Facility Maintenance & Grounds Technician II

Job Overview

Amentum is seeking a Maintenance Technician II/ Grounds Technician to join our team in Chillicothe, IL. The role supports building, facilities, and grounds maintenance, performing repairs, preventive maintenance, and equipment servicing.

• Perform a wide variety of maintenance tasks on buildings, facilities, grounds, equipment, fixtures, and systems.
• Review service requests, determine problems, and recommend solutions.
• Carry out repairs, modifications, and preventive maintenance on buildings, equipment, and grounds.
• Troubleshoot and maintain facility systems.
• Maintain grounds: watering, pruning, weeding, raking, operating landscaping equipment, powered sweepers, shoveling snow.
• Work on scheduled or dispatched tasks, documenting materials and instructions as needed.
• Assist in moving furniture, materials, and equipment as required.
• Ensure all work follows safety procedures and may oversee subcontractor activities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of mechanical or grounds maintenance experience in an industrial environment, or equivalent education and experience combination.
• Basic understanding of maintaining facility grounds and related equipment/tools.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot equipment.
• Experience operating forklifts, skid steers, wheel loaders, tillers, grading equipment, compactors, pressure washers, and saws.
• Ability to work at heights up to 30 ft using aerial or scissor lifts.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to obtain a security access badge.
• Willingness to work overtime, holidays, weekends, and alternative work schedules.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs, climb ladders, kneel, bend, squat repetitively, reach, walk extensively, use a utilitarian knife, and distinguish wire color coding.
• Ability to perform tasks while interacting with clients professionally.

Hourly rate: $26.00 (actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, and market data).

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement benefits with 401(k) matching.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Parental leave.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Tax‑saving options.
• Disability and life insurance.
• Pet insurance.

Amentum is a proud equal opportunity employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy matters, age, ancestry, military status, color, religion, creed, marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low‑income status, or mental or physical disability. We consider reasonable accommodations and any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.