Multi-skilled Technician

Job description / Role

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is the principal public healthcare provider for the State of Qatar. The Corporation manages eight hospitals along with further specialist clinical, educational and research facilities, and is growing in capacity each year around the diverse needs of the evolving population. HMC’s ambition is to become an academic health system; a world leading center of excellence in clinical care, medical education and research that transforms into significant clinical advancements.

You can be part of HMC!

We are currently inviting applications for Multiskilled Technician to join Hamad Medical Corporation.

As a valued member of the team, your core trade is electrical, to work on all aspects of electrical infrastructure, building services and building works. Post holder will also have a working knowledge and practice of other engineering and building trades (Multi-skilled). To deliver an appropriate high quality engineering service to the designated area/ locality, ensuring at all times a service, which is safe, and effective, ensuring all works and services are carried out in a professional, efficient and progressive manner, to a high technical standard. To maintain, fault find and work on critical engineering infrastructure essential to maintaining an environment for the delivery of safe clinical services.

Responsibilities:
- Undertake all related maintenance tasks as required by Supervisor. Undertake repair work on electrical and general building services. Undertake work of other trades as may be reasonably required by a multiskilled craftsman.
- Undertake installations, new works and improvements as required. Diagnose breakdown and failures in plant, machinery, engineering equipment and undertake subsequent repairs within his/her competence. In support of the supervisor, to ensure the day to day efficient and safe working of all electrical plant on site.
- To work within the framework of Engineering department health & safety policies and protocols, ensuring that working practices comply with these in both spirit and practise. Plan and carry out routine maintenance (PPM) of electrical plant as directed by the supervisor.
- To fault find and maintain various types of alarm system. To fault find and install building electrical services. Undertake adjustments of building management systems.
- Have experience of LV, MV, standby and emergency power supplies. To carry out minor electrical work such as connection/disconnection of belt drives, pulley and direct drive couplings. To interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and specifications appropriate to his/her trade, without supervision.
- To efficiently diagnose and repair faults in electrical installations, plant and equipment; to deal with new situations as they arise and to pass on knowledge to others. To set out new work or set up new production appropriate to his/her trade using relevant instruments and machinery, without supervision.
- To manufacture, assemble, erect and install new work. To be able to communicate and assist with colleagues in Planning & Projects to implement new works as required. To use all relevant tools and equipment.
- To learn new techniques with training. To attend training courses as required by the engineering department and also by industry standards. This includes meeting (by assessment) and acting as “competent person” (electrical safety which requires re-assessment every 3 years). To have an understanding of the relationship of other craftsperson's work to his/her own.
- To work overtime, sometimes at short notice, if available to do so. To report all defects on all items of equipment and any potential hazardous risk to Supervisor.
- To ensure that all policies and procedures laid down by the corporation are strictly complied with. The duties of the post remain under constant review and any change will be discussed prior to their implementation. To take part in the on-call rota/bleep system for emergency call-outs. To initiate the best course of action problem solving and fault finding.
- Carry out installation, repairs and planned preventative maintenance on the control systems for sterilisers, washer disinfectors, heating systems, motors, pumps, heat recovery, ventilation systems. Inc statutory inspections and testing on specialist engineering services, engineering plant and equipment, and complete necessary documentation.
- Must be able to achieve acceptable standards of workmanship and productivity which will be monitored by asset and labour management system.
- Carry out all work in accordance with the department’s generic Risk Assessments and non-generic Risk Assessments as and when required.
- To work in hazardous areas taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment
- Train and instruct other trades including apprentices and new starters as and when required.

Operational Duties:
- Carry out engineering operational, emergency, reactive and planned maintenance to required timeframe.
- Work alternating shift systems and any additional hours as necessary to meet the needs of the clinical services or as needed to meet the operational requirements and any emergency situation.
- May be required to works in areas of uncontrolled hazards i.e. Oil & gas leak, steam leak, live electrical systems, working with bodily fluids, raw sewage.
- Deal with telephone queries as required, responding to helpdesk emergencies/major incidents as required.

If this opportunity excites you and you wish to hear more, then we would like to hear from you today!

Requirements

- Must have completed a recognized diploma in an engineering related subject; B.tech standard or other compatible recognized (measurable) qualification
- 3 years GCC experience, a qualification or trade certificate, experience of complex infrastructure associated with large complexes such as hospital, universities or large campus of similar nature

You will be rewarded with a tax free salary and fantastic benefits including accommodation, transport allowance, medical cover, a generous annual leave allowance and more. If you are interested in being considered for this role please apply directly on our website.

About the Company

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is the principal public healthcare provider for the State of Qatar. HMC is committed to actively contributing to and enabling the sustainable development of Qatar and its people in alignment with the Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030.

HMC believes in excellence in healthcare, education and research with each supporting the other to provide the safest, most effective and compassionate care to each and every one of our patients.

To meet the healthcare challenges of Qatars growing population, Hamad has transformed into a thriving and integrated Academic Health System which will make significant, positive impacts upon patient care, medical education and medical research.

In addition to three general hospitals (Al Khor Hospital, Al Wakra Hospital and The Cuban Hospital) HMC also manages five specialist hospitals (Hamad General Hospital, Rumailah Hospital, Womens Hospital, the National Center for Cancer Care and Research and Heart Hospital) which look after patients with the most prevalent conditions, including cancer, heart conditions, rehabilitation, and providing specialist treatment for women and children.