Plant Engineer

• JOB SUMMARY
• Performs corrective and preventative maintenance, operates assigned Hospital machinery and equipment, tests Hospital equipment and systems and constructs and modifies Hospital equipment and systems as directed.
• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Education : High School graduate or equivalent
• Experience : Two (2) years previous experience working with facility systems.
• Licensure / Certification / Registration : N / A
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Education : 2-Year Technical or Trade School OR sufficient experience of a related nature in lieu of degree
• Experience : Previous course work or experience with heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
• Licensure / Certification / Registration : N / A
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• Manual dexterity and mobility.

READING - Intermediate : Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

• WRITING - Intermediate : Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures.
• SPEAKING - Basic : Ability to speak simple sentences.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Basic Skills : Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.

Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY - Intermediate Skills : Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Moderate physical effort (lift / carry up to fifty (50) pounds). Frequent prolonged standing / walking. Pushes, pulls or moves / lifts heavy equipment and / or supplies.

Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching.

Stand - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 8 hours)

• Walk - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 8 hours)
• Sit - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 8 hours)
• Reach with hands and arms - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 8 hours)
• Climb or balance - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
• Stoop, Squat, Kneel, or Crouch - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 8 hours)
• Bending-repetitive forward - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 8 hours)
• Talk or hear - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 8 hours)
• Taste or smell - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)

LIFTING REQUIREMENTS

• Up to 10 pounds - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 8 hours)
• Up to 25 pounds - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 8 hours)
• Up to 35 pounds - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 8 hours)
• Up to 50 pounds - Frequently 1 / 3 to 2 / 3 (2.5 5.5 hours)
• More than 50 pounds - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
• Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Wet or humid conditions (non-weather) - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
• Work near moving mechanical parts - Frequently 1 / 3 to 2 / 3 (2.5 5.5 hours)
• Fumes or airborne particles - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
• Toxic or caustic chemicals - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
• Extreme cold (non-weather) - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
• Extreme heat (non-weather) - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
• Risk of electrical shock - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
• Vibration - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
• Typical Noise Level - Loud Noise (examples : manufacturing department, large earth-moving equipment)

WORKING CONDITIONS

Exposure to Asbestos. Exposed to loud or noisy equipment. Exposed to hazards of steam and heat.

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