Employment Type: Permanent full time
Hours: 38 hour week
Location: Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg and associated sites
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications
Contact: Kevin Tan; TanK@mercy.com.au
Where there's life, there's Mercy.
Where there's care, there's You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us at Mercy Health and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
This position is part of Mercy's Engineering team, which supports Mercy Hospital for Women, Whittlesea Early Parenting Centre and O'Connell Family Centre. The Engineering team is responsible for the upkeep, maintenance and daily operations of the buildings, ensuring that facilities and equipment operate reliably, effectively and in compliance with required standards. The primary purpose of the role is to provide engineering and maintenance services, along with electrical expertise, to customer departments in a safe and efficient manner.
What you'll bring
You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient‐centred care.
To thrive in this role, you will:
* Execute breakdown work requests
* Execute preventatives checks as scheduled
* Provide assistance to external contractors when required
* Source parts and consumables as required
* Provide electrical expertise and guidance to the department
* Prepare estimates of electrical installations and repairs as requested
* Monitor TechOne for new work requests
* Act as a role model in the adoption of a service focus for external contractors
* Complete work requests
* To provide guidance and education on electrical matters to peers and customers
* Demonstrate multi‐skill capabilities to work across trade boundaries to provide an effective & efficient service to the organisation
* Attendance at appropriate in‐service sessions
* Attend relevant meetings
* Maintain knowledge of Australian Standards in particular AS 3000, 3003 & 3009
* Promote a pro‐active approach to verbal and written communication
* Attend relevant department meetings and forums
* Provide reports on specific electrical matters to the department and management
* Establishes effective communication channels with all staff and customers
* Take part in an On‐Call roster to cover After hours, Weekends and Public Holidays and be available to attend the Hospital during emergencies
* Demonstrate multi‐skill capabilities to work across trade boundaries to provide an effective & efficient service to the organisation
* Assists with the tracking and resolving ongoing issues that result in Afterhours calls
* Performs duties in accordance with after hour policy & procedures
* Assist the Engineering & Maintenance Manager with executing contracts in accordance with the defined scope of work
* Assist the Engineering & Maintenance Manager appraise the performance of the contractor.
* When required, provide support to the external contractor assigned to executing the contracts
* Perform work in accordance with the project plan
* Work with external contractors in accordance with project plans
* In conjunction with Engineering & Maintenance Manager develop plans to meet expected time frames and budgets
Qualifications
* Trades based or more than 5 years experience in a facilities management position
* A Grade electrical licence (Unlimited electrical licence as defined by Energy Safe Victoria)
* Austell licence for telephone and cabling or be prepared to undertake this licence (is preferred)
Evidence required
* A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
* Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
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