Facilities Maintenance Technician

New Ulm; New Ulm (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

New Ulm is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician under the Financial Manager to maintain and repair public buildings and properties. The role ensures a safe, functional, and welcoming environment through inspections, preventive maintenance, and occasional after-hours response.

Responsibilities include maintaining electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and building systems, managing digital work orders, coordinating with vendors, and keeping accurate records.

Qualifications

• Know custodial methods and safe chemical handling.
• Understand basic mechanical systems, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting.
• Familiar with HVAC, hydronic heating, irrigation systems and preventive maintenance.
• Strong organizational skills for records and inventories.
• Able to use hand and power tools and outdoor equipment.
• Interpreting technical documents such as meters, gauges, blueprints, maintenance manuals.

Responsibilities

• Record inspection, maintenance and replacement activities via digital work orders.
• Develop and update preventative maintenance schedules and templates.
• Maintain regulatory compliance records (elevator safety, SDS).
• Budgetary needs communication to supervisor.
• Organize and inventory tools and supplies.
• Inspect and maintain fire extinguishers, alarms, HVAC maintenance.
• Coordinate testing of safety systems and maintenance of fleet vehicles.
• Coordinate vendor and contractor activities and manage projects.

Skills

Record keeping

HVAC knowledge

Electrical basics

Carpentry basics

Pest control

Snow removal

Safety procedures

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Blueprints

Maintenance manuals

Digital work orders

Job description

Under the general direction of the Financial Manager, the Facilities Maintenance Technician is responsible for the maintenance, general upkeep, and minor repairs of assigned public buildings and properties. This position supports a safe, functional, and welcoming environment and may include facility inspections, equipment operation, preventative maintenance, and occasional after-hours response.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

Record Keeping, Planning, and Regulatory Compliance

• Document all inspection, maintenance, and replacement activities via detailed digital work orders.
• Research manuals and industry best practices to develop and update preventative maintenance schedules and work order templates.
• Keep and submit all records necessary to maintain county, state, and federal regulatory compliance e.g., elevator safety.
• Update and maintain a compilation of material safety data sheets (SDS).
• Complete required safety training and adhere to all safety regulations.
• Compile and communicate budgetary needs to supervisor regularly.
• Organize and inventory tools and supplies.

Preventative Maintenance

• Inspect, test, and maintain fire extinguishers, emergency exit signs, and lights
• Coordinate smoke alarm, fire alarm, fire strobe lights, carbon monoxide detector, fire sprinkler system, and panic button testing and maintenance.
• Wash, wax, vacuum, fuel, and coordinate regular maintenance of PUC Administration fleet vehicles.
• Replace HVAC filters and drive belts, clean and flush condensate pans and drains, and clean ceiling vents.
• Coordinate seasonal inspection and maintenance of HVAC systems.
• Inspect and clean all air intake and exhaust vents.
• Test and maintain eyewash stations.
• Coordinate testing and maintenance of all battery backups and outlets.
• Coordinate elevator inspections and repairs.
• Test, maintain, and replace AED and first aid units.
• Conduct annual maintenance of water heaters.
• Exercise all indoor and outdoor water and natural gas valves regularly.
• Coordinate regular window washing of all windows, including seasonal deep cleaning.
• Maintain all break room appliances.
• Lubricate door, hinge, and other components.
• Replace filters on water fountains and other systems.
• Buff and seal flooring.

Upkeep Building, Grounds, Tools, and Supplies

• Regularly survey buildings and grounds, document and communicate findings.
• Maintain all workspaces in a clean and organized manner.
• Clean and maintain all equipment and tools necessary for the position.
• Mow lawn, trim edges, blow/rake leaves, trim shrubs, pull weeds, pick up trash and debris, and generally upkeep landscaping.
• Operate and maintain the sprinkler/irrigation system.
• Administer basic pest control, as needed.
• Shovel and salt sidewalks during winter, as needed.
• Ensure all maintenance and custodial supplies are ordered, stocked, and distributed accordingly.
• Replace light bulbs, clock batteries, restroom tissue paper, hand soap, hand sanitizer, paper towels, et cetera.
• Program and adjust thermostats.
• Dispose of shredded paper, recycling, trash, compost, and all other discarded items properly.
• Clean light diffusers and shampoo doorway rugs and mats.
• Conduct spot cleaning when custodial staff is not scheduled or available.
• Launder all rags, towels, mops, and other cloth supplies and equipment.

Building and Systems Light Maintenance and Repairs

• Paint and repair walls, window screens, blinds, light switches, doors, locks, faucets, trim, ceiling panels, weather stripping, caulking, leaking toilets, clogged pipes, et cetera.
• Facilitate maintenance of building envelop including roofing, gutters, masonry, windows, doors, plumbing, intake and exhaust openings, et cetera.

Vendor and Contractor Coordination and Management

• Facilitate use of third-party vendors and contractors for maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement, as needed.
• Get price quotes and estimates for all third-party work.
• Act as a central point of contact with vendors and contractors to conduct maintenance and replacement activities.
• Manage building and systems maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement projects.

Other Responsibilities

• Work with other utility staff to ensure consistency of preventative maintenance activities across all utility buildings.
• Assist with preventative maintenance at all utility buildings, as time allows.
• Respond promptly to fire alarms, trouble calls, and ad hoc requests.
• Set up, take down, and move office furniture and other materials.
• Identify and propose energy and water efficiency opportunities.

The aforementioned functions are normal for this position. They are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA’s)

• Knowledge of custodial methods, cleaning agents, equipment and best practices, including safe handling of chemicals.
• Working knowledge of basic mechanical systems, plumbing, electrical components, carpentry, and painting techniques.
• Understanding of HVAC, hydronic heating, and irrigation systems, including routine preventative maintenance procedures.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain accurate records, inventories, and service logs.
• Skilled in the safe and effective use of hand tools, power tools, and outdoor equipment, including lawn care and snow removal machinery.
• Ability to interpret and use technical documents such as meters, gauges, blueprints, maintenance manuals, and schematics.
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively as part of a facilities or maintenance team.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact positively with co-workers, contractors, customers, and the public.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Minnesota driver’s license.
• Functional knowledge and demonstratable experience with personal computers, smart phones, e-mail, digital work orders and record keeping.
• Experience with HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry systems.
• 2-5 years of building/facility maintenance experience.

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work frequently walking and occasionally requires standing, sitting, speaking or hearing, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions; work requires ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arms length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).