Facility Engineer
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California Hospital Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA, US
Summary
The Facilities Engineer is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and improvement of hospital infrastructure, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems. They conduct regular inspections, manage preventive maintenance programs, and ensure compliance with safety and building codes.
Job Description
Where You’ll Work
Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy.
Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.
California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Facilities Engineer, you will be instrumental in ensuring a safe, efficient, and well-maintained environment that supports our operational excellence. You will directly contribute to the optimal functioning of our infrastructure and systems.Every day you will oversee the maintenance, repair, and improvement of our facilities, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems. You will be expected to conduct regular inspections, manage vendor relationships, coordinate projects, and respond to facility-related issues, ensuring compliance with relevant safety and building codes.To be successful in this role, you must possess strong problem-solving skills, a comprehensive understanding of building systems and infrastructure, and proven experience in facilities management or engineering.
- Inspects equipment for proper operation; Tests gauges, meters and safety devices; Takes meter, temperature and pressure readings according to established schedules
- Implements and conduct monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual preventive maintenance of all the equipment and devices as scheduled by computer generated maintenance program.
- Conducts corrective maintenance on electrical and mechanical equipment as assigned.
- Responds to fire alarms or calls that involves life safety support equipment and be able to act appropriately with a minimum delay.
- Performs teardown, repair and service of equipment according to schedule or supervisors instructions.
- Responds to failures or malfunctions of pneumatic tube systems.
Job Requirements
Required
- At least 5 years experience working in industrial field and/or hospital as maintenance engineer or equivalent training
- High School or GED
- Fire Safety, within 90 Days
Preferred
- HVAC License: CA
We provide quality, compassionate health care at more than 40 hospitals and care centers that are serving communities across California, Arizona and Nevada every minute of every day. And while not everyone may live near a major medical facility, Dignity Health is making health care more accessible by bringing resources closer to where people live and work.
In urban and rural communities alike, residents of all ages and backgrounds have access to primary care, preventive treatment, clinical support, chronic disease management, trauma services, and a host of medical and therapeutic specializations.
With several different ways to activate your search, let us help you to quickly and easily find an affordable, quality medical facility located close to where you need it, when you need it.
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
We provide quality, compassionate health care at more than 40 hospitals and care centers that are serving communities across California, Arizona and Nevada every minute of every day. And while not everyone may live near a major medical facility, Dignity Health is making health care more accessible by bringing resources closer to where people live and work.
In urban and rural communities alike, residents of all ages and backgrounds have access to primary care, preventive treatment, clinical support, chronic disease management, trauma services, and a host of medical and therapeutic specializations.
With several different ways to activate your search, let us help you to quickly and easily find an affordable, quality medical facility located close to where you need it, when you need it.
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
