Mechanic Specialist

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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

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Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

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A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

The Mechanic Specialist has primary responsibility for on-demand and scheduled maintenance activity to specialty mechanical systems including Pneumatic Tube Systems and supports maintenance activity on other mechanical systems including HVAC as assigned.

Department Name: Utilities Management
Job Status: Full time, 40 hours per week.
Shift: Day, 7am to 3:30pm.

• EDUCATION - High school diploma or equivalent.
• EXPERIENCE - Three years mechanical systems maintenance experience in a healthcare, industrial, or commercial setting. Three years of pneumatic tube system experience.

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
*No direct patient care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

*Completes documentation of all preventative, on-demand scheduled, and equipment failures within the provided maintenance program to record trends and history on equipment, warranty compliance, and accurate reporting to regulatory agencies.
*Utilizes effective and efficient troubleshooting and diagnosis processes to ensure maximum up time and maximize value of parts, supplies, and labor during repair activity.
*Performs clear and effective communication when needed to accurately transfer information to management, customers, vendors, and other maintenance teammates.
*Performs or oversees scheduled maintenance to ensure correct, efficient, and effective operation, minimize downtime, and to maximize life duration of specialty and other mechanical systems as assigned.
*Maintains a safe and clean work area to reduce injuries.
*Attends department meetings and training as required.
*Accomplishes departmental and individual goals as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

• BUILDING CUSTOMER LOYALTY - Meeting and exceeding internal or external customer expectations while cultivating relationships that secure commitment and trust.
• COLLABORATING - Working cooperatively with others to help a team or work group achieve its goals.
• COMMUNICATION - Conveying information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listening actively to others.
• CONTINUOUS LEARNING - Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.
• DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVITY - Is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, and other individual differences in the workforce; recognizes the value of diverse perspectives and experiences and fosters a work environment reflective of the community at large.
• MANAGING WORK - Effectively managing one's time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• QUALITY ORIENTATION - Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
• Must be able to work on ladder, read drawings, and troubleshoot failures.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

Guidelines: Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.

Complexity: Falls between the entry and full performance/senior level. Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.

Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases; brings non routine issues to supervisor; problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.

Communications: Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.

Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
*Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Good
*Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good
*General Activity: Stand/Walk: 6-8 hrs. per day
*Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
*Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
*Motion: Carry: Up to 1/3 of time
*Motion: Lift: 1/3 or more of time
*Motion: Pull: 1/3 or more of time
*Motion: Reach: Up to 1/3 of time
*Motion: Bend: 1/3 or more of time
*Motion: Climb: 1/3 or more of time
*Motion: Squat/Crouch: 1/3 or more of time
*Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 100 pounds: 1/3 or more of time

WORK ENVIRONMENT

*Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Occasional.
*Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Frequent.
*Exposure: Exposure to dampness: Frequent.
*Exposure: Exposure to heights: Frequent.
*Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Occasional.
*Exposure: Exposure to lung irritations: Occasional.
*Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development resources to help you advance and grow.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.