Facilities Support Technician

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Facility Support Technician reports to the Facilities Manager and performs a variety of maintenance and custodial tasks in and around the corporate office building and manufacturing plant in the interest of maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly work environment while maintaining and preserving the value of the assets.

• Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on production machines; following diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications; troubleshooting malfunctions.


• Performs preventive and general maintenance at the facility including minor carpentry, painting, plumbing, and electrical repairs, as needed.


• Previous experience with these responsibilities is required.


• Respond to all building service requests and make or schedule repairs as necessary.


• Custodial maintenance of the facility by project and as required daily.


• Moves office furniture as necessary, sets up and takes down equipment, hangs wall furnishings, etc.


• Uses power equipment as necessary including power washers, carpet cleaning machines, and small power tools.


• Inventories and stocks office supplies, maintenance and custodial items, beverages, etc.


• Minor maintenance of plumbing fixtures including faucets, drains, water filters, lavatory fixtures, etc., and schedules and supervises contractors to perform the same.


• Minor electrical maintenance including replacement of light fixtures, lamps, ballasts, etc., and schedules and supervises contractors to perform the same.


• Minor troubleshooting and repairs to the building's mechanical equipment including tracking all maintenance and replacing filters by maintenance schedules.


• Minor repairs to the building irrigation system and schedules contractors to perform the same.


• Daily ground inspections and ground keeping as necessary.


• Snow removal and ice-melt application to all building service walks and roads.


• Maintains the building’s entrances including performing maintenance lock systems, door hinges, and door closers.


• Maintain company car preventive maintenance.


• Oversee tracks, and schedules all elevator maintenance


• Maintains equipment, parts, and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed equipment, parts, and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt.


• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.


• Performs other tasks as assigned by the Assist Director of infrastructure and capital investments or Facilities Manager. Deliver Building Maintenance support to projects as assigned.


• Acts as a key contributor to assisting with critical safety and Facility needs as required.

Experience:

- Strong knowledge of facilities maintenance procedures and practices

- Proficiency in electrical systems, including wiring, circuits, and logic controllers

- Ability to read and interpret schematics and technical manuals

- Mechanical knowledge to diagnose and repair equipment malfunctions

- Experience using CMMS software for work order management

- Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal

- Supervisory experience is a plus

- Leadership skills to guide and train junior technicians