Facilities Technician

Department:
County of Chelan Facilities Maintenance

Job Classification:
Full Time

FLSA Classification:
Non Exempt

Posted:
December 19, 2025

Final date to receive applications:
January 09, 2026

County of Chelan Facilities Maintenance 350 Orondo Avenue, 2nd Level Wenatchee, WA 98801

PW05

Steps 2-4 $ 4,273.84 - $4,666.57 Longevity Steps 5-8 $ 4,877.80 - $5,576.94

The position includes a state retirement system, with a deferred comp program available. Health insurance package includes Medical, Dental, and county contributions to a personal health savings account. Includes up to 11 paid holidays and additional floating holidays per collective bargaining agreement. Along with monthly accrued vacation and sick leave.

SUMMARY

Chelan County Facilities Department is looking for a responsible Facility Technician, within our Facility Services Series. The Facility Technician possesses skills in proper tool usage to complete repairs and installation of carpentry, painting, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems along with grounds care experience. The incumbent shall be proficient with the Computer Maintenance Management System (Currently Asset Essentials) and other computer software systems in order to maintain and prepare work records.

Incumbents shall respond to daily preventive, corrective, and emergency calls that are occasionally outside of normal working hours. Call outs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Report on time and ready to work.
• Consistently portray a good attitude.
• Install, repair, operate and maintain:
  • Plumbing Systems. Examples include toilets, faucets, flush valves, DWV piping, and other plumbing challenges;
  • Electrical systems. Examples include outlets and switches;
    Replacing ballasts and fixtures (non-energized systems);
  • Mechanical Systems. Examples include motors, heating, and ventilation.
  • Door hardware and locks, including detention locks (will provide training).
  • Carpentry;
    Examples include formwork for pouring concrete, wood work-door frames, cabinetry, drywall, sanding, patching, masking, painting;
  • Computer Maintenance Management Systems. (Asset Essentials)
• Use computer software. Examples include Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Communicate with Supervisor and Director of work progress, challenges and solutions.
• Perform related duties as required.

DETAIL OF POSITION DUTIES

ELECTRICAL:

• Installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical service panels, circuit breakers, motors, lighting fixtures, air‑conditioners, air handlers fans, garage door openers, heaters, dishwashers, garbage disposals, solenoid operated valves, security locks, power supplies, emergency generators, water heaters, pumps, computers, metal detectors, washing machines, clothes dryers, hand dryers, air‑compressors, and power monitoring equipment.

HVAC:

• Duties include the maintenance and repair of various brands of air conditioning equipment such as, but not limited to, chilled water pumps, flow valves, control valves, flow switches, shutoff valves, cooling towers, fan coils, belts and filters.
• Specialized equipment includes electronic temperature measuring meters, electronic leak detectors, and various electrical meters.

CONSTRUCTION:

• All phases of building construction and remodeling from site prep, foundations to finish work, using common tools of the trades including the use of lifts, dirt working equipment and other assorted tools of the trades.

PLUMBING:

• Installation and repair of plumbing systems, such as heating/cooling water supply, domestic water supply, boiler/chiller make‑up water supply, irrigation systems, roof/storm drain systems, building sewage drains, and fire sprinkler systems. A thorough knowledge of piping sizes, types, applications, and materials along with knowledge of gate valves, ball valves, solenoid operated valves, steam valves, pneumatic valves, flush valves, sinks, toilets, water coolers, expansion tanks, pumps, natural gas valves, check valves, regulators, hot water heaters, detention fixtures, shower valves, and meters is essential to facilitate repairs of the building plumbing.
  
  Training in specialized test and repair equipment such as gas leak detectors, welders, gas torches, power…