Facilities Maintenance Engineer

UPLIFT Desk; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

401K with 4% match

Excellent health insurance

Flexible spending account

Life and disability insurance

Free UPLIFT Desk

Product discount

Snacks and drinks

On‑the‑job training

Team culture

Job summary

UPLIFT Desk is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Engineer in Austin, TX to maintain our facilities, equipment, vehicles, and leased properties. This hands‑on role involves diagnosing issues, sourcing parts, and performing repairs with internal resources whenever possible.

The ideal candidate has broad maintenance experience across HVAC, plumbing, electrical, automotive, carpentry, and general building systems, with strong communication skills for coordination with tenants, vendors, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance experience across facility, equipment, and building systems.
• Ability to diagnose unfamiliar problems and source parts.
• Experience across HVAC, plumbing, electrical, automotive, carpentry, or general maintenance.
• Strong communication with employees, tenants, vendors, and contractors.
• Ability to prioritize and complete repairs.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair facility, equipment, vehicle, and property issues using internal resources.
• Troubleshoot problems, research solutions, and determine parts, tools, materials, and steps needed to complete repairs.
• Perform hands-on maintenance across building, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, automotive, and other facility systems.
• Source and order parts, tools, and materials and work with other team members to complete repairs.
• Determine when repairs can be completed internally and when licensed or specialized outside services are required.
• Perform preventive maintenance and identify developing problems before they result in larger repairs or downtime.
• Respond to maintenance needs across company facilities and leased spaces and follow each issue through resolution.
• Communicate directly and professionally with tenants regarding repairs, access, responsibilities, costs, and timelines.
• Prepare and maintain basic agreements, repair documentation, invoices, expense records, and other maintenance or property-related records.
• Track tenant-related charges and bills and follow through on collection of amounts owed.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Diagnostic skills

HVAC

Plumbing

Electrical

Carpentry

General maintenance

Prioritization

Communication

Tools

None

Job description

Position Summary

At UPLIFT Desk, we’re not just building ergonomic workstations—we’re shaping how people work and live. As the ecommerce industry leader in height-adjustable desks, we’ve grown by delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions that promote health, productivity, and well-being. Our success is rooted in our core values: Customer Obsession, Innovation, Accountability, and Results Oriented.

As a Facilities Maintenance Engineer at UPLIFT Desk, you will help maintain our facilities, equipment, vehicles, and leased properties. This is a hands‑on role for someone who enjoys figuring out how things work and how to fix them. When something breaks, you’ll diagnose the problem, research solutions when needed, determine what parts or materials are required, and work to complete the repair using our internal resources whenever practical.

This role requires experience across multiple types of maintenance and repair work, along with the ability to learn and troubleshoot unfamiliar problems. You’ll also work directly with tenants in our leased spaces, coordinate maintenance responsibilities, prepare basic written agreements, track expenses and bills, and follow through on amounts owed. We’re looking for someone who takes ownership of problems from identification through resolution rather than automatically relying on an outside contractor.

What You'll Bring

• Strong hands‑on experience troubleshooting and completing facility, equipment, mechanical, or general repairs.

• Ability to diagnose unfamiliar problems, research solutions, identify needed parts and materials, and determine how to complete the repair.

• Working knowledge across multiple maintenance areas such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical, automotive, carpentry, or general building maintenance.

• Ability to independently prioritize maintenance needs and follow problems through to completion.

• Professional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with employees, tenants, vendors, and contractors.

Bonus Points For

• Experience maintaining commercial buildings, warehouses, or multiple facilities.

• Experience troubleshooting and repairing HVAC, plumbing, electrical, vehicles, or mechanical equipment.

• Experience working with commercial tenants or leased properties.

• Experience sourcing parts and materials and comparing repair options and costs.

• Experience preparing basic agreements, tracking expenses, invoicing, or collecting amounts owed.

What You’ll Do

• Diagnose and repair facility, equipment, vehicle, and property issues using internal resources whenever practical.

• Troubleshoot problems, research solutions, and determine the parts, tools, materials, and steps needed to complete repairs.

• Perform hands‑on maintenance and repairs across building, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, automotive, and other facility systems within the scope of the role.

• Source and order parts, tools, and materials and work with other team members to complete repairs.

• Determine when repairs can be completed internally and when licensed or specialized outside services are required.

• Perform preventive maintenance and identify developing problems before they result in larger repairs or downtime.

• Respond to maintenance needs across company facilities and leased spaces and follow each issue through resolution.

• Communicate directly and professionally with tenants regarding repairs, access, responsibilities, costs, and timelines.

• Prepare and maintain basic agreements, repair documentation, invoices, expense records, and other maintenance or property‑related records.

• Track tenant‑related charges and bills and follow through on collection of amounts owed.

Benefits

• A merit‑based environment that rewards growth and accomplishment regardless of seniority

• Generous paid time off

• 4% 401K company matching with instant vesting (after one year)

• Excellent group health insurance available to employees and dependents, including domestic partners (medical plan, 2 dental plans, and a vision plan to choose from)

• Flexible spending account (FSA) for health care and child care costs

• Company-paid & Supplementary Life Insurance; Long‑term & Short‑term disability

• Free UPLIFT Desk (after one year)

• 50% discount on all UPLIFT products

• Free healthy (and not so healthy) snacks and drinks

• On‑the‑job training and skills development

• A supportive and engaging work culture that promotes healthy living

Position Details

• Compensation:$85,000 + DOE

• Type: Full‑time

• Employee Status: Regular

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm, 40 hours per week

• Location: Austin, Texas

About UPLIFT Desk

As a fast growing, mid‑sized Direct To Consumer (DTC) brand company, it’s our mission to deliver sincere, world‑class customer service. We provide optimally designed, quality office solutions to customers. We focus on happier & healthier customers and employees!

UPLIFT Desk has revolutionized the way people shop for office furniture. It all starts with our award winning UPLIFT Standing Desk, made even better when accessorized with our entire UPLIFT office furniture line. Our product line includes most furniture an office could need. We design office products that optimize customers’ comfort, health, and productivity. Our Product Development team focuses on designing the highest quality ergonomic office furniture. Then our Content team's ecommerce website offers customers the ability to configure products specifically to their needs. Our amazing Order Processing and Warehouse teams make sure we have inventory and ship orders the same day. Customers receive award winning support from our Sales and Customer Service and Warranty teams. We offer the best 15 year warranty in the business! Our Interior Design and Contract Sales teams specialize in large office furniture layouts for commercial buildings that serve most Fortune 500 companies.

Award winning UPLIFT Desk is loved globally!

• Rated Best Standing Desk by New York Times Wirecutter 9 years in a row

• Hundreds of thousands of happy customers around the world sit and stand at an UPLIFT Desk

• Google reviews - 4.9 rating with thousands of reviews

We value our environment:

• We plant 5 new trees in U.S. National Forests for every solid wood desk sold. By partnering with the National Forest Foundation, we're able to plant tens of thousands of new trees each year

• Solar powered operations: Our Austin facilities produce over a megawatt of electricity through roof‑mounted solar panels on three large warehouses

• We use sustainable materials in our products. Some examples are:

• Bamboo Desktops, Drawers, & Motion Boards: The world's fastest‑growing plant, Moso bamboo is a grass that grows as quickly as an inch an hour

• Eco Curve Desktops: Eco Curve desktops use 100% recycled MDF and have the lowest carbon footprint in the industry due to not using edgebanding, backer boards, adhesives, or solvents

• Rubberwood Desktops: Pará rubber trees produce 99% of the world's natural rubber latex. The rubber production lifespan of these trees is exhausted after about 25‑30 years. Our rubberwood desktops give the trees a second life

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)

UPLIFT Desk believes in building an organization whose staff reflects the true diversity of our community. We hire, promote, and reward employees based on results and professional performance. UPLIFT Desk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, partnership status, ancestry, disability, or veteran status.

To all recruitment agencies: We do not accept agency resumes. UPLIFT Desk is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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