General Maintenance Person

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.    

The General Maintenance Person works under directive general supervision in accordance with recognized maintenance methods, techniques, practices, established standards and administrative policies of Akron General Medical Center, performing general maintenance tasks. Some of these tasks may include inspections, painting, repair work, cleaning coils and operating the building automation system. Maintaining the proper equipment can lead to a positive experience for both our caregivers and patients. This role offers the chance to be a part of a family-oriented team that is work-life balance focused and can lead to growth into supervisor positions. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM – 3:30PM, including rotating weekends and holidays. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Perform general maintenance repairs, inspections and tests. 

• Inspect areas, rooms and elevators from a prepared check list. 

• Complete preventive maintenance tasks and service repairs via the work request system. 

• Write work orders for additional work to be completed. 

• Keep track of supplies, take inventory, record time and materials used and enter collected data on forms and reports. 

• Coordinate work assignments with Nursing, Admitting, other departments and staff. 

• Paint walls, floors, ceilings and other items as directed. 

• Assemble furniture, shelving, carts and other equipment and make and install signs. 

• Repair floors, walls, ceilings, lights, furniture, medical gas outlets, plumbing, electrical, kitchen equipment, counters and cabinets, doors and related hardware, cove base, wheeled equipment, wheelchairs and other equipment or devices. 

• Clean ice machines, louvers, steam coils, hot and chilled water coils and condensers and evaporator coils.  

• Snake drains and change air filters. 

• Perform HVAC troubleshooting and repair and investigate water leaks and unidentified odors. 

• Assists in yard work, snow and ice control and perform demolition work. 

• Operate the building automation system and respond to critical alarms and all operations related emergencies including but not limited to: restoring electricity (power failure reset), water, steam, medical gases, heating, cooling, resetting the main fire alarm system and devices. 

• Assist and trains others and perform other similar or lesser skilled duties as assigned. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School graduate or the equivalent with math proficiency through high school algebra 

• Two years of an apprenticeship or trade school or acceptable equivalent work experience in at least two of the following fields: general shop or machine shop procedures, boiler/steam operation, refrigeration, HVAC, basic carpentry, basic electricity, electronics or basic plumbing 

• Valid Ohio driver's license 

• Any employee who is determined to be uninsurable under AGMC's plan will not be permitted to drive a company vehicle 

• Experience in general building or hospital maintenance blueprint and one-line wiring diagram reading 

• Ability to learn specific equipment maintenance methods by reading the manufacturers manuals