Facilities Maintenance Technician

Summary:

Under the direction of the Office Services & Facilities & Maintenance (“OSFM”) Manager, provides timely and efficient facility maintenance (building, mechanicals and grounds) as well as office services support which includes basic supply stocking and common area maintenance/housekeeping.

Primary areas of responsibility include care/upkeep, preventative maintenance, diagnosis and repair of building, grounds, and mechanical systems in both indoor and outdoor environments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This Position Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Responsible for daily inspection and preventative maintenance of building systems and mechanical systems (e.g.: boilers, central air, air handling units, electrical panels, etc.) Document and report on areas in need of repair and/or address potential concerns.
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, preventative maintenance, repairs, service requests, and vendor activity; promptly communicate identified issues, completed work, and recommended follow-up to the OSFM Manager.
• Responsible for daily inspection of outside grounds (including walkways and parking lots), looking for areas in need of repair and areas that may present potential safety concerns. Address any concerns as needed in a timely manner.
• Inspect and clear walkways, ensuring safe access to the building; including clearing of snow, ice, leaves, and storm debris. Often times, this occurs before the start of normal business hours.
• Perform minor electrical, plumbing and mechanical repairs (i.e. for HVAC system) along with performing periodic Preventative Maintenance checks of mechanical equipment.
• Keep all mechanical rooms well organized, clean and safe.
• Follow established safety procedures and applicable building requirements when performing maintenance work; use required personal protective equipment, secure work areas, and promptly report or escalate hazards, equipment failures, and repairs.
• Maintain tools, maintenance supplies, replacement parts, and related equipment in safe working condition; monitor inventory levels and replenish, repair, or replace as needed.
• Work with and/or accompany outside maintenance and security vendors while on company property.
• Perform routine Office Services (“OS”) duties including:
• -- Conference room setups and takedowns;
• -- Performing general cleaning and/or sanitizing tasks;
• -- Helping to maintain cleanliness and presentation of the common areas of the facility (e.g.: lunchroom, conference rooms, staff patio, staff entrances, visitor lobby, etc.);
• -- Helping to order, inventory, stock and replenish supplies (e.g.: paper, toner, sanitizer, etc.) throughout the facility; and
• -- Completing outside errands as required.
• As business needs dictate, you may be flexed over to our onsite Shipping/Receiving and Printing departments to assist with entry-level tasks and responsibilities aligned with the skills and competencies required of your primary work area. This regularly occurs up-to 10% of the time, but typically not more than 25% of the time. Coverage for vacations or business trips may result in sporadic weeks at 100% in an alternate coverage function, but this will be uncommon.
• -- In Shipping/Receiving, your flexed tasks may include (but are not limited to): preparing shipments, unloading and sorting deliveries, sorting and/or distributing mail and packages, creating ship tags and postage, conducting general inventory and stocking duties.
• -- In Printing, your flexed tasks may include (but are not limited to): safely loading and unloading paper from machines; assembling boxes/binders for shipment, or helping to operate printing and bindery equipment.
• As business needs dictate, you may be asked to work hours outside of your standard assigned schedule (both quantity of hours (“overtime”) and regarding the specific schedule) to meet established deadlines for our internal customers. This will include being “on call” in a rotation-based schedule as needed for certain tasks such as fire or break-in alarms, clearing snow/ice from walkways before/after normal business hours, or to help cover for illnesses/vacations, etc.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No formal supervisory responsibilities; however, incumbent may be required to train/mentor more junior staff members.