Maintenance Technician I

US Facilities • Augusta, GA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

U.S. Facilities, Inc. is accepting applications for an anticipated opening for a Maintenance Technician I at a location in Augusta, Georgia. The role supports facilities maintenance operations by responding to work orders, troubleshooting issues, and performing preventive and corrective maintenance on mechanical equipment, fixtures, and facility systems. The goal is to help keep facilities safe, clean, operational, and welcoming. Hiring and start dates depend on business needs; applying does not guarantee an offer of employment.

The position supports contract compliance for assigned operations and maintenance work, assists technicians and facility attendants as needed, and provides timely service and feedback to customers. Duties may change to meet evolving business and operational needs. The role involves work inside facilities and outdoors on surrounding grounds, parking lots, and sidewalks, with possible travel to nearby company, customer, or vendor locations and occasional air travel to more distant locations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Hands-on plumbing experience.
• Understanding of mechanical maintenance concepts.
• Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-form instructions.
• High attention to detail and ability to work with little or no direction at times.
• Strong verbal and written communication and customer-service skills, with a friendly, cooperative, team-oriented attitude.
• Ability to handle job and work-environment demands while maintaining acceptable performance and interacting professionally and pleasantly with clients, including during stressful periods.
• Demonstrated computer skills, including Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Flexibility to work overtime, various shifts, weekends, holidays, and alternative work schedules as needed.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment substance-abuse test and obtain a security access badge at the client’s location.

Nice To Haves

• Two to three years of QA/QC experience.
• Journeyman electrician certification or HVAC certification.
• Experience in operations and maintenance in an industrial, large commercial, or logistics distribution environment.
• Good standing with the applicable state licensing board.
• Knowledge of drywall, patching, and painting; electronic door-locking mechanisms; facility mechanical systems such as heating and ventilation, plumbing, and conveyors; and equipment such as pumps, motors, gearboxes, supply and exhaust fans, power-transmission components, cranes, and hoists.

Responsibilities

• Support contract compliance for assigned operations and maintenance tasks at designated facilities.
• Respond to work orders, trouble calls, and hot and cold calls, providing timely service and customer feedback.
• Assist technicians and facility attendants with work orders as needed.
• Create and update task orders and work orders in the CMMS as assigned.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on equipment and building systems.
• Operate and perform routine maintenance and repairs on HVAC equipment and related systems.
• Perform general carpentry, painting, plumbing, and electrical repairs.
• Repair building fixtures, including lights, locks, windows, doors, screens, walls, floors, gutters, and drains.
• Repair parking lots and sidewalks, paint parking lines, and maintain signs and lighting.
• Inspect subcontractor work for compliance with contract standards and approved scope of work.
• Review existing documentation and help develop process documentation to meet work-practice and contract quality-assurance requirements.
• Take action to prevent nonconforming work in processes and systems.
• Promote safety by applying appropriate practices and following procedures while performing maintenance tasks.
• Perform additional or different duties as necessary to meet business needs and operational requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Healthcare benefits for the employee and family.
• Matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid time off.
• Learning and development opportunities, with a promote-from-within philosophy whenever possible.
• Opportunity to make a visible difference in the facilities supported.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED