General Maintenance Technician II

  GULF COAST REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER

Location:  1400 La Concha Lane, Houston, TX 77054

Position Title: General Maintenance Tech II  

Join our team of heroes!

Are you looking for more than a job? We are hiring results-oriented General Maintenance Tech II to join our team.

The General Maintenance Tech II performs work of a fairly routine nature in assisting with insuring daily preventive maintenance, upkeep, and repair of The Blood Center's property and equipment including satellite facilities. Reports directly to the Coordinator Building and Fleet Maintenance.

This role is great for those who enjoy using their talents to add value to critical operations.

JUST FOR YOU:

• Career advancement opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Texas Medical Center location with free parking.
• Engaging and exciting opportunity to SAVE LIVES.

Tips to thrive in our culture:

• Embody our Core Values of Commitment, Integrity, and Respect
• Work to actively create experiences that inspire others to save lives, each and every day.
• Embrace doing it right, making connections, and creating desired experiences.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards, including safety rules, and be willing to report actual and potential violations to the appropriate supervisor or manager.

In this role, you’ll:

• Routinely apply professional high-level skills in the diagnosing and repair of commercial structural buildings and facilities.
• Lead or respond to scheduled/unscheduled maintenance requests.
• Perform structural repairs to masonry, woodwork, sheetrock and furnishings.
• Lead and perform complex to minor, non-technical electrical and plumbing repairs.
• Organizes spares, tools and equipment to carry out maintenance activities.
• Have detailed understanding and practical experience of facility control requirements.
• Plan and perform work process analyses and diagnostics.
• Develop efficiency solutions by troubleshooting solutions, when needed.
• Direct work activities of maintenance technicians, when needed.
• Develops strategies for reducing labor and material costs.
• Plan and determine project labor hours and maintain required documentation.

We need someone who has:

• High school Diploma or GED; and three years of experience in building maintenance to include electrical/mechanical background, a basic knowledge of painting, sheetrock, and minor carpentry skills.
• Valid Texas Driver's License (TDL) plus acceptable driving record.
• Must meet standards of The Blood Center’s Vehicle Safety Program

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 While performing the duties of this job, employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch or balance and crawl; talk or hear or smell.  The employee is occasionally required to climb and/or balance.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Employees are required to be familiar with and abide by the team lift requirements as specified in the Safety Program in an effort to prevent bodily injury and for the health and safety of others. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; risk of electrical shock; blood and/or blood components, as well as any other biohazard materials; and vibration.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold and extreme heat.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Think you have what it takes to save lives with us? We want to hear from you.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

The Blood Center is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants for positions are considered without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, military status, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic testing results or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable law, statute, regulation or Executive Order.