Facilities Technician III

About the role

The Facilities Technician plays a key role in maintaining and enhancing our Kent, WA buildings and grounds by performing a wide range of skilled tasks—including painting, carpentry, minor electrical work, and drywall repair. This role proactively identifies improvement opportunities, contributes to developing facility standards, and ensures our spaces are well‑maintained, safe, and aligned with the ongoing growth and operational needs of the business.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and complete facility maintenance tasks, addressing urgent needs, performing preventive and predictive work, and documenting results and new work orders in the system.
• Diagnose and resolve equipment and facility issues, identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and improving processes to reduce future unplanned work.
• Support facility planning by assisting with asset assessments, budgeting, contracted services, and project scoping to ensure smooth operations.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to leadership through clear status updates, corrective‑action summaries, and infrastructure improvement suggestions; participate in on‑call coverage as needed.
• Lead facility‑related projects by assessing requirements, defining scope, coordinating internal teams and vendors, and ensuring safe, high‑quality, and sustainable solutions across sites.
• Comply with NFPA 70 (Electrical), NFPA 101 (Life Safety), NFPA 25, NFPA 13 (Sprinkler/Fire Alarm), OSHA and environmental regulations, operations and maintenance programs and directives to prevent serious/fatal injury to self or other Associates.
• Collaborate with Vendor Partners to evaluate and implement solutions for workplace issues and improvements.
• Manage contracted work to meet schedule, cost, and quality and verify effectiveness of implemented solutions.
• Develop, evaluate and refine process improvements.

Requirements

• 5-9 years of experience in Infrastructure field.
• Valid driver’s license with good driving record.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience reading and understanding blueprints.
• Skilled in project management.

Preferred Experience

• 5-9 years of experience in Carpentry and Building trade.
• Forklift/man lift operation.
• Experience with compressed air systems, mechanical and/or electrical machinery and an industrial environment.

Location and Benefits

Location: Kent, WA. Besides our incredible culture, some of the benefits you can expect with a career at Hypertherm include: Global, 100% employee-owned company for over 50 years, Profit-Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership, Five days/year Community Service Time, Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship, Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy.

Pay

$29.47-$49.09 Hourly. This is the base pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors.