Lead Maintenance Technician

Lead Maintenance Technician

The Lead Maintenance Technician will perform preventive, corrective, routine, and emergency maintenance at Nebel Street Emergency Shelter, a large, 24-hour emergency shelter serving single men. The position responds to work orders, completes inspections and repairs, supports the upkeep of interior and exterior spaces, and reports conditions that require additional attention from the County or a licensed contractor. The Lead Maintenance Technician works closely with shelter leadership and County representatives to maintain a safe, functional, clean, and respectful environment for clients, staff, and visitors.

Prioritize, assign, track, and follow up on maintenance work orders based on safety, urgency, operational impact, and available resources.

Personally complete routine, preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance work; this is a hands on position rather than a primarily administrative or supervisory role.

Maintain records of work orders, inspections, repairs, recurring concerns, preventive maintenance, vendor visits, and equipment service history.

Develop, implement, and monitor a preventive maintenance schedule for building systems, shelter spaces, equipment, and grounds.

Conduct regular facility inspections and promptly identify hazards, concerns, liabilities, and conditions requiring corrective action.

Maintain an organized inventory of tools, equipment, replacement parts, keys, and supplies; recommend purchases.

Meet regularly with shelter leadership and the County to report open work orders, completed repairs, safety concerns, vendor activity, supply needs, and planned projects.

Recommend outside services when work requires a licensed contractor or specialized expertise; coordinate access and monitor contractor performance.

Serve as the primary maintenance point of contact and be on call for evening, weekend, and holiday emergencies.

Responsible for facility signage within the shelter.

Support facility readiness for changes in shelter capacity, seasonal weather operations, special projects, inspections, and emergency response.

Ensure maintenance work is completed with minimal disruption and with respect for client privacy, dignity, and the shelter's trauma-informed environment.

Maintain working knowledge of electrical shutoffs, water and gas shutoffs, clean-out traps, fire extinguishers, hydrants, emergency systems, and other critical building controls.

Troubleshoot and complete approved repairs involving plumbing, electrical fixtures, lighting, doors, locks, walls, flooring, appliances, furniture, and basic heating and cooling concerns.

Ensure sleeping areas, bathrooms, showers, laundry rooms, kitchen, offices, common areas, storage spaces, and exterior areas remain safe and operational.

Inspect and maintain exterior lighting, walkways, parking areas, and grounds.

Complete painting, patching, minor carpentry, assembly, preventive upkeep, and repairs to normal structural wear and damage.

Respond to emergency maintenance conditions, take immediate steps to protect people and property, and notify the appropriate leadership, County contact, or emergency service.

Document completed work, materials used, outstanding needs, and unusual conditions; communicate issues that may affect safety, shelter capacity, or program operations.

Follow all applicable federal, state, County, OSHA, fire safety, licensing, permit, and organizational requirements.

Provide oversight of the contracted cleaning team, to ensure work meets standards based on shelter operations and immediate needs.

Develop and monitor cleaning schedules for sleeping areas, bathrooms, showers, laundry rooms, kitchen, offices, hallways, common areas, entrances, exterior spaces, and other assigned areas.

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