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FACILITIES OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST
University of Washington
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| Join our award-winning team at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC). Ranked among the nation’s top ten hospitals for the fourth year in a row by US News and World Report. UWMC prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. UWMC is operated by the University of Washington (UW) and serves as a training site for UW’s School of Medicine. The University of Washington is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement and natural beauty. UWMC Maintenance has an outstanding opportunity for a full time FACILITIES OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST. The individual in this role will evaluate equipment operations problems and emergencies in UW Medical Center; taking appropriate action to return equipment to its normal operating condition; monitor building systems operations to ensure their normal functioning. Respond to emergency calls and reported malfunctions on mechanical, electrical or utility systems. e.g., elevators, hospital life support systems; apply journey-level knowledge in associated trades; work independently without on-shift supervision and exercise independent judgment to solve problems. The individual will also inspect and initiate corrective action on a variety of mechanical, electrical, life support, and air-conditioning equipment; determine need to call in and coordinate other mechanics as necessary to resolve emergency conditions, and coordinate with campus police during off-hour emergencies. •Ventilation: supply, return, and exhaust fans, fume and ETO exhaust fans, dampers, smoke dampers, motors, belts, mixing and static control boxes Operating, monitoring, confidence testing, controls, repair, comfort and air quality complaints; •Heating: pumps, valves, coils, steam equipment, convectors, exchangers Operating, monitoring, controls, repair, comfort complaints •Refrigeration: chillers, air conditioners, blood banks, ice machines, refrigerators, freezers, ultra low freezers, hair dryers Operating, monitoring, controls, repair, alarms •Support Equipment: medical air producers, medical vacuum producers, dental vac, waste vac, medical gases (oxygen, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide) Operating, monitoring, confidence testing, controls, repair, ordering •Electrical: normal and emergency power distribution (main and tie breakers, panel feeds, branch circuit breakers, automatic transfer switches, motor control centers, variable frequency drives, isolation alarms, UPS) operating, monitoring, confidence testing, alarms •Lighting: fixtures, controls (remote switches, dimmers, time clocks, relays) operating, repair, re-lamping •Fire Sprinklers: fire pumps and regulators, main, section, and zone valves, sprinkler heads operating, monitoring, confidence testing, repair •Fire Extinguishers: ABC, CO2, Halon operating, monthly inspction •Fire Alarm: computer terminal, audio panel, pressurization panel, elevator recall, local zone input and output panels, detectors, flow and tamper switches Operating, monitoring, alarm response, repair, resetting •Chemical Spill: ascertain source (at personal risk), cordon off areas, summon SFD and EHS and coordinate with them to final disposition Critical Alarm: computer terminals and printers, initiating devices (temperature, pressure, duress, failure) operating, monitoring, programming, alarm response •Metasys: (building automation) computer terminals, printers, local controllers, sensors, operators operating, monitoring, programming, alarm response, repair, reports Pneumatic Tubes (Swisslogic Pneumatic Tubes System) vacuum producers, monitors, stations, gates, carriers operating, monitoring, repair, alarm response •Plumbing: hot water heating, piping, valves, fixtures, drains, plaster traps operating, monitoring, meter reading, repair, alarm response •Nurse Call: master, duty, and patient stations, patient control units, quad pads operating, monitoring, repair, programming, alarm response •Communication: telephones, stenofons, televisions, two-way radios operating, repair, programming, replacement •Hospital Beds: several varieties with optional scales, extenders, controls, trapeze operating, repair, installation •Misc. Equipment: blanket/solution warmers, sterilizers, imprinters operating, repair •ETO Sterilizers: changing toxic cylinders, alarm response •Sanipak: medical waste sterilizer and garbage compactor repair •Doors/Windows: automatic, security, and exit doors, hardware, time clocks, blinds operating, programming, repair, and alternative security •Clock System: master and remote clocks operating, and replacement •Kitchen Equipment: dishwasher, ovens, rills, kettles, walk-ins repair •Floods: control source, contain and minimize damage, contribute and coordinate to final disposition •Building Leaks: roofs, windows, expansion joints, planters, decks, drains control flooding •Ceiling Tiles: spline, t-bar lay-in replacement and removal •Utility As-Builts: ventilation, pneumatic tubes, plumbing, medical gases update and maintain drawings of building utility systems •Perform other duties as assigned. As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please view this page. Minimum Qualifications: Four years of journey-level experience in one or more skilled trades, including experience in heating and air-conditioning systems, mechanical and electrical systems. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. | |||
Internal Number: 183043
About University of Washington
Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest public institutions in the west coast and one of the preeminent research universities in the world. The University of Washington is a multi-campus university comprised of three different campuses: Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell. The Seattle campus is made up of sixteen schools and colleges that serve students ranging from an undergraduate level to a doctoral level. The university is home to world-class libraries, arts, music, drama, and sports, as well as the highest quality medical care in Washington State and a world-class academic medical center. The teaching and research of the University’s many professional schools provide undergraduate and graduate students the education necessary toward achieving an excellence that will serve the state, the region, and the nation. As part of a large and diverse community, the University of Washington serves more students than any other institution in the Northwest.
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