Facilities & Maintenance Technician

Living Water Clinic; Lindsay (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Living Water Clinic – Clínica Agua Viva in Lindsay, CA is seeking a Facilities & Maintenance Technician responsible for keeping the clinic facilities, grounds, vehicles, and mobile clinics safe, clean, and functional. You will perform general maintenance, repairs, preventive tasks, and support operations across multiple sites while ensuring infection control and patient privacy.

The ideal candidate is dependable, mechanically inclined, safety-conscious, organized, and able to work independently.

Qualifications

• Experience in general maintenance in a healthcare or similar environment.
• Ability to perform carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC basic tasks within scope.
• Strong safety awareness and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Perform general building maintenance and repairs within authorized skill and safety limits.
• Maintain grounds, vehicles, and clinics; ensure cleanliness and infection control.
• Identify issues and escalate when needed; document completed work.
• Support daily logistics and maintain professional presence around patients and staff.

Skills

Maintenance

Electrical basics

Plumbing basics

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Position:Facilities & Maintenance Technician

Location: Lindsay, CA

Job Id:221

# of Openings:1

Facilities & Maintenance Technician

Living Water Clinic – Clínica Agua Viva
Location: Lindsay, CA | Travel throughout Tulare County and surrounding service areas
Department: Maintenance
Reports To: Facilities Coordinator / Operations Management
Supervises: None
Employment Status: Full-Time, Regular

Position Overview

The Facilities & Maintenance Technician is responsible for supporting the safe, clean, functional, and well-maintained condition of Living Water Clinic – Clínica Agua Viva facilities, grounds, vehicles, trailers, and mobile medical and dental clinics.

This position performs a wide variety of general maintenance, repairs, preventive maintenance, groundskeeping, facility improvement, and operational support duties across clinic locations. The technician is expected to proactively identify maintenance needs, address issues within their training and authorized scope, communicate and document completed work, and promptly escape work requiring licensed or specialized professional services.

The ideal candidate is dependable, mechanically inclined, safety-conscious, organized, trustworthy, adaptable, and able to work independently while remaining accountable to management. Because this position works in healthcare environments, the employee must understand the importance of cleanliness, infection control, patient privacy, minimizing disruptions to patient care, and maintaining a professional and respectful presence around patients, providers, and staff.

Employees are also expected to respect and support Living Water Clinic – Clínica Agua Viva’s Christian mission and workplace culture.

General Maintenance & Repairs

• Perform general building maintenance and repairs within authorized skill and safety limits.
• Perform carpentry, drywall repair, minor framing, patching, caulking, painting, staining, and related repairs.
• Assist with renovations, facility improvement projects, and general repairs.
• Install or replace flooring, baseboards, shelving, cabinets, vanities, fixtures, thresholds, and similar items.
• Repair, assemble, modify, and install furniture and equipment.
• Hang, adjust, lubricate, repair, stain, and paint doors.
• Safely operate and maintain hand tools, power tools, saws, and other maintenance equipment.
• Recognize when a repair is outside the employee’s training, authorization, or scope and promptly notify management.

Plumbing, Electrical & HVAC

• Perform basic, non-licensed plumbing troubleshooting and repairs within authorized scope.
• Repair or replace accessible plumbing components such as sinks, faucets, toilets, supply lines, and related fixtures.
• Address minor clogs, slow drains, and accessible leaks when safely permitted.
• Perform basic irrigation and sprinkler repairs.
• Perform minor electrical maintenance within authorized scope, including basic work involving lights, switches, outlets/GFCIs, and fixtures.
• Maintain interior and exterior lighting.
• Replace HVAC and mini-split filters and perform basic preventive maintenance.
• Monitor HVAC systems for unusual sounds, temperatures, leaks, or performance concerns.
• Identify and elevate electrical, plumbing, HVAC, or mechanical issues requiring licensed or specialized service.

Grounds & Exterior Maintenance

• Perform routine landscaping, trimming, weed removal, debris removal, and general groundskeeping.
• Pressure wash and clean exterior areas as needed.
• Inspect and clean accessible gutters when safe and authorized.
• Conduct basic roof inspections and report damage, leaks, or deterioration.
• Perform minor exterior sealing and caulking.
• Inspect parking lots, walkways, signage, irrigation, exterior lighting, and building exteriors.
• Safely operate ladders, landscaping equipment, saws, and chainsaws when properly trained and authorized.
• Maintain grounds and exterior areas in a safe, clean, and professional condition.

Vehicles, Trailers & Mobile Clinics

• Maintain a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Safely operate company maintenance vehicles.
• Transport equipment, furniture, tools, materials, and supplies between clinic locations.
• Safely connect, tow, maneuver, back, and park utility trailers when properly trained and authorized.
• Assist with cleaning and maintaining mobile medical and dental clinics.
• Perform minor mobile-clinic repairs involving seals, filters, hardware, fixtures, and general upkeep.
• Assist with basic routine vehicle and mobile-unit maintenance when trained and authorized.
• Inspect mobile clinics and trailers for visible maintenance, safety, or operational concerns.
• Report vehicle, trailer, or mobile-unit issues requiring professional repair.

Preventive Maintenance & Safety

• Conduct scheduled facility walkthroughs and preventive maintenance inspections.
• Proactively identify leaks, moisture, damage, deterioration, safety hazards, and needed repairs.
• Inspect doors, locks, lighting, plumbing, HVAC, roofs, grounds, flooring, fixtures, and general building conditions.
• Maintain clear exits, walkways, and access areas.
• Respond appropriately to urgent facility issues, including leaks, HVAC failures, broken doors or locks, flooding, electrical concerns, and other building emergencies.
• Follow applicable PPE, ladder, fall-protection, tool, chemical, equipment-safety, and workplace safety requirements.
• Document and elevate conditions that cannot be safely or appropriately corrected in-house.

Inventory & Operational Support

• Assist with maintenance inventory and ordering.
• Maintain appropriate supplies of PPE, tools, filters, hardware, plumbing and electrical supplies, paint, cleaning products, and commonly used maintenance materials.
• Identify supply shortages before materials are depleted.
• Prepare material and supply lists for upcoming projects.
• Pick up and deliver approved materials and supplies.
• Maintain organized maintenance vehicles, storage areas, tools, and equipment.
• Assist with clinic moves and relocations.
• Move furniture, equipment, supplies, and other materials as needed.
• Assist with deliveries, supply runs, storage organization, event setup and tear-down.
• Provide reasonable cleaning and janitorial assistance when operationally necessary.
• Support daily logistics between clinic locations.

Communication & Documentation

• Communicate professionally and respectfully