Facilities Maintenance Technician

Overview

The Facilities Maintenance Technician I performs general labor, nontechnical and minor maintenance, repairs, cleaning, and inspections required for the maintenance and upkeep of NCTD facilities. This is a bargained position represented by the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART) Union.

• Performs minor maintenance activities on buildings, sites, equipment, and assists Facilities Maintenance Technician 2 and 3.
• Cleaning of facilities and equipment.
• Moves and/or arranges furniture and equipment.
• Loads and unloads supplies onto or from trucks.
• Breaks up/removes concrete and performs digging for the installation or removal of bus stop poles and signs.
• Replaces lamps/lights bulbs, hangs pictures and fixtures, performs touch‑up and minor painting, removes graffiti.
• Performs non‑technical preventive maintenance and inspections on district buildings, sites, and equipment.
• Organizes/maintains supplies and assists with proper care/storage of tools and equipment.
• Installs, moves, and repairs bus stop signs, reacts to change productively and handles other tasks as assigned.
• Performs cleaning duties in accordance with the District Cleaning Plan and cleaning industry standards for offices, industrial buildings, buses, trains, coaches, and public transit centers/stations, including spill cleanup, debris removal, sweeping, scrubbing concrete and asphalt, floor care, pressure washing, window cleaning, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• High School diploma or GED required. Technical school or apprenticeship program in related field is a plus.
• One (1) year prior facilities maintenance or custodial experience preferred.

• Possession of and ability to maintain a California driver's license, Class C, with less than six (6) points in the preceding 36‑month period and no DUIs in the prior seven (7) years.
• Maintain compliance with the District’s policy regarding Conflict of Interest and Ethics.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain annual access to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
• Must be able to become RWP Qualified on NCTD owned railroad properties.

• Ability to pass forklift driver training program.
• Drive and maneuver a trailer.
• Use the proper materials and tools for maintenance and minor repair of buildings, facilities, and grounds.
• Knowledge of proper cleaning techniques.
• Ability to read and understand material and equipment instructions to ensure safe and correct use.
• Ability to read and understand department memorandums, equipment user manuals, and signs in the work environment and respond accordingly.
• Aptitude to respond to written and oral instructions in English and to legibly complete forms or logs using English sentences or phrases.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Operate vehicles, tools, and equipment necessary to complete assignments.

The employee must be able to use the phone, radio, tablet, and computer; have manual dexterity to complete clerical functions and work with office equipment. Lift equipment/objects up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis. The employee must be able to hear, see, and communicate verbally to exchange information. The employee must be able to physically travel between district locations and other destinations, work in evenings when required, work in hazardous conditions, and negotiate a variety of terrains typical along a railway right‑of‑way.

The employee may be subject to fumes, odors, dusts, gases and chemicals. The employee must be able to walk, climb, balance, bend, carry, push, reach, sit, and stand. Ability to maintain balance in and around wet floors, rooftops, and other difficult work locations.

• Operate a motor vehicle (i.e., sedan, pickup truck, and ½‑ton stake truck), scissor lift, articulated boom lift, and forklift safely.
• Safely use and operate hand and power tools, construction equipment, and maintenance equipment.
• Utilize motorized cleaning equipment and tools including buffers, sweepers, blowers, pressure washers, scrubbers, and vacuum.
• Ability to operate a personal computer…