Heating, Ventilation and Refrigeration Journeyman

It's more than a career, it's a calling

WI-St. Agnes Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Heating, Ventilation, and Refrigeration Journeymen install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems to ensure healthcare facilities remain safe, comfortable, and operational. This role is essential to maintaining proper air quality, temperature control, and reliable building systems that support patient care.

Department: Facilities and Maintenance

Schedule: 40 hours per week | day shift | includes on-call rotation

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Job Summary:

Ensures safe and reliable operation, maintenance and repair of all support systems and equipment with emphasis on heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and ice making machines. Performs electrical, mechanical, plumbing and refrigeration installation, maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting and repair work.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs inspections, maintenance, and troubleshooting of all refrigerators and ice machines.

• Complete projects on a timely basis and within budget parameters.

• Maintains current and accurate records of all maintenance inspections and repairs in computerized maintenance management system and/or on appropriate forms.

• Ensures work areas, equipment, and supplies are kept clean, orderly and safe.

• Participates in processes that support continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards.

• Communicates and works with clinical and support staff regarding maintenance requirements, potential impacts to operations, and coordination of activities.

• Operates all mechanical equipment in the boiler room area including the emergency generator and cooling tower.

• Installs and repairs electrical and plumbing equipment/systems as required.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.

• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).

• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Rare use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Rare driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri

• Type II - Section 608 Technician Certification - United States Environmental Protection Services (EPA) certified issuer

• Or

• Universal - Section 608 - United States Environmental Protection Services (EPA) certified issuer

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Mechanical/R Journeyman - Oklahoma Construction Industries Board

• Or

• Mechanical Contractor - Oklahoma Construction Industries Board

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Type III - Section 608 - United States Environmental Protection Services (EPA) certified issuer

• Or

• Type II - Section 608 Technician Certification - United States Environmental Protection Services (EPA) certified issuer

• Or

• Type I - Section 608 - United States Environmental Protection Services (EPA) certified issuer

• Or

• Universal - Section 608 - United States Environmental Protection Services (EPA) certified issuer

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

9232000038 PLO-St. Agnes

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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