What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Specialist/Welder-Utah State Hospital position at State of Utah?
Are you a skilled welder looking to apply your craft in a dynamic and essential industry? If you answered yes, join our team at the Utah State Hospital as a Journey Maintenance/Welder in our Support Services Department and play a crucial role in keeping our daily operations running smoothly!
Principal Duties
The Journey Maintenance/ Welding Specialist performs a wide variety of skilled maintenance duties requiring independent ability to organize and complete maintenance projects. Duties include troubleshooting, diagnosing and repairing issues in the following areas:
- Appliances
- Roofing
- Grounds work
- Painting
- Plumbing
- Snow removal
- Locks
Responsibilities
- Provide technical consultation to originators of project job orders, including development of project plans and related estimates.
- Build, fabricate, or repair structures, equipment, and/or miscellaneous articles from verbal instructions, blueprints and/or working drawings.
- Have the ability to use a variety of hand tools, electrical, mechanical, and automotive equipment.
- Perform emergency preparedness planning.
- Read and interpret maps, plats, charts, plans, blueprints and/or electrical schematics.
Minimum Requirements
- Ability to perform a wide variety of skilled maintenance/ construction duties
- Ability to maintain compliance with applicable codes
The Preferred Candidate
- Ability to work independently
- Computer knowledge
- Excellent time management skills
- Maintains accurate records
- Must be willing to be on-call with 24-hour availability
Why You Should Join Our Team
The Utah State Hospital is a state-of-the-art psychiatric facility, fully accredited from the Joint Commission and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare, certifying the high quality of the Hospital's environment and treatment programs. Situated on a beautiful campus at the base of the Wasatch Mountains, we are conveniently close to several educational institutions and the best recreation Utah Valley has to offer. Joining our team will allow you to contribute to the overall wellness on campus, providing a safe and respectful environment to promote hope and improved quality of life for individuals with mental illness. For more information about the Utah State Hospital, our philosophy, mission, and treatment programs, we invite you to browse our website.
Additional Benefits:
Beautiful campus
Cafeteria on site with meals, snacks and drinks available for purchase
Access to a UTA bus pass
Access to comfort rooms while on campus, and as well as other mental wellness benefits
Access to the Utah State Hospital Disc Golf Course
- Risks found in potentially dangerous or unusual environmental stress situations, e.g. working at great heights, working in extreme outdoor weather conditions, being subject to possible physical attack, etc.
- The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as frequent climbing, lifting heavy objects over 50 pounds, crouching or crawling in restricted areas, defending oneself and/or others against physical attack.
- Department of Human Resource Management rules and Department of Health and Human Services policies regarding promotions and transfers apply to current employees.
- The Utah State Hospital is a smoke free environment, no tobacco use is allowed on campus.
- USH employees must pass both pre-employment and routine background checks.
- Only applicants that meet minimum qualifications will be contacted.
Salary : $18 - $28
