Facility Maintenance Specialist

Position: Facility Maintenance Specialist 1
What You'll Do:

Completes basic preventative maintenance & repairs on building systems: installs & replaces lighting fixtures, light bulbs, ballasts, switches, receptacles & fuses, performs basic wiring of single & three-phase motors, performs minor repair & installation of plumbing fixtures (e.g., sewer lines; toilets; valves; sinks; radiators; cuts, solders & threads pipes; unclogs drains & toilets; greases motors; turns on water; drills or chisels holes in walls), assists higher-level workers in performance of advanced maintenance tasks, cleans work areas, assists higher-level workers with operation & maintenance facility (e.g., cleans & repairs tubes;

replaces gaskets; cleans scale & soot from boilers; checks grates & combustion control equipment; checks equipment for proper functioning), assists higher-level workers & cleans boilers & related equipment (e.g., feed water pumps; oil pumps; electric motors; air compressors; water regulators; gears boxes; fans; water softeners) & performs minor repairs & routine preventative maintenance to HVAC & mechanical room equipment (e.g., changes belts, fluids, filters & lubricates equipment;

assists higher-level workers in performing repairs to HVAC & mechanical room equipment).

Performs &/or assists others in performing maintenance, repairing/installing wood products, (e.g., cabinets; shelving units; picture frames; wall plaques; signs; windows & doors; partitions; furniture) &/or building repairs (e.g., erects walls; plasters, pours & finishes concrete; installs & finishes drywall surfaces; sets up & dismantles display exhibits); performs support duties in shop (e.g. cleans & oils tools &/or shop machinery; sweeps floors;

stocks supplies & takes inventory; erects machinery; repairs equipment); performs miscellaneous duties (e.g., operates snow & ice removal equipment, grounds-keeping equipment such as farm tractor, backhoe, fork lift & boom equipment); installs, re-keys & programs locks & electronic door-entry systems; operates personal computer to verify data &/or to produce &/or maintain work records; completes written work orders; independently makes decisions on how to efficiently perform assigned basic repairs, preventative maintenance & installations.

Assists in the set-up, maintenance, clean up and removal of events. Serves as maintenance worker on-duty during events as scheduled.

Works indoors & outdoors; exposed to dirt, dust, grease, unpleasant weather, loud noises, hot & confined work areas & high voltage; may be exposed to burns, cuts, bruises & electrical shock; may work on scaffolding or extension ladder; may be required to travel overnight; may work varied hours, including overtime & responding to after-hours call back situations.

Successful completion of post-secondary training in facilities maintenance technology, industrial trades technology or comparable training program after hiring;

1 yr. exp. in construction/building maintenance that included carpentry, electrical, plumbing & HVAC.