Facilities Maintenance Specialist

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The Town's vision is that Wake Forest's vibrant, diverse, and welcoming community fosters its distinct character, thriving economy, and high quality of life. Our core values are caring, commitment, character, innovation, and collaboration. Every quarter, we highlight one of our core values and have peer nominations to recognize exemplary work demonstrated by our employees. As part of employee development, the Town hosts a Toastmasters group, Supervisory Bootcamp, Leadership Academy, Effective Supervisory Practices course, and other professional growth opportunities.

The Town also provides at least three annual Employee Appreciation food truck events. Located in a charming and growing town, Wake Forest offers a high quality of life with a historic downtown, beautiful parks and greenways, a growing arts and culture scene, and a strong sense of community. Our Town Hall is in the downtown area, which allows you to walk to lunch and other amenities.

We foster a close-knit team where your ideas are valued, and collaboration is key to our success. You'll work alongside experienced and passionate professionals dedicated to mentorship and professional growth. We regularly have team-building events to celebrate departmental and personal accomplishments.

We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and strive to create a supportive environment that respects your time and commitments outside work. The Town offers Wellness Wednesday once a month, which allows employees to take off one hour early to attend to wellness needs. We also offer free access to our recreational facilities and discounted fees for youth athletic programs for employees' families.

We are committed to investing in our employees' growth through training, workshops, conferences, and other opportunities to expand their knowledge and skills in planning.

The Town of Wake Forest offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, long-term and short-term disability programs, retirement plan, paid time off, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, paid elder care leave, non-matching required 401k contributions, longevity pay bonuses, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and more. Upon completing a six-month probationary period, you will also receive a 5% increase in salary.

The hiring range for this opportunity is: $55,055 - 69,094.

Employees of the Town of Wake Forest are expected to uphold and exhibit the Town's shared employee values of caring, commitment, character, and collaboration.

Essential duties and tasks include:

• Troubleshoots mechanical, plumbing, and electrical problems and either repair or seeks other solutions.
• Performs preventative maintenance on all equipment on an assigned schedule.
• Changes filters and inspects air handlers.
• Cleans, inspects, and makes repairs on HVAC equipment.
• Inspects and repairs all plumbing facilities.
• Inspects and repairs all lights, electrical outlets, and other electrical components.
• Inspects fire extinguishers and emergency lighting.
• Performs general carpentry work, including repairs, building new items, and repairing sheetrock.
• Inspects and repairs furniture and appliances.
• Maintains and orders shop supplies and parts.
• Completes work orders.
• Performs related duties as required.

Recruitment and selection guidelines knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Considerable knowledge of the construction trades of carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC.
• Considerable knowledge of and skill in the use of tools of the trade.
• Considera…