Facilities Maintenance Technician

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Respond to emergency situations, such as power failure, plumbing, heating, or vandalism incidents
• Install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment
• Perform daily onsite inspection of the facility (outside and within the building) to ensure everything is in working order prior to the start of the workday
• Evaluate, repair and maintain plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems in the building
• Minor carpentry, painting repairs to walls and cleaning duties work as needed
• Repair malfunctioning equipment units and broken structures
• Perform monthly inspections of fire extinguishers, exit signs, eye washing stations and other equipment
• Light landscaping and grounds keeping work as needed
• Office furniture and cubical re-configurations
• Maintain communication and working relationships with all employees within the company
• Repairs equipment such as engines, motors, pneumatic tools, and production machines
• Valid Massachusetts driver’s license

Job Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• A flexible schedule and ability to work evenings and weekends when needed
• Willingness to inspect and evaluate all mechanical aspects of the building
• Ability to work occasionally in poor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain or snow
• Thorough working knowledge of facility equipment, their usage and safety procedures
• General skills include carpentry, plumbing maintenance, drywall repair and painting
• Ability to disassemble and reassemble modular office furniture/cubicles
• Ability to follow and perform planned maintenance checks on manufacturing plant equipment as assigned
• Ability to operate a snow blower, leaf blower, lawnmower and to use common hand and power tools

Training Requirements

• Basic knowledge of HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems
• Hazardous Communications
• Forklift and Hoisting training and certification

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to sit, talk, or hear as well as stand and walk
• Significant lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling up to 50 pounds
• Frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling
• Reaching above shoulder level
• Fine finger dexterity
• Climb a ladder to evaluate facility roofs and ceilings
• Vision: close vision and ability to adjust focus
• Drive a vehicle to make repairs to facilities and equipment as well as operate a forklift

Work Environment

• Work is generally performed in both an office environment and an outdoor environment (year-round)
• With frequent interruptions and irregularities in the work schedule
• May be exposed to extreme temperatures, close quarter situations, high and precarious places, moving mechanical parts, and vibrations