Facilities & Maintenance Technician II: Hands-On Builder

Salt Lake County

West Jordan (UT)

On-site

USD 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

39 hours ago

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Job summary

Salt Lake County is seeking a maintenance technician to perform routine and basic work across facilities, grounds, and equipment, including repairs, remodeling, and general construction tasks to maintain and upgrade existing properties. The role requires hands-on experience, the ability to work with electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, and locksmith tasks, and adherence to safety and county policies.

A valid Utah driver's license is required, and background and drug testing are part of the

Qualifications

Two (2) years of experience in related building maintenance and/or construction trade.
A valid Driver's License accepted by the State of Utah is required at the time of hire. A valid Driver's License issued by the State of Utah must be obtained within six (6) months of hire to operate a county vehicle.
Some Departments may require a current Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Medical Card at the time of hire AND/OR attainment of a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six (6) months of hire.
Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.
Must receive a verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting this position. May be subject to random alcohol and drug testing. May be subject to post-accident and reasonable suspicion alcohol and drug testing.

Responsibilities

Transports and operates light, medium, and/or heavy-duty equipment.
Operates and performs general maintenance on service vehicles, equipment, and assigned hand tools/power tools.
Prepares a variety of routine records and reports, and maintains records of work requests, routine equipment maintenance, and safety records.
Assists with loading and unloading dock deliveries and shipments.
Troubleshoots and performs basic repair and building maintenance involving electrical, carpentry, plumbing, HVAC, masonry, glazier, and painting tasks. Keeps alert for facility problems that could be safety or security issues.
Performs electrical functions involving plug and play, small portable UPSs, and light fixtures, configures cubicles and workspaces that plug into existing circuits, replaces de-energized lamps, outlets, and switches, resets circuit breakers, and changes faceplates.
Performs plumbing functions, including changing batteries in faucets and flush valves, adding salt to softeners, plunging sinks and toilets, pouring water in floor drains to eliminate sewer smells, tightening toilet seats, and repairing lawn sprinklers.
Changes filters and lubricates motors on HVAC systems.
Assembles/disassembles, designs, relocates, and repairs modular furniture partitions, workstations, shelving, and other office furniture.
Maintains facility grounds, including cutting grass, weeding, watering, aerating, fertilizing, seeding turf, installing and maintaining sprinkler systems, trimming shrubbery, and snow removal.
Constructs and maintains curbs, gutters, waterways, sidewalks, retaining walls, fences, and flatwork.
Replaces exterior and parking lot light bulbs and performs parking lot striping, curb painting, and window cleaning.
Frequent inspection of hooks, straps, beams, and supports for signs of overloading and excess stress.
May read blueprints, schematics, hazard warnings, and safety instructions. Lays out jobs, makes rough sketches showing materials and dimensions, estimates labor, determines methods, materials, and time requirements, and ensures that code requirements, safety regulations, and safe work practices are followed.
May order and maintain stock of materials and supplies. Picks up and distributes cleaning supplies within facilities.
May assist licensed electricians and plumbers with work/functions requiring a license to perform. Please refer to the CMS II Essential Functions Cheat Sheet for what can or cannot be done without a license in these areas.
May assist County HVAC technicians with the maintenance and repair of HVAC equipment, systems, air compressors, and boilers. Please refer to the CMS II Essential Functions Cheat Sheet for what can or cannot be done without a County HVAC technician.
May provide locksmith services to all facilities. Installs mechanical and computerized locks; programs and maintains computerized door locks; repairs broken locks on doors, cabinets, and desks; cuts keys using a key machine. Calls County locksmith when needed.