Critical Facility- Mechanical Lead

Salute Inc.; Rayville (LA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Salute Inc. in Rayville, LA is seeking a Critical Facility Technician – Mechanical Lead to provide technical leadership for the data center's mechanical systems, oversee installation, testing, and ongoing maintenance.

You will mentor technicians, drive preventive maintenance, analyze data for reliability, and coordinate with construction teams to ensure compliant, safe, and efficient operation of HVAC, plumbing, and related equipment.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of rack installation processes.
• Strong observational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Physical ability to lift 50 lbs., climb ladders and access high areas.

Responsibilities

• Work with Construction teams to ensure reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations.
• Responsible for preventive maintenance on mechanical, air handlers, HVAC, plumbing systems, and periodic testing of the equipment.
• Utilize programs and procedures to maximize equipment operability and efficiency while minimizing life cycle costs.
• Understand potential equipment failures and provide technical support to Operations in case of critical system failure.
• Perform Root-Cause Failure Analysis and facilitate corrective action.
• Validate maintenance performance by analyzing trends and maintenance data.
• Provide guidance and technical support to Facility Operators.
• Represent the operations department in project meetings as needed.
• Establish and review project objectives, policies, procedures (MOP, SOP, EOP) and performance standards.
• Directly work with technicians in day-to-day operations and maintenance of electrical critical facility equipment.
• Ensure Site Teams are proficient in system operation and maintenance techniques.
• On-call to respond to emergencies at the data center.
• Perform preventive tests and analyze data to ensure proper functioning of all installed mechanical components.

Skills

Good observation skills

Problem-solving ability

Independent work

Physical ability to lift 50 lbs and Cl

Rack installation processes

Education

Associate's degree in Engineering

Engineering field experience

Tools

Rack installation

Microsoft

Job description

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Critical Facility- Mechanical Lead

Full Time Dedicated Rayville, LA, Rayville, LA, US

Salary: $33.00 Annually

TheCritical Facility Technician – Mechanical Leadserves as the lead mechanical journeyperson , providing technical leadership and guidance while working alongside onsite Critical Facility Engineers. The Mechanical Lead is responsible for ensuring the overall reliability, performance, and operational health of all critical mechanical infrastructure within the data center environment. This includes oversight of mechanical system installation , acceptance testing, and advanced technical support for site operations. The Mechanical Lead leverages extensive hands‑on experience to install mechanical systems, mentor, train, and develop technical staff, ensuring technicians possess the skills necessary to safely diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex mechanical system issues.

Primary Duties within v a r i e d s cop e o f wo r k a nd c lient e x pe c tati o ns will ran g e f r om:

• Work with C o n s truct i on t e ams to e n sure the r elia b ili t y and maintai n ability of ne w and m o dif i ed installat i ons. En s ure new l y built s ys t ems m e et design in t ent and per f o r m without issue duri n g the f a cil i ty ac c eptance testing pha s es. R e view c onstruct i on eq u i p m en t submittals, c ommiss i oning pla n s and identify p ote n tial deficienci e s.
• Responsible for conducting and/or o ver s eei n g pr e ven t ative m ai n tenance o n r eg u lar mechanica l , air h andlers, HVAC, plumbing sy st e ms, and p eriodic testing of t h e equi pm ent
• Utilize established programs and procedures to maximize equipment operability and efficie n c y whi l e minimizing life c ycle c o s ts.
• Understand potential equi p ment f ai lu res and p r ovide full tech n ical support to Operations te a ms in t h e e vent of a crit i cal s y s t e m failure.
• Perform Root-Cause Failure Analysis and facilita t e c o r rect i ve a c tion.
• Validate mai n tenan c e per f ormance b y analyzi n g t r e n ds, o per a tional hi s to r y, and maintenan c e data.
• Provide at request guidance and technical support to Facility Operators.
• Represent the o p e rat i on depart m ent in p r oje c t m e et i n gs as needed.
• Establish and review project objectives, polic i es, p r oc e d u res (MO P , S O P, and E OP ) and perfo r mance standar d s wi t hin boundaries o f c ompa n y policies. Put the s e in c l ear concise work st a t e ment for the f i e l d . F o ll o w S O Ps and MOPs a nd o ther w ork p r ocedur e s p recisely
• Directly work with assigned technicians in all aspe c ts of day - to-d a y o perations and m ainte n ance of all el e ctrical crit i cal faci l i t y e q ui p ment.
• Ensure Site Teams are p r of i cient s yst e m o pe r ation and mai nt enace tech n i q ues.
• Provides direct i on and tra i ni n g to le s s e xperie nc ed O &M Sp e cialist s .
• On-call to res p o nd t o e m e r g enc y situ a tions at the da t a ce nt er.
• Perform pr e vent a ti v e t e sts a n d analyze data to ensure the p r oper funct i oning of all installed mechanical components
• Performs unsched u led ma i nte n ance t asks and res p onse t o req u ests on a reg u lar basis, i n cl u di n g assessing t h e n a tu re of the emerge n c y, d e t e rmini n g a sol u ti o n to pr e v e n t further da m age or p r obl e ms, and i dentifyi n g the re s o urces n e eds t o re s o l ve the p r obl e m
• Be responsible for ens u ri n g the rel i a b ility and s afe t y of the data cen t er sys t ems b y m o n i toring, oper a ti n g, and mai n taini n g, Data c enter s y st e ms and equi p ment
• Work in c onjuncti o n with b uil d i n g ass o cia t es and thir d - p arty ven d o rs t o opti m i z e o perat i ons and energy efficie nc y
• Work with ou t si d e ven d o rs on sc h ed u led mai n tenan c e on var i ous buil d i n g sys t e ms
• Responsible for daily, weekly, monthly, and annual preventative m aintenance f o r d ata center Operat i ons, incl u di n g es c orti n g v en d ors w h ile on-site.

Additional Acco un t ab i l iti e s:

• 100% accurate and timely submission of ti m esh eet d ocument a tion in Field Se r vi c e
• 100% fulfillment of co ntra c tual exp e ctat i ons as defi n e with Client SOW specific to sched u led servi c e del i ve r y
• 100% completion of r eq u ired Talent LMS based trai n i n g courses as a s signed
• 100% adherence to Salute Mission Critical safe t y sta n dar d s and best pra c tices
• 100% adherence to clie n t s ecurit y /priv a cy pr a ctic e s a nd expect a tions

Required Qu a li f ication s, S kil l s, a n d Ex p e r i en c e for S u cc e ss for varied C lient S O W :

• Associate's deg r ee in Engi n eeri ng , b u il d i n g e n gi n eeri n g is preferab l e fr o m an acc r edited universi t y or e q ui v ale n t en g i n eeri n g field e xperie n c e
• Knowledge of rack installation processes
• Good observation skills and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to suc c essfully w ork in d epen d ently
• Safely able to lift 50 lbs., w ork on s tep ladders up to 12 f e et and cl i mb ve r tical l a dders up to 20 f eet.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, and E x p e r i en c e:

• 3 + years of e x perie n ce i n cri t ic a l f a ili ty o p er a t i o ns e n g i n eeri n g a nd m a i n te n an ce su p e r visi o n
• Knowledge of d a tacenter ce n ter f un ctio na li t y
• Microsoft