SENIOR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs preventive maintenance, routine maintenance, and minor repairs on City buildings, facilities, and grounds.
• Helps identify, troubleshoot, and correct issues involving HVAC components, plumbing fixtures, electrical devices, doors, locks, lighting, ceilings, walls, flooring, roofs, gutters, generators, irrigation systems, exhaust systems, and other building features and systems.
• Completes general building repair and upkeep tasks such as painting, drywall patching, caulking, replacing ceiling tiles, repairing hardware, adjusting doors, changing filters, unclogging drains and toilets, replacing fixtures, and similar maintenance tasks.
• Inspections facilities and equipment to identify wear, damage, safety concerns, deferred maintenance items, and needed repairs.
• Responds to work orders and service requests in a timely manner and documents labor, materials, and completion status.
• Communicates with the Facilities Maintenance Coordinator and affected departments regarding repair needs, work progress, material needs, and job completion.
• Supports facility inspections, contractor coordination, and special projects, including supporting contractors, vendors, and inspectors working at City facilities.
• Evaluates repair needs and helps determine whether work should be completed in-house or referred to an outside contractor.
• Maintains tools, equipment, supplies, and storage areas in safe working order and supports exterior facility upkeep as assigned.

The Ideal Candidate

• Has solid hands-on experience in building maintenance, facilities maintenance, construction, mechanical repair, or a related trade.
• Can troubleshoot maintenance issues, identify repair needs, and complete quality work safely and efficiently.
• Works well independently and uses good judgment in identifying, prioritizing, and addressing maintenance needs.
• Communicates professionally with supervisors, contractors, and City staff.
• Takes pride in their work and helps keep buildings safe, functional, and in good working order.
• Is dependable, adaptable, and comfortable working on a variety of maintenance tasks across City facilities.

Minimum Training And Experience Required

• A high school diploma (or GED) required, with 2 years of building maintenance, facilities maintenance, construction, mechanical repair, or closely related experience; vocational or technical training in building maintenance, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, or a related field preferred.
• A valid Tennessee Driver’s License is required.
• Experience operating hand tools, power tools, ladders, and general maintenance equipment is required.