Hospital Maintenance Engineer

Full Job Description

When you or your loved ones need critical medical care—whether it’s surgery, laboratory services, welcoming a new life, or responding to an unexpected emergency—you can count on Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) and Santa Paula Hospital.

VCMC is a fully integrated healthcare system offering hospital, clinic, and specialty services under one coordinated network.

Santa Paula Hospital is an acute, 49-bed general community hospital providing personalized, compassionate care close to home.

Together, we serve all residents of Ventura County, with a special commitment to those who are underserved or face barriers to care.

Join the Ventura County Medical Center team as a Hospital Maintenance Engineer and play a vital role in keeping our hospitals running at their best.

In this dynamic position, you’ll maintain, repair, and upgrade the mechanical, electrical, and hospital equipment that power our VCMC hospital complex, Santa Paula Hospital campus, and other county medical facilities.

Whether working independently or with a skilled crew, your expertise will directly support patient care by ensuring our facilities remain safe, efficient, and ready to serve the community.DEPARTMENT/AGENCY: Health Care Agency - Ventura County Medical Center and Santa Paula Hospital WHAT WE OFFER:The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Aside from our base salary range, an employee within this position may also be eligible for the following:

• Educational Incentive - An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate degree, 3.5% for completion of a bachelor's degree, or 5% for completion of a graduate degree.
• Bilingual Incentive - Incumbents may be eligible for bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill. Proficiency levels by exam are $0.65/hour (Level I), $0.80/hour (Level II), or $1.10/hour (Level III).
• Certification Pay - 5% incentive of their base pay for completion of a qualified certification program "MECH" through the California Society for Healthcare Engineering "CSHE" with presentation of appropriate documentation.
• Night Shift Differential - May be eligible for a 5% - 7.5% incentive based on scheduled shift hours.
• Standby Premium Pay - ¼ of regular hourly wage or Federal minimum wage (whichever is greater)

Deferred Compensation - Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan.

If you participate in the County sponsored 401(k) plan, the County will match a part of your contribution up to 3% of your salary, on a per pay period basis.

Following five (5) years of continuous County service, an additional 2% non-elective contribution will be made to the 401(k) plan.

• Health Plans - You are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses.
• Pension Plan - Participate in the County's defined benefit pension plan that provides lifetime payments to retirees. Members are "vested" after attaining five years of retirement service credit. If eligible, you may establish reciprocity with other public retirement systems such as CalPERS.
• Holidays - 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
• Additional Benefits - Tuition Reimbursement, Disability Plans, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Wellness Program.
• To learn more about the benefits, please follow the link: https://vcportal.ventura.org/ceo/hr/moa/docs/IUOE_MOA_2023-2026.pdf

Hospital Maintenance Engineer is represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) and is eligible for overtime compensation.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies.

There is currently one (1) Regular vacancy.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OPENING DATE: 8/14/2025 CLOSING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive enough qualified applications to meet business needs.

It is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible.)

Requirements

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Monitors, repairs, installs, and adjusts all types of specialized hospital equipment and systems, such as oxygen systems, vacuum systems, medical gases and related systems, projectors, fire life safety systems, lights and other types of medical systems and equipment gases and related systems, projectors, fire life safety systems, lights and other types of medical systems and equipment;
• Services air conditioning, refrigeration, dishwashers, air compressors, fans, pumps, motors, garbage disposals, heating and ventilation systems and devices, and steam heat exchangers;
• Receives preventive maintenance work orders and performs hospital rounds according to schedule to identify and make repairs to systems;
• Makes minor plumbing and electrical connections on equipment installation or repairs; may perform appliance equipment repairs as needed;
• Performs minor repairs on buildings such as screens, windows, floors, ceilings, walls, roofs, doors, cabinets, and tile;
• Paints equipment rooms as necessary;
• Completes and submits work records; records status of equipment, readings, hours of operation, fuel consumed, temperature or pressure, water levels and voltage load, etc.;
• Operates and drives light trucks and operates motorized equipment;
• Keeps facilities clean in appearance; and
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

These are entrance requirements to the exam process and ensure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING and EXPERIENCE:

Any combination of education and experience which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills and abilities, which can be demonstrated by the following:

OR

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Possession and maintenance of a valid California driver license is required for the operation of equipment normally assigned to this classification.
• Incumbent must be able to sit, stand, walk, kneel crouch, squat, stoop, reach, twist and lift heavy objects.
• Must be willing and able to occasionally work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

DESIRED:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Comprehensive knowledge of:

• applicable State, County and City codes relevant to the installation, operation and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment;
• the methods and means of repairing a wide variety of electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and specialized hospital equipment;
• tools and materials used in the repair of mechanical and electrical equipment
• hospital systems and related equipment;
• applicable preventive maintenance schedules and techniques;
• occupational hazards and safety precautions;
• on-line work order applications.

Skilled in:

• using of hand tools and devices utilized in the maintenance, and repair of hospital and other healthcare facilities and equipment;
• diagnosing the cause of electrical, mechanical, plumbing or system failures;
• interpreting blueprints and sketches.

Working ability to:

• diagnose electrical or mechanical problems and make repairs;
• read mechanical diagrams;
• work from blueprints and sketches;
• follow oral or written instructions;
• work independently with minimal instruction;
• maintain records and prepare reports as necessary;
• utilize on line work order systems;
• operate and drive light trucks and operate motorized equipment;
• perform routine preventive maintenance;
• communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
• execute all work in a safe and professional manner;
• complete work accurately and on time.
• Recruitment Process

Additional Information

FINAL FILING DATE: This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time; therefore, apply as soon as possible if you are interested in it.

Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. To apply on-line, please refer to our web site at https://hr.ventura.org.

If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 677-5184 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources - Health Care Agency, 646 County Square, Ventura, CA 93003.

Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications.

A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

LATERAL TRANSFER OPTION: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible.

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SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE – qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam at the time of filing.

The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the exam process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position.

Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION – qualifying: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.

PRACTICAL EXAM – 100%: Applicants will be required to complete several job-related tasks where essential job duties and the job environment are simulated.

The method of completing the tasks, the time required, and the final product will be scored and evaluated.

Applicants must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

Applicants successfully completing the exam process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, and driving record may be required for this position.

For further information about this recruitment, please contact Vivian Merida by e-mail at Vivian.Merida@venturacounty.gov or by telephone at (805) 677-5231.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.