Floor Mechanic in Livingston, New Jersey at RWJBarnabas Health

Job Title: Floor Mechanic

Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr

Department Name: Facilities Mgt Infrastructure

Req #: 0000271411

Status: Hourly

Shift: Night

Pay Range: $37.05 - $37.05 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Step into a hands-on role where your technical skills help keep a hospital functioning at its best. As a Floor Mechanic at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, you’ll help maintain patient rooms, floors, and building systems while supporting the daily needs of patients, visitors, and healthcare professionals.

This role may be the perfect fit for you if you bring skilled trade experience, enjoy solving problems, and are ready to take on a variety of maintenance needs in a fast-paced healthcare environment. Whether completing repairs, assisting other trades, or responding to urgent service requests, your work helps create a safe, comfortable, and dependable environment for everyone who enters our Medical Center.

As a Floor Mechanic, a typical day might include:

• Applying your skills in one or more skilled trades, including carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, painting, or general mechanical maintenance.
• Completing repairs, installations, and maintenance tasks as directed by Engineering leadership.
• Assisting other skilled trades professionals with projects and service requests as needed.
• Maintaining building systems and functions throughout patient rooms, patient floors, and other hospital areas.
• Responding promptly to routine and emergency service calls to help keep hospital operations running smoothly.
• Providing on-call maintenance support for repairs, installations, snow removal, and other facility needs.
• Adjusting schedules and working overtime when required to meet Medical Center needs.
• Collaborating with Engineering supervisors, foremen, and colleagues across different trades to address maintenance priorities.
• Keeping patient care at the center of every task by helping maintain a safe, functional, and reliable healthcare environment.

This role might be for you if:

• You enjoy hands-on work and have experience in skilled trades or facility maintenance.
• You are adaptable and comfortable supporting a variety of maintenance needs.
• You approach repairs and service requests with professionalism, reliability, and attention to detail.
• You work well independently and alongside other trades professionals.
• You understand that timely maintenance is essential to patient safety and uninterrupted healthcare operations.

To be considered for this opportunity, you must have a high school diploma or GED and at least five years of relevant trade experience, or successful completion of an acceptable apprenticeship program through an accredited union, vocational, or technical school. Appropriate certificates or licenses related to your trade as well as a valid driver’s license. Please be advised that this is a Full-Time, Night position.

At RWJBarnabas Health, the work that happens behind the scenes is essential to delivering exceptional care. As a Floor Mechanic, your expertise helps ensure that our facilities remain safe, functional, and ready to support patients and healthcare teams around the clock.

You’ll be part of a health system committed to compassionate, high-quality care and healthier communities throughout New Jersey. Your skills will make a tangible difference—not just in the buildings you maintain, but in the care those buildings make possible.

Ready to put your skills to work where they matter? Join RWJBarnabas Health and help keep Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center running safely, reliably, and efficiently for the patients and communities we serve.