Building Maintenance Technician

Facilities Maintenance Technician

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Salary: $31.13, per hour

Job Summary:

The Facilities Maintenance Technician's primary responsibilities are to conduct basic to moderate level building maintenance, troubleshooting and repair work at City facilities. This involves skills and knowledge in the disciplines of carpentry, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, painting and remodeling. Journey-Level experience in one or more of these disciplines is highly desired but not required. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to;

preventative, predictive and unplanned maintenance of city facilities (structures, systems, components and equipment), vendor/contractor oversight, contract management, and decision making as it applies to the aforementioned areas. Incumbent will collaboratively assist with the development and enhancement of facilities maintenance methods, procedures, monitoring, forecasting, and reporting. This role is directly involved and responsible for the planning and safe implementation of internal customer projects and requests as needed.

Work is performed under moderate supervision and the incumbent reports to the Business Division in Public Works.

Responsibilities:

• Install, maintain, and repair basic mechanical and electrical, heating and ventilation systems
• Perform a wide range of skilled and semi–skilled building trades work;
• Maintain and repair buildings and offices;
  Provide remodeling services requiring basic carpentry skills;
• Construct and repair office furniture, cabinets, shelving, partitions and fixtures;
  Install/attach cabinets and shelves to walls;
  Replaces doors and locks;
• Repair, replace, and install plumbing fixtures and appliances;
  Install and repair lavatory facilities and drinking fountains;
• Prepare, patch, and paint buildings and equipment;
• Move furniture as requested by building occupants;
• Conduct life/safety inspections on various equipment (e.g. fire extinguishers, safety lighting and signage) at City facilities;
• Facilitate testing and repair of electrical circuitry or components on a "like-for-like" basis;
• Perform basic inventory control and logistical support for sanitary supplies at City facilities;
• Learn applicable provisions of building, electrical, and plumbing codes;
• Recognize and locate conditions which require maintenance, construction, and repair jobs;
• Estimate time and materials needed to perform maintenance, construction, and repair jobs;
• Demonstrate working knowledge of MS Office:
  Outlook, Word, Excel;
• Ability to coordinate a maintenance schedule based on priority ranking;
• Perform general janitorial tasks when necessary;
• Meet multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
• Demonstrate cooperative behavior with supervisors and colleagues.
• Maintain, install, relocate, and calibrate mechanical, electrical, and electronic temperature and humidity controls for heating and ventilation systems.
• Implement and perform preventative maintenance forecasting and reporting procedures for city facilities, equipment and systems;
• Provides remodeling services and tenant improvements;
• Ability to safely operate a variety of equipment, machinery, hand and power tools which include trucks, gauges, meters, various testing equipment and specialized trade equipment.
• Maintain a variety of records including inspection forms, records of repairs and purchases, protocols, procedures, construction drawings, photos, videos, and time sheets.
• Assists in budget planning and execution related to facilities maintenance.
• Provides oversight to janitorial staff and/or contracts and may have input into performance evaluations.
• Develop preliminary cost estimates for repairs, replacements and remodels. Secure quotes, RFP's or appropriate Purchasing method for contracting services.
• Order various parts for HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems.
• Keep supervisor fully and accurately informed concerning work problems.
• Research new products and techniques. Insure product availability, quality, and cost effectiveness.
• Research and suggest changes to improve system efficiency.
• Perform oversight to contractors/vendors as required.
• Anticipate impact of equipment failure and identify planned and specific steps to minimize down time, and devise workarounds as appropriate;
• Communicate clearly and appropriately to staff before, during and after planned or unplanned equipment failures or maintenance;
• Diagnose…