Facilities Maintenance

Academics West; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

Academics West seeks a Facilities Technician to be a vital link in keeping the community’s facilities clean and well-maintained. The role fixes basic issues, liaises with vendors, manages purchases, maintains supplies, and supports IT and front-of-house needs.

On-site presence is required, with responsibilities spanning repairs, inventory, and project support. Reporting to HR, you’ll collaborate with cleaning staff and vendors to ensure safety and compliance, while maintaining the building’s

Qualifications

• Effective communication is required to coordinate with staff and vendors.
• Self starter with ability to work independently.
• Experience with painting and spackling is necessary.
• Excellent organizational skills are essential for inventory and tasks.
• Confidentiality is important for finances and records.
• Working knowledge of Office 365 and common apps.
• Ability to follow procedures and meet deadlines.
• Maintenance, painting, spackling and light construction knowledge.
• Strong troubleshooting for day-to-day maintenance tasks.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand long periods, and work at a desk.

Responsibilities

• Inventory management and stock organization.
• Coordinate and support vendors (AC maintenance, window repair).
• Inspect facility to ensure systems working properly.
• Check restrooms are stocked.
• Review post office mail daily.
• Coordinate with cleaning staff for facility cleanliness.
• Provide general community support (printer issues, IT needs).
• Liaise with building supervisor on fire and other systems.
• Work with outsourced IT to ensure Wi-Fi and network reliability.
• Perform day-to-day repairs (painting, spackling, light carpentry).
• Assist with front-of-house operations as needed.
• Complete installations, renovations, or refurbishments as required.
• Supervise large projects with HR Manager support.
• Ensure compliance with standards and regulations (fire alarms, sprinklers).
• Identify efficiency improvements and cost-saving opportunities.
• Maintain cleanliness when cleaning staff is unavailable.

Skills

Effective communication

Self Starter

Painting and spackling

Organizational skills

Confidentiality in finances

Office 365 knowledge

Following procedures

Maintenance knowledge

Troubleshooting

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Tools

None

Job description

Benefits

• Paid time off

Start Date: Sept, 3 days a week

Role: Individual would be a vital link to ensuring that Academics West’s community has a well-functioning clean facility for its staff and students. The Facilities Technician would fix and repair basic repair issues, liaison with outside vendors, ensure all purchase orders are received for departments, maintain inventory of supplies, and conduct general repairs and upkeep of school. This individual would be the backbone of the AW ensuring that our home is clean, organized and well maintained. The facilities maintenance technician manager would report to the HR Manager. Individual needs to be on site to perform role effectively.

Responsibilities

• Inventory management; organize stock and anticipate needs
• Manage and support all vendors (e.g., AC maintenance, window repair) who work in the facility to fix items
• Review facility to ensure that all items are working properly
• Check restrooms are well stocked
• Review and check post office mail daily
• Collaborate with cleaning staff to ensure the facility is clean.
• Provide general support to the community (e.g., printer issues, physical plant needs, entry/exit technology)
• Liaise with buildings super to ensure fire system other systems function.
• Work with outsourced IT to ensure that Wi-Fi, etc. are working
• Execute day to day repairs (e.g., painting, spackling, minor carpentry) and updates to facility
• Assist with front of house day to day operations as needed
• Complete installations, assemblies, renovations, or refurbishments as needed
• Supervise large projects or renovations with support of HR Manager
• Ensure the facilities meet compliance standards and government regulations (e.g., fire alarms, sprinkler systems)
• Identify areas that can make the building more efficient and cost effective
• Ensure facility remains clean with daily upkeep provided when cleaning staff is not present

Requirements

• Effective communication
• Self Starter
• Painting and spackling experience
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Confidentiality is a priority as it relates to finances
• Working knowledge of Office 365 and applications
• Value the importance of following work procedures, meeting deadlines
• Knowledge of maintenance, painting, spackling and light construction required
• Strong ability to troubleshoot a wide variety of day-to-day maintenance topics
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., stand for long periods of time, and sit at a desk working on a computer