Critical Facility Technician

Location: Hampden, PA (Naval Supply Systems Command)

Hours: 12 hour shifts, 3 days on, 4 days off, then the next week 4 days on, 3 days off

This site is a union and receives full benefits:

Sick Time: 1 hour earned for every 30 hours worked. Balance cannot exceed 56 hours

PTO: Paid vacation that increases with tenure (starts at 2 weeks; increases at 5, 10, and 20 years)

Holidays: Paid federal holidays; premium pay if required to work on a holiday.

Contributions: Employer makes ongoing contributions toward health & welfare benefits, pension/retirement, and training fund per union CBA.

401(k): Optional employer 401(k) plan available after eligibility period.

Other: Union membership required after 90‑day probation. Employer provides tools, uniforms, and annual boot allowance.

• High school diploma or GED (or higher)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance, subject to government security investigation and background check
• Current Journeyman license or ability to obtain Electrical License from the city of Harrisburg within 90 days of offer
• Must have at least 4 years of electrical experience, with 3+ of those years being experience in a critical facility environment where you are responsible for the troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and operating the following:
  • Power Distribution Units (PDUs)
  • Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS)
  • Building Management Systems (BMS)

• Ensure all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment in the data center operates at peak efficiency.
• Perform planned preventative maintenance, daily corrective work, and emergency response for critical systems.
• Serve as an expert technical resource, reporting to a program manager and interacting with Onsite Engineering Operations (OEO) and third‑party vendors.
• Act as the main point of contact for all facility operations within the assigned data center.
• Maintain better than 99.999% uptime for mission‑critical server support equipment.
• Apply safe working practices, including lockout/tagout procedures, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and good housekeeping.
• Use hand tools and test equipment to install, troubleshoot, and repair new or replacement parts for existing units.
• Read and review blueprints, wiring diagrams, mechanical riser drawings, and job specifications.
• Assist higher‑level technicians (CET2) with more advanced procedures as needed.
• Conduct daily facility walk‑throughs, documenting parameters such as power availability, temperature, humidity, and alarm status for trend analysis.
• Utilize Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) to monitor and verify the status of infrastructure.
• Log all maintenance activities in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Learn and follow site‑specific processes, including incident/outage reporting, procedure execution, and use of SharePoint for accessing procedures and training content.
• Understand and participate in site emergency operations plans (EOPs) as a first responder in the data center.