Traveling Maintenance Technician

Job Title: Traveling Maintenance Technician

Department: Maintenance

Reports To: Senior Maintenance Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Effective Date: June 2026

White Oak conserves and sustains some of the Earth’s rarest wild animals through innovative training, research, education, and conservation breeding programs that contribute to the survival of wildlife in nature. The conservation programs span 600 acres along the St. Mary’s River in northeast Florida, surrounded by 22,000 acres of mixed forest and wetlands that make up the beautiful White Oak property.

Founded in 1982, White Oak leads professional efforts to improve veterinary care, develop holistic animal management techniques, and better understand the biology of critically endangered species by providing excellent care and managing conservation programs for over 30 species of imperiled wildlife in large, naturalistic habitats.

White Oak Mission: Saving endangered wildlife and habitats through sustainable populations, expanding education initiatives, and responsible land stewardship.

The Traveling Maintenance Technician is to independently maintain and repair real estate assets and associated equipment at White Oak and surrounding Northeast Florida/South Georgia properties. This position is responsible for managing assigned maintenance activities across multiple locations with minimal direct supervision, exercising independent judgment to identify, prioritize, and resolve maintenance issues. This position conducts preventative maintenance and repairs for residential and light commercial electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems.

The Traveling Maintenance Technician will assist with appliance repair and maintenance for kitchen, laundry, refrigeration, HVAC preventative maintenance and minor repairs. The Traveling Maintenance Technician will make weekly rounds to assess and report any issues with assigned properties.

• Independently prioritize, schedule, and complete maintenance activities across multiple properties while exercising sound judgment regarding repairs, safety concerns, and escalation of issues requiring management review.
• Conduct troubleshooting, repairs, and installation as needed.
• Conduct inspections to identify safety hazards and preventative maintenance needs.
• Schedule and perform routine preventative maintenance on all interior and exterior serviceable building systems.
• Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance on all lighting/electrical and plumbing systems interior and exterior of all facilities.
• Provide Facilities Manager with report of preventive maintenance inspections performed and suggest corrective actions to be applied.
• Perform repairs and maintenance to all sewage systems.
• Perform repairs and maintenance of commercial and residential kitchen, laundry, and other appliances.
• Troubleshoot and determine service requirements by applying technical skills and experience, including HVAC system operations and preventive maintenance experience.
• Repair, replacement, and maintenance of pool pumps, controls, and piping systems as well as other pumps including irrigation, recirculating, and fire protection pumps.
• Work closely with maintenance manager and team to complete priority maintenance projects.
• Serve as a mechanical and electrical representative to other maintenance staff and contractors.
• Complete and submit required paperwork in a timely manner.
• Safely and accurately operate construction equipment, hand and power tools along with shop machinery to complete assigned projects.
• Install fixtures including drywall, flooring, windows, doors, and hardware.
• Manage inventory of tools, equipment, and maintenance supplies in the service vehicle.
• Document work orders and progress using digital tracking mobile application.
• Respond promptly to urgent or emergency maintenance requests across the region.

The above cited duties and responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to the job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that an incumbent may be expected or asked to perform.

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