Maintenance Technician

Position Overview

Position Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Type: Full Time

Location: 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543

• Three (3) years of experience with general maintenance mechanic duties.
• Completed high school, GED or trade school. Apprentice level program is desirable but not required, experience as plumber, HVAC, or electrician is beneficial.
• Equivalent documented work experience acceptable.
• Experience in laboratories, manufacturing, hospitals, high‑volume seawater, water treatment, and marine/shipboard systems is desirable.
• Experience monitoring, installing, and recovering refrigerants in accordance with EPA standards is desirable.
• Experience in plumbing, mechanical, and pipe‑fitting systems (install, repair, and maintain according to manufacturers’ specifications and national codes).

• Plumbing: troubleshoot, repair, and replace operating systems, pumps, domestic water supply, filters, heating, seawater system supply, and lavatory equipment.
• Electrical: troubleshoot, repair, and replace electric motors, electrical receptacles, wires, switches, lighting fixtures, bulbs and ballasts.
• Heating and Air Conditioning: change system filters, fan belts, and replace blower motors.
• Equipment Operation: demonstrate skill and knowledge in fork truck operation, maintenance hand tools, table saw, band saw, bench grinder, drill press.
• Problem Solving: inspect and diagnose problems and determine the best correction approach. Reading blueprints or diagrams is desirable.
• Daily/Weekly/Monthly preventative maintenance (PM) on electrical, plumbing, support and HVAC&R systems.