Maintenance Engineer

Job Overview

Fairview is looking for a hands‑on Maintenance Engineer to help keep our Fridley and Bloomington clinics running smoothly behind the scenes. If you take pride in solving problems, fine‑tuning systems, and making sure everything just works, this role puts your skills where they truly matter. You’ll operate and maintain heating, cooling, and life safety systems to create a safe, comfortable environment for patients, staff, and visitors—playing a quiet but essential role in delivering great care.

This is a full‑time (1.0 FTE, 80 hours per pay period)
day shift position with no scheduled after‑hours or weekends
, aside from the occasional emergency, offering steady hours, meaningful impact, and the satisfaction of keeping healthcare moving.

• Responsible for repairing and maintaining equipment and systems within assigned locations in a safe, efficient manner.
• Repairs and maintains various pieces of mechanical and electrical equipment following accepted practices and procedures. These systems include plumbing, controls, HVAC refrigeration and electrical/emergency power.
• Operate and maintain steam and hot water heating boilers, including adequate chemical control, seasonal maintenance, and safety.
• Repairs and maintains patient care equipment to provide a safe environment for patients and comply with the standards of the various regulatory agencies.
• Repairs, maintains, adjusts, and calibrates miscellaneous portable equipment brought to the shop for repair, including but not limited to wheelchairs, carts, equipment, furniture etc.
• Demonstrates the ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics and technical manuals to trouble‑shoot and isolate problems.
• Gains a thorough working knowledge of the major systems within the assigned locations, and can operate them safely and efficiently and troubleshoot problems so they can be resolved with a minimum of down time and distribution of service.
• Performs periodic preventive maintenance on fans, motors, belts, HVAC systems, steam, water, sewer, air and vacuum, fire suppression, oxygen, and other medical gases.
• Completes and turns in required documentation i.e. service requests, work logs, check lists and other documentation.
• Performs all duties in a safe, efficient manner.
• Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
• Rotate call for facility emergencies. Triage calls to determine necessity for immediate action. Respond to site and resolve.
• Respond to emergency, security, and disaster situations in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Understand and follow safety procedures specifically related to job duties (i.e. blood‑borne pathogens, OSHA, Eye protection).

• 5 years experience in operation and maintenance in commercial, industrial, or institutional environment.
• Computer competence.
• State of Minnesota Special Engineer Boilers License (SP).

• Graduate of an accredited trade school in refrigeration, electricity, building maintenance or another appropriate course.
• Woodwinds:
  State of Minnesota 2nd Class C Engineer License (2C) or higher.

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./noncontract

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign‑on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO/Vet/Disabled:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status.