Facilities Maintenance Technician

ETCOG; Kilgore (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

East Texas Council of Governments seeks a skilled Facilities Maintenance Technician to support its Facilities Manager in maintaining and repairing ETCOG's facilities across the 14-county region in Texas. The role covers interior and exterior upkeep, HVAC units, electrical fixtures, and safety compliance.

You will work independently with minimal supervision in both owned and leased properties, applying hands-on construction skills to keep buildings visually appealing and functioning smoothly.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' experience in facilities maintenance or related trades.
• Experience with electrical repairs, plumbing, carpentry, HVAC and light fixtures.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision in owned and leased facilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair ETCOG facilities across the 14-county region.
• Address HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry and safety needs.
• Perform light renovation, furniture repair and general upkeep.

Skills

Electrical repair

Light fixtures

Plumbing

Carpentry

HVAC knowledge

Furniture repair

Job description

Do you enjoy rolling up your sleeves to identify, troubleshoot and repair light maintenance jobs such as plumbing, carpentry or electrical issues? We're looking for a skilled and capable Facilities Maintenance Technician with a minimum of three years' experience to assist our Facilities Manager in maintaining and repairing ETCOG's facilities across our 14-county region. As our Facilities Maintenance Technician, you'll use your all-around construction skills and hands-on problem-solving abilities to ensure our facilities, both interior and exterior as well as their properties, are in top shape, aesthetically pleasing, and running smoothly. Whether it's fixing HVAC units, light fixtures or ensuring safety standards are met, you'll work independently with minimal supervision in our owned and leased facilities and their properties to keep things in excellent condition. If you thrive on solving challenges and can flexibly adapt to varied tasks, we want you on our team, comeput your maintenance, handyman, or facilities experience to work in a flexible part-time role. Prior eligible government, public-sector service, or ISD in Texas, may count toward retirement service credit under our pension plan.

Seeking specific skills and abilities in these areas: Electrical repair, light fixtures, plumbing, carpentry, knowledge of HVAC units, and furniture repair, assembly and arrangement.

East Texas Council of Governments is a voluntary association of counties, cities, school districts and special districts within the fourteen-county East Texas region. We assist local governments in planning for common needs, cooperating for mutual benefit and coordinating for sound regional development. Either directly, or through our contractors, ETCOG provides programs and services for East Texas seniors, employers and job seekers. We also build the 9-1-1 emergency call delivery system, provide peace officer training and homeland security planning services; and deliver rural transportation services, business finance programs, grant writing services and environmental grant funding for the region.