Facilities Technician

Job Type

Full-time

Description Reports to the Operations Manager

Responsible for ensuring the efficient and safe operation of our facilities, performing maintenance tasks, and overseeing repairs, and maintaining the grounds. Assist with manufacturing equipment maintenance. The Facilities Technician will play a crucial role in maintaining all critical building functions.

Requirements

• System Maintenance: Performing routine checks, maintenance, and repairs on heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, and electrical systems
• Equipment Maintenance: Assist production team and engineers with preventive maintenance or emergency repairs of manufacturing equipment
• Facility and Structure Repair: Making repairs to interior and exterior building structures, including painting, patching, and door and window hardware maintenance
• Inspections and Monitoring: Conducting daily inspections of facilities and grounds, monitoring systems via building automation systems (BAS), and identifying and reporting unsafe conditions
• Emergency Response: Responding to facility-related emergencies, such as alarms, and performing necessary repairs on a 24/7 basis
• Coordinate and oversee: Contractors and vendors for specialized repairs or maintenance projects.
• Maintain inventory of equipment: Tools, and supplies needed for facility maintenance.
• Safety: Ensure compliance with safety regulations and maintain a safe working environment for staff and visitors. Assist safety team in leading drills, procedures, and training. OSHA compliance
• Record Keeping: Keep accurate records of maintenance and repairs performed, including work orders, maintenance logs, humidity logs, and equipment manuals.
• Preventive Maintenance Schedules: Develop and implement preventive maintenance schedules and procedures for building and equipment, for example RTUs

Education

• High school diploma or 3 years job of related experience
• HVAC EPA certification

Work Experience/Technical Knowledge

• Technical Skills: Expertise in various trades including HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems, additional skills such as carpentry, welding, forklift certification a plus.
• Read and understand drawings, blueprints, schematics, technical manuals and work instructions.
• Strong problem-solving skills: Ability to work, troubleshoot, and resolve complex facility issues independently, decisive and logical decision making.
• Self-Directed: Create and follow schedules, excellent organizational and time management skills, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines, be available when contacted.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills: Ability to give and receive direction, able to communicate with all levels of staff, C-suite to general staff.
• Physical stamina: Able to climb ladders, move heavy equipment up to 50lbs, work in outside environment (hot & cold), and perform various manual labor tasks.
• Experience with basic hand tools: Such as screwdrivers wrenches, cutting tools, measuring tools, multimeters.
• Flexible Team player: Willing to work with internal staff including executive team, area supervisors, and general staff. Flexible to work outside of general responsibilities, ex. ESD testing.

Professional Skills

Experience with MS Office, Excel, and general computer usage

Behavioral Skills

Primary: Be available, flexible and able to work with a diverse team

Desirable Aspects

Proactive, self-driven, takes initiative, offers solutions

Physical Demand

• Able to stand for 4 - 8 hours.
• Lift up to 50lbs.
• Able to climb ladders, use lifts, such as scissor or forklifts
• Periodically work in outside environment, tolerate heat and cold.

Work Environment

Typical electronics manufacturing environment, various machinery, moderate noise levels, safety focused

Safety Requirements

• Follow, understand, and enforce standard OSHA safety requirements.
• Wear proper clothing, eye & ear protection when required. Follow protocols when climbing ladders, working around electricity or machinery
• As part of the Safety Team, be a leader in safety training, directives, procedures, and drills.