Senior Maintenance Technician

The Research and Administrative Facilities (RAF) department manages the operations and maintenance of research and administrative buildings, including both the Bastrop and Smithville campuses.  The RAF team also includes parking and transportation, audio visual and event operations, as well as the exterior site operations, all of which support all the Houston campuses and properties.

The RAF team values honesty, openness, empowerment and expects everyone to lead by example. We strive to be a group of high performing individuals, unified as a team, providing excellent customer service in an efficient and timely manner. We embrace the 1-Team, 1-Mission, 1-Division philosophy. As a team they truly work each day to contribute to Making Cancer History.

The ideal candidate will have at least a 3rd grade stationary engineer license issued by the City of Houston.  

Work Schedule: 

• Wednesday 7am - 5:30pm
• Thursday 7am - 5:30pm
• Friday 7am - 3:30pm
• Saturday 7am – 7:30pm

The salary range is $57,500 - $72,000 - $86,500

MD Anderson offers our employees:
- Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week
- Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage
- Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals
- Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs
- Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
- Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans
- Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program
- Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups.

Why Join MD Anderson?

Be part of a world-renowned cancer center making an impact across Texas and beyond.

Collaborate with top-tier leaders and institutions in academic medicine

Help shape the future of healthcare through bold, system-wide innovation

Work with a Mission-Driven Organization: Be part of MD Anderson's mission to eliminate cancer through integrated patient care, research, and education, contributing to a globally recognized institution with a meaningful purpose.

SUMMARY
The primary purpose of the Senior Maintenance Technician position is to perform skilled sub journeyman-level work in a designated craft. It impacts routine maintenance and repairs of all mechanical equipment, systems, buildings, and grounds.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Under limited supervision performs inspections, troubleshooting, and routine and preventative maintenance on various equipment, buildings, and utility systems using one or more craft trade skills. Maintains records of materials, jobs, and other pertinent information. May investigate outages. Coordinates and prioritizes the workflow of other technicians. Functions as a point of contact for vendors. Prepares and submits reports. Participates in process improvement initiatives. May precept staff.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
Maintain Facility appearance, Functionality and Safety 
• Investigates Outages.
•Inspects contracted work to ensure repairs and installations are compliant with institutional guidelines, plans, specifications and submittals
•Functions as a point of contact for vendors.
•Prepares and submits reports.
•Participates in process improvement initiatives.
•Record and log temperatures on chillers, heaters, and all related equipment every two hours.
•Respond to all critical alarms for laboratory equipment in all Main Campus Research & Education facilities.
• Perform preventive maintenance on Central Plant equipment. (Chilled Water, Pumps, Compressors, Hot Water Pumps, Domestic Water Pumps, etc.)
• Record and log temperatures on all A/C Heating exchangers servicing all facilities.
• Record and log temperatures and pressures of all the utility equipment that is servicing Research and Education Facilities here at the Main Campus.
• Record and log vacuum pressure for laboratory use as required each shift.
• Conduct hardness test on the water softeners as required each shift.
• Conduct chemical test on chill water and hot water closed loop systems for corrosion protection.
• Chemical treatment of closed loop systems

Reduce Outside Contractor Costs 
•Participates in process improvement initiatives. Record and log temperatures on chillers, heaters, and all related equipment every two hours. Respond to all critical alarms for laboratory equipment in all Main Campus Research & Education facilities.

Other Duties as assigned 
• Provide lead support to the Utilities Operations Superintendent and/or Supervisor, Physical Plant’s Superintendent in their absence.
• Coordinate all work performed by other shops, which require a basic knowledge of overall physical plant operations when, requested by Physical Plant Utilities Operations Superintendent, Supervisor, or Manager.
•The employee may be expected to be part of an on-call group and when assigned this responsibility will be compensated for that time. When on-call, the employee must be available and be able to respond in accordance to policy. Periods of alert when Emergency Conditions may be expected are not considered on-call.