Maintenance Tech 1
About The Position
The Maintenance Tech 1 inspects, calibrates, troubleshoots, repairs, tests, and maintains facility systems and equipment in a multi-building, multi-campus setting. Systems may include mechanical, HVAC, electrical, lighting, fire, life-safety, boilers, refrigeration units, compressors, motors, pumps, and associated controls. The role provides maintenance services to keep the client’s building infrastructure and grounds operating effectively. The technician performs routine inspections, preventive maintenance, calibration, and functional and operational testing; completes corrective and preventive work orders; and documents work and equipment histories in a CMMS. The position also involves daily building surveys, maintaining equipment and work areas, safeguarding client property, and communicating equipment and repair status to a supervisor. The technician may coordinate with other vendors and work with employees and customer representatives across departments. The role requires compliance with applicable safety policies, OSHA and state and municipal requirements, and use of task-appropriate PPE. The technician is expected to pursue training and continued professional development. On-call availability for emergencies on nights, weekends, and holidays is required, along with flexible hours to accommodate client needs.
Requirements
- Good general working knowledge of trades in a general contractor setting.
- Proven mechanical ability and aptitude.
- Good computer skills.
- Ability to work cooperatively with others.
- One or more active trade licenses, such as Universal Refrigeration and/or another HVAC-related license.
- Current driver’s license.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to understand business implications and decisions, develop and implement cost-saving measures, and conserve organizational resources.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
- Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization and interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to learn specialized equipment operation by studying manufacturer manuals and installer instructions.
- Ability to perform the listed physical activities for up to and over two-thirds of work time, including standing, walking, sitting, handling objects, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing or balancing, talking, hearing, and smelling.
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds for up to two-thirds of work time.
- Close, distance, and color vision, and depth perception.
- Ability to work in wet or humid conditions, near moving mechanical parts, at heights or precarious places, and with potential exposure to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather, extreme cold and heat, electrical shock risk, and occasional loud noise.
Nice To Haves
- Operating knowledge of and troubleshooting ability with equipment via a Building Management System.
- Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.
- Five or more years of related experience and/or training at a semi-skilled level in general maintenance in a commercial setting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Responsibilities
- Inspect, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, test, and repair facility systems and equipment.
- Perform routine inspections, preventive maintenance, calibration, and functional and operational testing.
- Use the CMMS to document tasks and maintain equipment histories, including parts replaced, hours worked, response time, and completion time.
- Complete assigned corrective and preventive maintenance work orders in a timely manner.
- Interpret and provide feedback on building and electrical schematics and engineering record drawings as systems and equipment change.
- Maintain equipment, tools, and work areas in a clean, safe, and orderly manner.
- Apply national and local codes when repairing equipment and perform work in accordance with OSHA, state and municipal requirements, and C&W Services safety policy.
- Operate specialized test and calibration equipment to verify that facility equipment meets manufacturer or original engineering specifications.
- Perform quality work and regularly communicate repair status to the supervisor.
- Work with employees and customer representatives from various departments and, when required, coordinate activities with vendors and specialists.
- Perform other tasks assigned by the supervisor in response to client needs.
- Conduct daily building surveys to identify repair and preventive maintenance tasks.
- Report regularly to the supervisor on conditions related to general operations.
- Seek training and continued professional development in technology, safety, and general skills.
- Safeguard the client’s tools, materials, and equipment from theft and misuse.
- Be available for on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays to address emergencies, and work flexible hours to accommodate client needs.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may enroll in health, vision, and dental insurance programs.
- Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
- Retirement savings plans.
- Life and disability insurance programs.
- Paid and unpaid time away from work.
- Competitive pay, subject to eligibility factors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
