Maintenance​/Construction Technician IV

Maintenance/Construction Technician IV (S)

Agency:
Dept. of Agriculture, Consumer Services Division, Agricultural Sciences Center
Position Number:
Grade: NC11

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services maintains regulatory laboratories that protect consumers and the environment. The Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center (ASC) houses the Food & Drug Protection Division, Pesticide Residue, Animal Disease Diagnostic, and other critical laboratories, including a BSL‑3 facility.

• Supervise maintenance technicians and coordinate subcontractor work for repairs or improvement projects.
• Perform highly skilled maintenance on physical plant operations, including high‑pressure steam boilers, hot water boilers, chillers, cooling towers, incinerators, HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, and general construction.
• Exercise initiative and judgment to troubleshoot complex systems and ensure continuous laboratory operations.
• Interact with and coordinate subcontractors during repair or improvement projects.
• Travel once per month to the Griffin, Northwestern, and Western satellite laboratories and occasionally work after hours at the Raleigh location.
• Respond to overnight travel when required throughout the state.
• Work safely in environments with necropsies, animal carcasses, biological materials, incineration systems, and associated odors, following safety training and PPE procedures.
• Ensure ability to arrive at the ASC facility within 60 minutes of notice.

• High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
• At least two (2) years of experience performing the full range of journey‑level tasks associated with HVAC, plumbing, and/or electrical trades.
• Working knowledge of building codes, blueprints, and building automation control systems.
• Ability to anticipate downstream impacts of mechanical systems and maintain continuous lab operations.
• Ability to provide direction and supervise the work of maintenance technicians and contractors.
• Valid North Carolina driver’s license within 30 days of hire.
• Obtain a pesticides applicator’s license within the first year of employment.
• Current certification by the Environmental Protection Agency as a Type I, II, III, or Universal technician (Title 40, CFR Part 82, SubpartF).

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to providing a work environment free from all unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities, known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.