Plant Operations Technician

It's more than a career, it's a calling.
MO-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

Worker Type:
PRN

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters – every moment, every patient, every community.  At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families.  Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience.  If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

Department: Plant Operations

Schedule: As needed to fill in vacant shifts due to vacations, illnesses, etc. Primarily Monday through Friday from 7amto 3:30pm

Apply today.  SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, every day.

Job Summary:
Operates and performs routine repairs and preventive maintenance on heating and air conditioning systems, boilers and power plant equipment. Assists with complex and non-routine maintenance tasks.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Monitors operate and adjust facility equipment and power plant machinery following defined procedures.
- Monitors emergency power units during emergency operations to assure they operating normally. Performs a restart of power plant operations following defined procedures.
- Responds to trouble calls in the facility, assesses, troubleshoots and remedies the issue.
- Monitors off-site properties and notifies appropriate staff and/or contractors to handle problems or concerns.
- Utilizes the computerized building automation system as appropriate to resolve issues.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

- High School diploma/GED or equivalent years of experience

EXPERIENCE

- One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Rare use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Rare driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

- None

Department:
9231000113 PLO - St. Clare St. Louis

Work Shift:
PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0

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