General Maintenance Technician

EMCOR Facilities Services, Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

EMCOR Facilities Services in Cincinnati, Ohio seeks a General Maintenance Tech to join our team. The role covers carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and general repairs in a busy facility.

You will inspect equipment, perform preventive maintenance, and respond to work orders. Must be a reliable self-starter with good communication and the ability to work in occupied spaces.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED required.
• 4–6 years of related maintenance experience.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Able to perform electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and carpentry tasks.

Responsibilities

• Inspect equipment daily and perform repairs to electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.
• Complete general building repairs and painting, fix leaks, replace fixtures and hardware.
• Replace lighting components, ceiling tiles, and maintain exterior and interior lighting.

Skills

Carpentry

General handyman

Reading tape measure

On-call availability

Teamwork

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Tools

Tape measure

Job description

Job Summary

EMCOR Facilities Services has an immediate opening for a General Maintenance Tech in Cincinnati, Ohio. High quality standards is a must. The candidate must be able to work in a team environment and possess good oral and written communication skills, professional appearance, and good attitude required. Must be self‑motivated and a self‑starter. General handy man, carpentry skills, replace ceiling tiles, repair locks, closures, repair walls, painting, rubber base, carpet, and floor tile. Minor plumbing repairs: unclog sinks, toilets, fix minor leaks. Electrical: replace ballast bulbs, etc.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Check equipment at the facility daily to make sure the equipment is running and in good working order. Make repairs if necessary. This includes electrical, plumbing, and HVAC equipment.

Completes general building repairs, including repair and painting of walls, doors, floors, etc. Completes repairs to plumbing system including fixing leaks, stoppages, repairs or replacement of sinks, piping, valves or drains and toilets.

Replaces lighting components, ceiling tiles, and grids throughout the buildings and offices.

Maintains building lighting, parking lot lighting, lighting contractors, emergency lights/exit lights, and 120‑volt outlets, photoelectric eyes for exterior building lighting and lighting contactors that are controlled by the energy management system.

Maintains all equipment and inventory of product. In winter months, snow removal includes running snow blower and spreading calcium chloride.

Maintains doors and door hardware, repairing or replacing if necessary.

Responsible for accurate and timely paperwork related to essential duties and responsibilities. Ordering MEP supplies and controlling stock.

Communicates directly with the customer and manager in assuring that all aspects of a work request are understood, that parts must be ordered, or that the requested completion date will be delayed for any reason not discovered during the conversion of the work request into a work order.

Repair and replace carpet tile & rubber base if necessary.

Maintain other tenant space within the building to the same expectations for plumbing, etc.

Qualifications

Education

(HS Diploma, Undergraduate Degree, etc.)

HS Diploma or GED.

Business Experience

(Prior years work/related experience)

4 – 6 years related experience.

Licenses/Certifications

Must possess a valid driver license.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Technical Qualifications & Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Ability to read a tape measure and perform basic addition and subtraction required for measuring and cutting materials to be incorporated into finished work.

Ability to work and communicate professionally in occupied space environments with a variety of customers.

Ability to be on‑call 1 week a month, minimum.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The associate frequently is required to climb or balance. The associate is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell. The associate must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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Notice to Prospective Employees

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