Facilities Services Technician

Irvine Ranch Water District•Irvine, CA

22h

About The Position

Irvine Ranch Water District is seeking a Facilities Services Technician for its Facilities Services Department. The position oversees and performs journey-level building maintenance and construction work at District facilities, including carpentry, painting, minor electrical work, plumbing, lock repair, masonry, and concrete construction. The technician performs preventive maintenance and inspections, advises a supervisor about repair and replacement needs, reviews contracts and monitors contracted work, and documents work through the District’s Computerized Maintenance Management System. The role also maintains tools, inventories supplies and equipment, and follows District safety practices. Employees may be asked to respond as disaster service workers in the event of a disaster. IRWD is an independent, not-for-profit public agency serving central Orange County. The District provides drinking water, sewage collection and treatment, recycled water programs, and urban runoff treatment. The position involves work in both field and office environments.

Requirements

Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
Four years of experience in carpentry, plumbing, and concrete work.
Valid Class C California Driver’s License.
Ability to operate woodworking tools, hand and power tools, equipment, and vehicles safely and effectively.
Ability to maintain filing, record-keeping, and work-tracking systems.
Ability to perform mathematical computations accurately.
Ability to understand, interpret, and apply pertinent laws, codes, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
Ability to use tact, initiative, prudence, and judgment within general policy and procedural guidelines.
Ability to organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow up on assignments.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely and foster positive working relationships.
Ability to use relevant computer systems and software applications.
Ability to operate heavy equipment, tools, and machinery and maintain District equipment.
Ability to use advisory materials such as blueprints, diagrams, code requirements, manuals, schedules, work orders, parts inventories, timesheets, and safety and technical operating manuals.
Knowledge of current building codes; trade practices, techniques, equipment, and tools; mathematics; record-keeping procedures; applicable laws, codes, regulations, industry standards, and best practices; District and mandated safety rules; customer-service techniques; and modern business equipment and communication tools.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds routinely and up to 80 pounds with assistance, and to perform moderately heavy physical work involving activities such as climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.
Ability to operate equipment and machinery requiring complex and rapid adjustments, including power hand and shop tools and other trade and maintenance equipment.

Nice To Haves

State Contractor’s License.

Responsibilities

Perform journey-level carpentry, including designing, fabricating, constructing, finishing, and installing wood structures such as walls, doors, and cabinets.
Install and repair locks, panic devices, roofing, and rough framing.
Perform journey-level plumbing work and repairs on valves, piping, toilets, urinals, sinks, faucets, water lines, gas lines, sewer lines, roof drains, flush valves, and water heaters.
Design, form, pour, and finish concrete; repair stops, walkways, pads, specialized concrete structures, and block walls.
Perform preventive maintenance and inspections in compliance with local and state codes, and advise the supervisor of repair and replacement needs.
Review contracts related to assigned trade specialties and monitor contracted work.
Prepare work orders and complete inspection forms through the District’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
Maintain tools in good working order and inventory supplies and equipment.
Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.
Comply with District work-related safety practices and attend relevant safety training.
Respond as a disaster service worker when requested in the event of a disaster.