Plant Maintainer (Hospitals)/Tender (NYC H+H)

Plant Maintainers (Hospitals)/Tenders (NYC H+H), under supervision, install, lubricate, maintain and tend power plant, pumping, heating, ventilating, refrigeration, air conditioning equipment and related systems serving hospitals and health care facilities. They may inspect, maintain, repair and/or tend equipment used in heating, ventilating, refrigeration, air conditioning and related mechanical systems; inspect and read meters, gauges and other controls of operating equipment; may tend and/or operate boilers and related equipment, except where equipment requires a New York City high pressure boiler license or refrigeration engineer's certificate, may assist in this function; clean burners; may dismantle and/or assemble equipment associated with the heating, ventilating, refrigeration, air conditioning or mechanical systems and to make it operational; may requisition parts as required; maintain inventory; and maintain necessary work records and logs. All Plant Maintainers (Hospitals)/Tenders (NYC H+H) perform related work.
Special Working Conditions:
Plant Maintainers (Hospitals)/Tenders (NYC H+H) will be required to work various shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Some of the physical activities performed by Plant Maintainers (Hospitals)/Tenders (NYC H+H) and environmental conditions experienced are: Climbing stairs, ladders and over boiler room equipment; standing upright for extended periods of time; using vision to read small numbers and markings on gauges and equipment; using vision and hearing to avoid injury from overhead piping and rotating machinery; communicating orally in a noisy working environment; walking over wet and slippery concrete surfaces; working in areas containing gases from the combustion process and strong odors from grease, lubricants and solvents; working in confined areas inside boilers and under piping which may be dusty and dark; lifting metal objects weighing up to 60 pounds; and working with alkaline and acidic chemicals used in boiler water treatment. (This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)

How To Qualify:
You may be given the test before we verify your qualifications. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the education and experience requirements for the examination before submitting your application. If you are deemed "Not Qualified," your application fee will not be refunded, and you will not receive an Admission Notice or score. The education requirement needed to qualify must be met by September 22, 2027. The experience requirement needed to qualify must be met by the last day of the Application Period (September 22, 2026).

Education And Experience Requirements:
1. Three years of full-time satisfactory experience in the lubrication, maintenance, and repair of boilers or incinerators or air conditioning or related equipment or in the operation and maintenance of high pressure boilers; or
2. Not less than one and one-half years of experience as described in "1" above plus sufficient training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade school, technical school, or vocational high school, or education of a relevant nature at an accredited college or university, to make up the equivalent of the remaining required experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of approved trade school, technical school, vocational high school, and/or college education. The trade school, technical school, vocational high school, or its educational equivalent must be approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization. The college or university must be accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). If you were educated outside the United States, you must have your foreign education evaluated to determine its equivalence to education obtained in the United States. This is required only if you need credit for your foreign education in this examination. For more information see the Foreign Education Evaluation Guide in the Required Information section. During the Education and Experience Exam (EEE), you will get instructions on converting part-time experience to the full-time equivalent. You must final submit your Education and Experience Exam in OASys by midnight Eastern time on the last day of the Application Period, and once you Final Submit, no changes can be made. Failure to click Final Submit by the deadline will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive a score or a refund of the application fee.
Medical/Drug Screening Requirement:
In accordance with applicable Federal, state and local laws and regulations, NYC Health + Hospitals has established medical standards for this position. Accordingly, all eligibles will be required to undergo and pass a medical examination prior to the date of appointment to ensure that those medical standards have been met and that they can perform the essential functions of the position. Where appropriate, a reasonable accommodation will be provided for a person with a disability to enable them to take the medical examination, and/or to perform the essential functions of the job. Additionally, eligibles must pass a drug screening test prior to the date of appointment.
Residency Requirement Advisory:
City Residency is not required for this position.
English Requirement:
You must be able to understand and be understood in English.
Proof of Identity:
Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, you must be able to prove your identity and your right to obtain employment in the United States prior to employment with NYC Health + Hospitals.

The multiple-choice test for the Plant Maintainer/Tender position will be conducted at a computer terminal, and your score will determine your ranking on an eligible list. To pass, you must achieve a minimum score of 70%. The multiple-choice test is designed to assess the extent to which candidates have certain knowledge abilities determined to be important to the performance of the tasks of a Plant Maintainer (Hospitals)/Tender (NYC H+H). Task categories to be tested are as follows: operation, maintenance and repair of high-pressure boilers, pumps, and related auxiliary equipment; inspection and testing of high pressure boilers and related auxiliary equipment; and administrative duties. The multiple-choice test may include questions on the operation and maintenance of high pressure boilers including burner, ignition, controls, valves, pumps, meters, gauges and regulators; operation and maintenance of auxiliaries and refrigeration equipment; selection and usage of lubricants, packing and gaskets; use of appropriate tools, instruments and lubricating devices; safety; and other related areas. The test may also include questions requiring the use of any of the following abilities: Number Facility: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing quickly and correctly. Example: A Plant Maintainer (Hospitals)/Tender (NYC H+H) might use this ability to perform job-related calculations such as reading meters. Written Comprehension: understanding written sentences and paragraphs. Example: A Plant Maintainer (Hospitals)/Tender (NYC H+H) might use this ability to read information contained in logs. Written Expression: using English words or sentences in writing so that others will understand. Example: A Plant Maintainer (Hospitals)/Tender (NYC H+H) might use this ability to prepare reports. Certain questions may need to be answered on the basis of documents or other information supplied to the candidates on the date of the multiple-choice exam.

City Residency is not required for this position.