Purpose of Role / Job Summary
The Facility Maintenance Technician II is responsible for performing a wide range of maintenance and repair tasks to ensure the safe, efficient, and effective operation of facility systems and equipment. This role works independently and as part of a team to address maintenance needs and troubleshoot issues on building systems and equipment.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the knowledge, skills, and abilities identified below and perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily, either with or without reasonable accommodation. The below is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for this job's performance and is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.
Key Accountabilitie s
- Takes ownership and resolves maintenance requests, including troubleshooting, diagnosing, ordering replacement parts, and repairing mechanical and electrical issues. Records and tracks in Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system.
- Completes preventative maintenance as directed.
- Conducts repairs and makes adjustments to equipment and to facility infrastructure as needed, including doors, locks, windows, and flooring.
- Performs a variety of light plumbing, painting, electrical and carpentry functions.
- Routinely checks heating and air conditioning equipment to ensure they are functioning properly.
- Maintains accurate records of maintenance activities, including work orders, repairs, and inspections.
- Assists with facility personnel office moves, workstation setups, and helps with the setup and teardown for events and special meetings.
- Performs routine inspections of facilities to ensure compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements.
- May operate company vehicles between buildings to move supplies.
- Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
- Complies with all safety regulations and maintains a neat, clean and orderly work area.
- Rotational on call availability for afterhours maintenance and facility security.
- Uses a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
- Monitors and ensures environment maintains proper temperature and humidity range per United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations.
- Coordinates third party service repairs as needed.
- Become familiar with the equipment program in order to support equipment owners in scheduling service and maintaining proper documentation to ensure compliance.
Other
- Follows all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other applicable laboratory or company policies and procedures.
- Maintains confidential information.
- Supports and participates in company initiatives as directed.
- Performs periodic review of all applicable SOPs to ensure accuracy and confirm procedures are being performed according to SOPs. Participates in SOP writing, reviews, and revisions, as needed.
- Completes training requirements as assigned and maintains appropriate training documentation.
- Maintains compliance and adheres to all safety regulations, policies, and procedures and good documentation practices.
- Ensures compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Association of Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC), Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), and other applicable regulations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Critical Success Factors
- Ability to quickly adapt to a changing environment.
- Ability to interact effectively and professionally with staff and management and with outside customers/vendors.
- Must be highly motivated and able to work independently.
- Ability to use a variety of hand and power tools including, but not limited to, power drills and drivers, reciprocating saw, power sanders and grinders, and other common tools used in the construction and maintenance trade.
- Ladders, boom lifts, scissor lift, fork truck and other powered maintenance equipment.
- Light bulbs (fluorescent, incandescent, LED and halogen)
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, and electrical materials including PVC, galvanized metal, insulated and non-insulated electrical wire, PVC cement, drywall joint compound and other necessary solvents and chemicals.
- Generators, air compressors, water filtration systems and hazardous waste equipment.
Minimum Requiremen ts
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Two years of experience in a maintenance or service role including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and general contract work. Equivalent number of years of education or craft apprenticeship and production maintenance experience may be substituted.
- Familiarity with relevant safety regulations and procedures.
- Proficiency in using hand tools, power tools, and diagnostic equipment.
- Must possess a vali