Facility Assistant

About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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, including landscaping, irrigation systems, elevators and lifts, dock levelers, pest control, trash removal, painting, crating and uncrating equipment, and security equipment (cameras, readers, gates).
• Assist with cleaning and general custodial services of the facility.
• Escort vendors to the appropriate departmental contact, 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Strong written and verbal command of the English language.
• Responsible attitude with a 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.

Pay

Compensation range: $36.00-$39.20 per hour. This compensation range represents the Company’s good faith belief as to what it will pay as an hourly rate for this position at the time of this posting.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance.
• 401k match.
• Disability benefits.
• Wellness and education benefits.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off and holidays.

About Us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, 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.

Our Team

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.