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Apprentice Engineer I, 40 hrs, Largo

Primary Location Largo, Maryland Facility Name Largo Medical Center Schedule Full-time Shift Day Salary $21.81 - $23.99 / hour
Job Number 1373356 Date posted 08/08/2025
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Job Summary:

Under the direct observation and guidance of a licensed Operating Engineer, preforms a variety of routine or skilled preventive maintenance duties in the repair, alteration, and modification of buildings, equipment and facilities.

Essential Responsibilities:


  • Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.  Under the direct observation and guidance of a Maryland State licensed Operating Engineer.  Each Apprentice candidate will be expected to perform the following duties:


    • Inspects equipment and facilities for proper operation and working condition; maintains routine records and determines type and extent of any malfunction of equipment and, as necessary; adjusts, disassembles and repairs or replaces parts or components reassemble and tests for proper operation.

    • Reports more serious problems to the Site Operating Engineer.

    • Receive hands on experience when attending to gas fired steam boilers, hot water boilers and heaters. Allowed to adjustments necessary to assure proper steam pressure, combustion, water flow, water level and proper operation of safety devices and auxiliary equipment. Tests boiler water and adds chemicals as necessary with guidance from our License Operating Engineers.

    • Guided by the Operating Engineer a candidate can service and make repairs to heating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment including fans, motors, radiators, thermostats, dampers and regulating controls; replaces filters and fluids as necessary; and maintains routine records of repairs.

    • Apprentice will have the opportunity to perform general plumbing maintenance - Repair leaks and clear drain stoppages, snaking drain line, pulling/replacing as well as resetting toilets as needed.

    • Apprentice will have the opportunity to performs routine electrical maintenance, replacement or alteration of circuit wiring, switches, control equipment and mechanisms, motors, transformers, relays, generators, appliances, fixtures, alarms, communication equipment, etc.

    • With the guidance of our Operating Engineers, apprentice will perform a variety of routine maintenance duties such as repair and assemble extension cords, replace fuses, fluorescent ballasts and tubes, clean and lubricate motors and other machinery. Clean sink and grease traps, replace and re-pack valves, assemble equipment, repair drape pull mechanisms and related items, scrap material, and replacing light bulbs, etc.

    • All apprentice candidates are expected to establish and maintains courteous, cooperative relations when interacting with other personnel, Health Plan members and the public. Each need to adhere to Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors.
    Basic Qualifications:
    Experience


    • Minimum one (1) year experience with Kaiser Permanente in the Engineering field operations. This requirement may be waived with agreement from Local 99.

    Education

    • High School Diploma OR GED required.
    License, Certification, Registration
    • Drivers License (in location where applicable)
    Additional Requirements:

    • Completion of required Apprentice test and acceptance into the State sponsored Apprenticeship Program.
    • Basic skills with hand tools, motorized equipment, general maintenance.
    • Note: This information may vary by each Apprenticeship opportunity. In accordance with Local 99, candidate selected may be reclassified into an Apprentice Engineer if it is an internal transfer.
    • Apprentice test and acceptance into the Local 99 sponsored Apprenticeship Program.
    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Repair skills with Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing and Boiler Systems.
Primary Location: Maryland,Largo,Largo Medical Center Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 07:30 AM Working Hours End: 04:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: M41|IUOE|Local 99 Job Level: Entry Level Department: New Carrolltn Admin - Prop/Fac-Facility Maintenance - 1808 Pay Range: $21.81 - $23.99 / hour Travel: No

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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