Empower Every New Yorker - Without Exception - to Live the Healthiest Life Possible

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city's five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

• Performs the duties and functions of Plant Maintainer, (Hospitals) Tender.
• May inspect, maintain, repair and/or tend equipment used in heating, ventilating, refrigeration, air conditioning and related mechanical systems.
• Inspects and reads meters, gauges and other controls of operating equipment.
• May tend and/or operate stoker equipment, boilers and incinerator furnaces and related equipment; except that where equipment requires a New York City high pressure boiler or refrigeration mechanic operator's license, may assist in this function.
• May dismantle and/or assemble equipment associated with the heating, ventilating, refrigeration, air conditioning or mechanical systems and make operations.
• Requisitions parts as required.
• Maintains necessary work records and logs.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Three years of full-time paid experience acquired within the last ten years.
a. In the lubrication, maintenance, and repair of mechanical equipment, or
b. On high pressure boilers, doing work of a nature to qualify for the duties of the position.
2. At least two years of such experience plus sufficient training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade or vocational High School or MDTA/CETA supported training program to make up the equivalent of three years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of approved trade or vocational school or MDTA/CETA supported training.
3. Ability to satisfactory interpret instructions, specifications, etc., and to use and maintain tools and equipment.

If applying online, please include your cover letter in the same file attachment with your uploaded resume.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs