Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Master Dental Mechanic
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Trades & Maintenance
Department	RSDM-Facility Admin and Material
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) – Department of Facility Administration is seeking a Master Dental Mechanic. Under the direction of the Director of Facility Administration, the Master Dental Mechanic carries out various technical work involved in the installation, preventive and routine maintenance of dental equipment. RSDM maintains in excess of 350 dental operatories in two undergraduate clinics, post-graduate and specialty clinics. They also maintain 115 dental simulating benches and supporting laboratories. The equipment, including electrical pneumatic and plumbing related repairs, is maintained in an ongoing manner as required by clinical operations. The equipment consists of radiology equipment, dental delivery systems, sterilization (asepsis) equipment, hand pieces and other specialized biomedical equipment. Mechanical services may be preventive in nature or may involve emergency services in the RSDM buildings, the Doctors Office Center and any of our offsite clinics. The Master Dental Mechanic is expected to be an expert on all types of dental equipment and be able to handle any phase from initiation through completion of an equipment installation or repair project. The Master Mechanic would lead all other Dental Mechanics and provide guidance in their work. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following: Provides work direction and technical oversight to lower level technical staff who perform maintenance and repair on numerous types of dental equipment and associated equipment. Manages preventive and routine maintenance for the care and upkeep of all dental and auxiliary dental equipment in a safe manner. Oversees minor repairs and renovations to building(s) as required to prepare for the installation of new or relocated dental equipment. Assists in planning implementation and attends technical training sessions and seminars as required. Communicates with peers and supervisors regarding work status and suggested methods for improvement. Delivers important information to Dental Technician positions as well as any vendors or contractors that are working on site. Provides on the job supervision to other RSDM technicians and contracted mechanics performing repairs and maintenance on University owned equipment. Ensures work areas are clean, orderly and safe with patient care in mind. Coordinates research, purchasing and management of spare and replacement parts inventory. Understands and adheres to Rutgers’ compliance standards as they appear in RBHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	2750
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	35.510
Annual Mid Range Salary	36.010
Annual Maximum Salary	37.090
Standard Hours	40.00
Union Description	IUOE, Local 68
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Associates of Arts degree/technical school certification in electrical or plumbing plus a minimum of (6) six years of related experience required. Experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the educational requirements.
Certifications/Licenses	Successful completion of a Biomedical Equipment Repair School Program.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Must read and work from sketches, formal plans, specifications and schematic diagrams pertinent to the job. Must be able to perform installation and preventive maintenance according to manufacturer’s specifications.
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized	Dental maintenance database “WorxHub”, Smartsheet and Outlook. Specialty dental equipment from BeinAir, A-Dec, KAVO, Sterisil and Dentsply.
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Must be able to lift 65 pounds, climb ladders, and work on the floor kneeling or crouching down. Indoors in various clinical, construction or workshop environments.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2421
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
Location Details	Newark, NJ

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