Facility Assistant

Facility Assistant

The Facility Assistant (or Commercial Maintenance Personnel) is a part of the Data Center Operations Team. The Facility Assistant shall provide leadership and management for day-to-day operations of a large scale Data Center electrical/mechanical plant, while ensuring the highest levels of reliability and availability are maintained.

Assist as a security monitor (includes looking for security violations and at times escorting contractors to secured areas) during normal business hours and on call for emergencies

Assist with shipping/receiving and general loading dock activities and operations

Perform daily property tours

Assist Managers with obtaining facility related price quotations and bid proposals on property quotes

Assist with performing and scheduling repairs and preventative maintenance of general facility equipment and grounds, related to landscaping, irrigations systems, elevators and lifts, dock levelers, pest control, trash removal, painting, crating and uncrating equipment, security equipment IE cameras, readers and gates.

Assist with cleaning and general custodial services of the facility

Escorting vendor to the appropriate departmental contact but excluding all areas for MEP, roof and critical space in the data center.

Maintain work areas in a neat and safe manner, non-critical space.

Organize and file property related facility documents

2 years of facility management experience in a high reliability data center or similar environment preferred

Background in carpentry and general building hardware maintenance (doors, locks, windows, flooring, etc.) preferred

Expertise in Microsoft Office suite applications, Outlook, Word and Excel

Rudimentary problem solving skills, technical and organizational expertise

Actively solicits feedback to ensure all activities and deliverables meet expectations

Basic carpentry skills

Painting experience

General mechanical skills

Extended hours may be significant at times

Strong written and verbal command of the English language

Responsible attitude with strong work ethic; leading by example in attendance, attitude and technical work product

Ability and willingness to respond to emails after hours in the event of an emergency

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. Platform DIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

Operations

Our Operations team keeps our customers' infrastructure running safely and securely. We get plenty of opportunities to take on a variety of tasks and develop our technical skills. From overseeing electrical power to cooling and fire suppression systems, our team plays a vital role in making sure everything in our data centers operates as it should.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and you'll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you'll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We'll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career…