Facilities Technician I

Big Bend Hospice; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Bend Health is seeking a dependable, hands-on Facilities Technician I to support maintenance and facility operations across multiple locations in Tallahassee. You’ll help ensure healthcare environments are safe, comfortable, and operational every day.

This role involves routine maintenance, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry work, plus travel between sites and documenting work in our system. It reports to the Facilities Manager and participates in on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of experience in general facilities/maintenance, construction, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or related trade.
• Valid Florida driver's license with clean driving history and ability to travel between locations.
• Ability to participate in on-call rotation and respond to emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine building maintenance and repairs.
• Assist HVAC preventive maintenance, filter changes, monitoring, and basic troubleshooting.
• Address routine plumbing needs such as clogs, leaks, and fixture repairs.
• Perform authorized electrical and lighting maintenance.
• Complete basic carpentry, drywall, painting, patching, shelving, cabinet, door, and hardware repairs.
• Complete preventive maintenance and facility inspections.
• Travel between Big Bend Health locations with tools, equipment, and supplies.
• Use work-ticket system to document work completed, materials used, inspections, and follow-up needs.
• Work with employees, patients, families, visitors, vendors, and contractors professionally.

Skills

Hands-on

Problem solving

Building maintenance

HVAC

Plumbing

Electrical

Mechanical

Carpentry

General maintenance

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical coursework

EPA 608 certification

Tools

Computerized maintenance systems

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Tallahassee, FL 32308Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: NoneSalary Range: $21.00 - $25.00 HourlyTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: AnyJob Category: FacilitiesBuild it. Fix it. Maintain it. Make a difference.

Big Bend Health is looking for a dependable, hands-on Facilities Technician I who takes pride in keeping our facilities safe, functional, welcoming, and ready to serve the people who depend on us.

This is more than a maintenance job. You’ll be an important part of the team behind the scenes—helping ensure our healthcare and hospice environments are safe, comfortable, and operational every day.

If you’re the person who enjoys figuring out how things work, solving problems, working with your hands, and seeing the results of a job well done, we’d like to meet you.

What You’ll Do

As a Facilities Technician I, you’ll support maintenance and facility operations across multiple Big Bend Health locations. No two days are exactly alike.

• Performing routine building maintenance and repairs
• Assisting with HVAC preventive maintenance, filter changes, monitoring, and basic troubleshooting
• Addressing routine plumbing needs such as clogs, leaks, and fixture repairs
• Performing authorized electrical and lighting maintenance
• Completing basic carpentry, drywall, painting, patching, shelving, cabinet, door, and hardware repairs
• Completing preventive maintenance and facility inspections
• Maintaining lawns, landscaping, grounds, walkways, parking areas, entrances, and other exterior spaces
• Safely operating and maintaining lawn and grounds equipment
• Responding to urgent facility issues, including HVAC problems, leaks, utility interruptions, plumbing failures, and other building concerns
• Supporting emergency preparedness and disaster response activities
• Traveling between Big Bend Health locations with tools, equipment, and supplies as needed
• Moving furniture and equipment and assisting with facility setups, events, and organizational needs
• Using our work-ticket system to document work completed, materials used, inspections, and follow-up needs
• Working professionally with employees, patients, families, visitors, vendors, and contractors

The position works both indoors and outdoors and provides exposure to a wide variety of building systems, equipment, maintenance activities, and healthcare facility environments.

Why This Role Matters

At Big Bend Health, facilities aren't simply buildings—they are the environments where patients receive care, families find support, and our teams do meaningful work.

Your work helps make sure:

• The lights work.
• The rooms are safe.
• The HVAC is running.
• The grounds are cared for.
• Problems get fixed.
• Emergencies get a response.
• And our team can focus on caring for others.

That makes your role an important part of the Big Bend Health mission.

What we’re looking for “We’re Looking for Someone Who…”

You’ll be a great fit if you:

• Enjoy hands-on work and solving problems
• Have basic-to-intermediate knowledge of building maintenance
• Have experience with some combination of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, carpentry, construction, or general maintenance
• Can safely use hand and power tools
• Are comfortable working independently on routine assignments
• Know when a problem is outside your scope and aren’t afraid to ask for help
• Pay attention to details and complete work thoroughly
• Understand the importance of safety in a healthcare environment
• Communicate well and treat patients, families, coworkers, and visitors with professionalism and respect
• Are dependable and willing to respond when critical facility issues arise
• Take pride in keeping both buildings and grounds looking their best

The Essentials

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least one year of experience in general facilities/building maintenance, construction, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, or a related skilled trade
• Valid Florida driver’s license with a clean driving history
• Ability to travel between Big Bend Health locations
• Ability to participate in the Facilities Department’s required on-call rotation
• Ability to respond to emergency facility needs during assigned on-call periods
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and perform physical activities associated with facility maintenance, including bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, climbing ladders, and working at elevated heights

Preferred:

• Two or more years of facilities maintenance or skilled-trades experience
• Technical, vocational, apprenticeship, or related coursework
• Healthcare, hospice, hospital, senior-living, or other regulated-environment experience
• Experience using computerized maintenance/work-order systems
• EPA Section 608 certification
• Basic HVAC training
• NFPA 70E/electrical safety training
• Additional plumbing, electrical, carpentry, or mechanical training

A Role With Variety

If you want a job where you do the same task in the same place every day, this probably isn’t it.

If you want a position where you might spend part of your day troubleshooting an HVAC issue, repairing a door, completing preventive maintenance, mowing or maintaining grounds, responding to a work ticket, or helping prepare a facility for an event—you’ll have plenty of variety here.

You’ll have the opportunity to continue building your skills across multiple areas of facilities maintenance while working alongside an experienced Facilities team.

Important to Know

This is an essential, non-exempt position that reports to the Facilities Manager.

Because Big Bend Health provides essential healthcare services, participation in the established Facilities Department on-call rotation is a condition of employment. The technician must remain reachable during assigned on-call periods and be prepared to travel to a facility when an urgent situation requires an on-site response.

The position also participates in emergency and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery activities as assigned.

Ready to Put Your Skills to Work?

If you’re a hands-on problem solver who takes pride in doing things right, we’d love to hear from you.

Bring us your maintenance experience, your mechanical mindset, your willingness to learn, and your commitment to doing quality work.

At Big Bend Health, what you maintain makes a difference.