Maintenance Technician

Posted September 2026; Closes October 30, 2026

About the role

Performs cleaning, repair, and maintenance of all County owned buildings, property, and related facilities. Ensures compliance with safety standards involving such public buildings, structures, and grounds for the benefit of county employees and the public.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, repair, install, and perform routine maintenance on all County owned buildings and associated equipment. This includes preventative maintenance.
• Design, build, install and/or repair County facilities and equipment using technical knowledge, skills, abilities, techniques, and equipment customary to mechanical, electrical, painting, drywall repair, woodworking, plumbing, and masonry work.
• Replaces air conditioner filters and monitors the performance of heating/air conditioning systems as needed.
• Cleans sidewalks and outside area of debris or snow and ice as needed.
• May be called in after or before hours to make sure roadways and walkways are clear for staff and the public.
• Mows lawns, trims shrubbery, cultivates flowers, and operates small equipment as needed.
• Assists in maintenance of lawn and garden tools and equipment including changing oil, filters, lubrication and cleaning as needed.
• Repair, move, and set up office and facility furniture and equipment as needed.
• Assists with painting all county owned facilities.
• Responds to emergencies, including but not limited to; structural problems, equipment failure, plumbing and electrical issues, fire alarms, and power failures at all hours.
• Follows all safety rules and addresses any safety concerns before starting project.
• Serves as back-up for custodians, as needed.
• Performs related tasks as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; or up to one month of related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must pass Alamosa County background check and pre-employment drug testing.
• Valid Colorado Driver’s License required.
• Moderate to heavy physical requirements needed for grounds maintenance; ability to maneuver uneven terrain.
• Duties performed in all types of weather conditions (cold, hot temperatures, high winds).
• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and vibration.
• Frequent use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reaching with hands and arms.
• Required to sit, talk, walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, see, and hear.
• Hearing and vision correctable to normal ranges; close-up vision and ability to adjust focus across a distance.
• Required to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to reach and manipulate objects, tools or controls; drive; frequently lift up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to work in an environment that could be very noisy.

Qualifications

• Knowledge: Care, maintenance, and safe operation of assigned equipment; basic cleaning methods; use of vacuums, buffers, other cleaning equipment; light maintenance such as painting and small repairs; hand tools for yard maintenance; mowing equipment; safety in the workplace.
• Abilities: Ability to efficiently communicate in English both written and verbal; ability to take direction from supervisor and other team members; ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.; ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out