Plant Engineer III

Position Objective:

Performs preventive and corrective maintenance functions on hospital air conditioning, heating, air supply, and refrigeration systems.

Essential Job Duties:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Performs corrective and preventive maintenance on all boiler and HVAC plant equipment, including maintaining order and cleanliness within the boiler room. (On second and third shift, perform corrective maintenance and emergency repairs throughout the Medical Center).
2. Makes rounds of the boiler room and designated auxiliary machinery spaces to monitor equipment and operations. Performs required safety test on boilers on every shift, recording readings every two hours on critical plant equipment in service.
3. Checks water levels on all heating and cooling systems in use. Collects water samples from each system and conducts tests to determine proper chemical content.
4. Maintains all reports and logs according to departmental policies and procedures.
5. Reports promptly all malfunctions of equipment, or other irregularities to appropriate personnel. Participates in the computerized maintenance ma