Medical Equipment Technician job description

About the job

We are looking for a medical equipment technician to carry out preventive maintenance, repair faults and safety-test medical equipment, so it stays ready and safe for use across the hospital.

Duties and responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled preventive maintenance to manufacturers' instructions
• Diagnose faults and repair equipment, replacing faulty parts
• Run electrical safety and performance tests after repairs and before equipment goes back into use
• Inspect new equipment on delivery and add it to the asset register
• Respond to fault calls from the wards and provide a fix or a replacement quickly
• Record maintenance work in equipment logs or the maintenance management system
• Show clinical staff how to use and look after equipment correctly
• Keep track of spare parts and work with manufacturers' agents on major repairs

Working conditions

• Call-outs for urgent faults outside working hours
• Travel between hospitals and clinics when working for a supplier

Requirements

• Intermediate or higher diploma in biomedical engineering or electronics
• 3 to 6 years of experience in medical equipment maintenance

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Medical equipment maintenance
• Electronic fault-finding
• Electrical safety testing
• Reading electrical drawings
• Test and calibration instruments
• Maintenance documentation
• Problem solving

Preferred

• Manufacturer training on specific equipment
• Experience with intensive care, laboratory or imaging equipment
• Ability to read technical manuals in English