Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

At Pacific Science Center, our mission is to ignite curiosity in every child and fuel a passion for discovery, experimentation, and critical thinking in all of us. Our colleagues are passionate lifelong learners who live our mission every day. Each of us commits to bring an inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) focus in every aspect of our work. Join our collaborative team and help steward our warm, welcoming, community-learning environment  part of our ongoing commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, we're invested in building teams with a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences.

Data shows that women and BIPOC candidates more frequently do not apply to a job because they don't feel that they meet all of the qualifications listed. If you have some of the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed and you share Pac Sci's values and support our mission, we encourage you to apply.

The Maintenance Technician performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance duties to support the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of buildings, grounds, and facility systems. Responsibilities include general building maintenance, painting, minor plumbing and electrical repairs, janitorial support, landscaping, preventive maintenance, and responding to maintenance work requests. The successful candidate is customer-service oriented, demonstrates sound judgment, works independently with minimal supervision, and is committed to maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for employees, visitors, contractors, and the public.

• General Maintenance
• Respond to maintenance work orders in a timely and professional manner.
• Perform routine repairs to building interiors and exteriors, including walls, ceilings, flooring, doors, windows, locks, cabinetry, and hardware.
• Assemble, install, repair, and relocate office furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on building systems and equipment according to established schedules.
• Conduct routine facility inspections and report deficiencies requiring corrective action.
• Maintain accurate work order documentation, labor records, and materials usage.
• Painting and Surface Repair
• Prepare surfaces by cleaning, sanding, patching, caulking, and priming.
• Paint interior and exterior surfaces including walls, ceilings, doors, trim, railings, and other building components.
• Perform drywall patching, texture repair, and finish work to maintain a professional appearance throughout the facility.
• Plumbing
• Perform minor plumbing maintenance including repair or replacement of faucets, toilets, flush valves, sink fixtures, shutoff valves, and drain assemblies.
• Clear minor drain obstructions and repair plumbing fixtures.
• Identify plumbing issues requiring licensed contractors and coordinate repairs as directed.
• Electrical
• Perform basic electrical maintenance consistent with applicable Washington State regulations, including replacing lamps, ballasts, switches, receptacles, lighting fixtures, and similar components.
• Troubleshoot lighting and minor electrical issues.
• Report or refer work requiring a licensed electrician in accordance with Washington State law.
• Custodial Support
• Assist with routine custodial duties as operational needs require.
• Sweep, mop, vacuum, scrub, strip, wax, polish, and maintain hard and soft floor surfaces.
• Clean restrooms, replenish supplies, remove trash and recycling, and maintain common areas.
• Support facility cleaning before and after meetings, programs, and special events
• Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance
• Maintain building exteriors, sidewalks, parking areas, and landscaped grounds.
• Operate lawn care equipment including mowers, trimmers, edgers, and blowers.
• Weed, prune, plant, mulch, water, and perform seasonal landscape maintenance.
• Remove litter and debris from campus grounds.
• Assist with snow and ice response as needed.
• Preventive Maintenance
• Perform scheduled inspections of mechanical, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and life safety systems.
• Identify equipment deficiencies and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist in maintaining preventive maintenance schedules and asset records.
• Customer Service
• Provide courteous and professional service to employees, tenants, visitors, and contractors.
• Communicate effectively regarding maintenance requests and project status.
• Coordinate work activities to minimize disruption to facility operations.
• Safety and Compliance
• Perform work in accordance with applicable…