Facility Maintenance Specialist

Initial Posting Date: 09/18/2026 | Application Deadline: 09/28/2026 | Agency: Oregon Health Authority | Position Type: Employee | Position Title: Facility Maintenance Specialist

Responsibilities

• Complete routine and emergency maintenance repairs to all areas of the Hospital.
• Perform minor plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and glass replacement work.
• Handle general maintenance tasks such as installing bulletin boards, unplugging toilets, wall board repair, and painting.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Two years of experience in any of the following: general building maintenance, carpentry, electrical, mechanical, painting, or plastering. A journeyman's license/card in any of these trades substitutes for the experience requirement; a copy must be attached to the application.
• Desired Attributes: Experience responding to local and campus‑wide emergencies; making repairs from fires, floods, broken pipes, stuck elevators, broken windows, and door hardware malfunctions; providing skilled maintenance and repair to walls, ceilings, floors, and roofs (including painting, plumbing, minor electrical, carpentry, mechanical equipment repair, sheet metal fabrication, door lock/hardware repair, and door jam/closure/fire system work); directing the fire department to alarm locations, assisting, resetting fire alarm panels, and supporting hospital staff during/after emergencies; installing items to walls (pictures, bulletin boards, small cabinets, dispensers, shower curtain assemblies) using proper anchoring systems; responding to plumbing emergencies such as leaking faucets, toilets, and unclogging fixtures.

Benefits

• Excellent, low‑cost medical, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family.
• Optional benefits like life insurance, disability coverage, deferred compensation, and FSA options for health and childcare.
• Generous paid time off: 11 holidays, 3 personal days, monthly sick leave, and vacation accrual starting at 8 hours/month.
• Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Retirement security through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
• Training and development opportunities to grow your career with the State of Oregon.

Pay

Salary Range: $3,952 – $5,458 per month (non‑PERS qualifying range). If the successful candidate qualifies for PERS, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

Schedule

Overnight; Mon‑Thurs 9 pm – 7 am