Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Specialist

Position Summary

The Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Specialist is responsible for maintaining the buildings, grounds, and general physical assets across our four scrap yard locations. This is a hands‑on, handyman‑style position for someone who enjoys fixing, building, improving, and maintaining facilities. The ideal candidate is versatile and capable of handling a wide range of projects including construction and carpentry, painting, landscaping, facility repairs, and general property maintenance.

Welding and fabrication experience is strongly preferred. The goal of this position is simple: keep our properties, buildings, and assets safe, functional, clean, professional, and well maintained. This position will travel between company locations based on maintenance needs and project priorities.

• Perform general repairs and preventative maintenance on company buildings and facilities.
• Complete basic construction, carpentry, framing, trim, and repair projects.
• Repair doors, gates, fencing, walls, ceilings, shelving, cabinets, and other facility components.
• Perform interior and exterior painting, patching, caulking, and finishing.
• Identify building deterioration or damage and address issues before they become larger repairs.
• Assist with minor plumbing and other basic facility repairs within the employee's skill level.
• Coordinate with management when a project requires a licensed or specialized contractor.

• Maintain the overall appearance and condition of all company properties.
• Perform landscaping, weed control, trimming, cleanup, and general grounds maintenance.
• Maintain parking areas, entrances, fencing, gates, signage, and common areas.
• Remove debris and address trip hazards, damaged areas, and other property concerns.
• Help ensure each location maintains a clean, organized, and professional appearance.

• Perform basic welding and fabrication repairs when qualified.
• Repair gates, fencing, railings, brackets, racks, containers, and other metal components.
• Fabricate simple solutions for facility and operational needs.
• Maintain welding tools and equipment in safe working condition.

• Assist with facility upgrades, remodels, and improvement projects.
• Build walls, storage areas, workstations, shelving, barriers, enclosures, and other structures as needed.
• Install fixtures, hardware, signage, cabinets, shelving, and facility accessories.
• Measure, cut, assemble, install, and finish materials accurately.
• Help management develop practical, cost‑effective solutions to property and facility needs.

• Help maintain company‑owned physical assets outside of production equipment.
• Inspect company property for damage, deterioration, or needed repairs.
• Maintain tools, ladders, pressure washers, landscaping equipment, maintenance equipment, and supplies assigned to the position.
• Keep maintenance materials and commonly used repair parts organized and stocked.
• Protect company property by completing preventative maintenance rather than waiting for assets to fail.
• Report significant damage, safety concerns, or repair needs to management promptly.

This position supports four company locations and must be comfortable traveling between facilities.

• Conduct routine property walkthroughs.
• Maintain an ongoing repair and project list for each location.
• Prioritize safety‑related and operationally critical repairs.
• Coordinate projects with Location Managers.
• Complete preventative maintenance before problems become expensive repairs.
• Communicate project status, material needs, and anticipated completion dates.
• Take…