Building Maintenance

Bigpowderhornjobs; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort is seeking a Facilities Technician to maintain lodging, utilities, and grounds, ensuring safety and guest comfort. The role emphasizes teamwork, adaptability, and owning tasks.

This full-time, year-round position requires hands-on troubleshooting across plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and carpentry, with on-site responsibilities and clear communication in a resort setting.

Qualifications

• Broad building-maintenance experience and practical troubleshooting ability.
• Working knowledge of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, and safe tool use.
• Valid driver license and ability to travel among properties.
• Professional conduct in occupied units and respect for privacy.
• Ability to work independently and document work accurately.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and repair plumbing, electrical, HVAC, boilers, fixtures, doors, appliances, and systems within qualification.
• Perform preventive maintenance, carpentry, painting, patching, grounds work, and unit-readiness repairs.
• Respond to requests, prioritize urgent issues, and communicate status.
• Maintain work orders, records, parts usage, tools, and shop areas.
• Coordinate qualified vendors and escalated licensed-trade work.
• Support snow and ice control, seasonal setup, and projects.
• Work safely and follow resort procedures, department standards, and applicable regulations.
• Communicate clearly with teammates and leaders, and support other departments when resort operations require it.
• Provide friendly, solutions-focused service to guests and coworkers.
• Maintain clean, organized work areas and promptly report hazards, equipment concerns, or guest issues.

Skills

Broad building-maintenance experience

Practical troubleshooting ability

Residential/Facilities knowledge

Independent work capability

Documentation of work

Job description

Department: Facilities

Reports to: General Manager

Employment type: Full-time; year-round

About Big Powderhorn

At Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort, we create welcoming, memorable mountain experiences through genuine Upper Peninsula hospitality, dependable teamwork, and pride in doing the job right. Our team members look out for one another, take ownership of their work, adapt when conditions change, and put safety and the guest experience at the center of every decision.

Position Summary

Maintain lodging and resort buildings, utilities, and grounds so they remain safe, functional, and welcoming. Flexible hours.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Inspect and repair plumbing, electrical, HVAC, boilers, fixtures, doors, appliances, and systems within qualification.
• Perform preventive maintenance, carpentry, painting, patching, grounds work, and unit-readiness repairs.
• Respond to requests, prioritize urgent issues, and communicate status.
• Maintain work orders, records, parts usage, tools, and shop areas.
• Coordinate qualified vendors and escalated licensed-trade work.
• Support snow and ice control, seasonal setup, and projects.
• Work safely and follow resort procedures, department standards, and applicable regulations.
• Communicate clearly with teammates and leaders, and support other departments when resort operations require it.
• Provide friendly, solutions-focused service to guests and coworkers.
• Maintain clean, organized work areas and promptly report hazards, equipment concerns, or guest issues.

What You Bring

• Broad building-maintenance experience and practical troubleshooting ability.
• Working knowledge of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, and safe tool use.
• Valid driver license and ability to travel among properties.
• Professional conduct in occupied units and respect for privacy.
• Ability to work independently and document work accurately.

Work Environment & Schedule

Indoor and outdoor work with ladders, tools, lifting, weather exposure, and on-call needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Compliance

Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without unlawful discrimination based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, marital status, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status where protected, or any other status protected by applicable law. Retaliation for raising a good-faith concern, requesting an accommodation, or participating in a protected process is prohibited.

Qualified applicants and employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation. Big Powderhorn will provide reasonable accommodations as required by law for disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; sincerely held religious beliefs or practices; and participation in the application or interview process. Applicants may request an accommodation from the hiring manager or designated human-resources representative.

If a role requires a license, certification, minimum age, driving record, medical examination, physical-ability assessment, background check, or other pre-employment screening, the requirement will be applied only when lawful and relevant to the position. Any screening will be conducted at the legally appropriate stage, consistently for the applicable job category, and in accordance with applicable notice, authorization, confidentiality, and fair-chance requirements. Employment-eligibility verification will be completed in accordance with federal law without unlawful citizenship-status, immigration-status, national-origin, or document-abuse discrimination.

Employment with Big Powderhorn is at will to the fullest extent permitted by Michigan law. Nothing in this posting creates a contract, promise of continued employment, or guarantee of any particular schedule or term. This description identifies the position's principal essential functions but is not exhaustive. Big Powderhorn may modify duties, schedules, reporting relationships, or other job-related requirements as operational, weather, safety, or business needs change, consistent with applicable law.