Facility Service Worker

C-TRAN•Vancouver, WA

About The Position

The Facility Service Worker performs a variety of building and grounds maintenance duties, including cleaning, repairs, grounds upkeep, and maintenance of shop equipment, facility parking lots, park-and-ride lots, bus stops, and signs. The work involves recurring situations of moderate complexity and is performed under established policies, procedures, and safety practices. The worker operates proficiently and independently under the general direction of the Facility Maintenance Manager and Lead Facility Maintenance Worker, ensuring work is thorough, high quality, and performed safely. Duties include cleaning transit facilities and passenger areas; performing basic building, plumbing, carpentry, painting, and grounds maintenance; operating vehicles and maintenance equipment; and assisting with adverse-weather response. The position may also assist with electrical and plumbing work, shelter and sign installation, equipment servicing, fabrication, and repairs. The role is safety-sensitive and requires compliance with applicable safety procedures, attendance, driving, testing, and workplace policies.

Requirements

Knowledge of the assigned field sufficient to perform the full scope of duties thoroughly and accurately with minimum supervision.
Basic mechanical, plumbing, woodworking, and carpentry skills.
Mechanical skills to maintain and use gas- and electrically powered shop and grounds equipment, including power mowers, edgers, sweepers, washers, skill saws, and drills.
Ability to read and write clearly and perform simple mathematical equations.
Ability to operate a two-way radio.
Ability to safely operate transit coaches and motor vehicles.
Ability to perform continuous physical effort, including frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, twisting, manipulation, and lifting and carrying shop equipment and materials.
Ability to hear warning horns when vehicles are in motion.
Valid driver’s license from the state of residence and a good driving record.
Must obtain a commercial driver’s license within a timeframe determined by the supervisor to maintain the position.
Must comply with C-TRAN’s nonsmoking policy and work in a nonsmoking environment.
Must pass an employment physical examination and drug test and be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Subject to Federal Transit Administration drug and alcohol testing regulations as a safety-sensitive position.
If selected, must provide documentation establishing identity and authorization to work in the United States.
Employment is conditional on completion of a criminal background investigation.
Position is covered by an agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), District Lodge No. 24, Local Lodge No. 1432.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of grounds maintenance and botany is desired.

Responsibilities

Operate transit coaches and support vehicles as authorized and necessary to perform job duties.
Monitor the security of assigned equipment and facilities and report unusual conditions to a supervisor or police department when appropriate.
Clean bus shelters, transit centers, and park-and-ride lots, including picking up trash, pressure washing, and biohazard cleanup.
Remove trash from bus service stops and sweep parking lots and streets at C-TRAN facilities.
Perform light carpentry and basic building maintenance, including changing light bulbs, shutting off leaking plumbing fixtures, resetting switches, and clearing plugged commodes and drains.
Perform grounds maintenance such as mowing, edging, and weeding at facilities, transit centers, bus stops, and park-and-ride lots.
Perform basic painting and remove graffiti.
Move furniture, equipment, and office items.
Respond to adverse weather by operating snowplows, sanders, snow blowers, de-icing equipment, water or chemical trucks, tractors, and loaders; chaining buses; assisting disabled equipment; and clearing snow from passenger areas.
Assist with installing and replacing bus stop signs and installing or replacing shelters, including related concrete work.
Assist with installing, repairing, removing, or replacing electrical devices and wiring, including communications wiring.
Assist with servicing shop equipment, the bus washer, and steam cleaner.
Assist with removing, replacing, or repairing plumbing fixtures.
Assist in fabricating brackets, bench seats, storage racks, and other specialty items.
Assist in repairing broken or damaged shop equipment using cutting and welding equipment.
When needed, help Vehicle Service Workers clean transit coaches and support vehicles and maintain their fluid levels.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain dependable attendance and be able to work any day of the week and any shift, including day, swing, and graveyard shifts.
Promote and model safety by reporting and addressing safety issues, supporting safety campaigns, maintaining a safe work area, and assisting with safety training documentation and certification recordkeeping.
Retain public records in accordance with C-TRAN’s Public Disclosure Policy No. 510.