preferred
• Preventive · Preferred
• procedures. · Preferred
• safety · Preferred
• Assurance · Preferred
• Occupational safety · Preferred
• Engineering Practices · Preferred
• maintenance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Refrigeration Repair
• Troubleshooting
• Preventive Maintenance
• Air Conditioning Installation
• Infection Control
• Safety Inspections
• Equipment Maintenance
• Engineering Practices
• CFC Compliance
• Equipment Inspection
• Ice Machines
• Blood Banking
• JCAHO Standards
• EPA 608 Technician Certification
• Nursing
• Quality Assurance

Job areas

• Trades
• Healthcare
• Engineering
• Refrigeration Mechanic
• Refrigeration Technician
• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics
• Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers