What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Maintenance Technician position at MaineGeneral Health?
Job Summary:
MaineGeneral's Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care is seeking a dedicated General Maintenance Technician to join our team. This role is responsible for performing a variety of facility maintenance and repair tasks in a hospital and associated medical clinic setting. Duties include preventative and corrective maintenance of electrical and mechanical systems, plumbing, carpentry, and painting, as well as upkeep of the health center's exterior grounds and buildings.
Job Description:
Qualifications:
- Proficiency in desktop operating systems and basic applications (word processing, spreadsheets, email, etc.)
- Effective communication skills across all organizational levels including venders and contractors
- Demonstrated human relations and teamwork abilities
- Strong commitment to service excellence
- Ability to follow detailed directions and work independently or collaboratively
- Valid driver’s license
- Knowledge of snow removal equipment (preferred but not required)
- High school diploma or GED, or equivalent education and experience
- Clean Criminal background check
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to work in a healthcare setting under intermediate working conditions
- Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds
- Ability to perform physical tasks such as climbing, stooping, crouching, crawling, and walking, sometimes in adverse weather conditions
Responsibilities:
- Perform general maintenance and repairs for facilities, including minor plumbing, electrical, basic carpentry, painting, and HVAC/R systems
- Conduct and document fire drills throughout the facility
- Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair equipment and building discrepancies
- Complete daily preventive maintenance tasks and maintain related documentation
- Perform safety checks in patient rooms and on non-patient equipment
- Collaborate with team members to accomplish tasks and maintain open communication
- Ensure compliance with life safety, patient safety, and infection prevention measures
- Assist with snow removal, trash removal, parts ordering, and inventory control
- Conduct routine environmental and safety rounds to maintain a safe and functional facility
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Scheduled Work Shift:
Job Exempt:
No
Benefits:
Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
Physical Wellness:
- We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
- Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
- A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
Emotional Wellness:
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Financial Wellness:
- An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
- Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
- We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
- Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
- We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Career Mobility:
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .
