Grounds/Facilities Technician

Klickitat County; Goldendale (WA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Klickitat County in Goldendale, Washington, is hiring a Grounds/Facilities Technician for Public Works. This full-time, non-exempt position performs cleaning, maintenance, and repair tasks across county facilities and related equipment to keep them safe, clean, and operational.

The role covers HVAC and building systems, grounds care, custodial duties, event setup, and emergency response with 24-hour on-call availability.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic facilities maintenance and safety practices.
• Any combination of education and experience providing required knowledge.
• Two years of skilled trades and facilities maintenance experience; two years of general construction preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain county facilities and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems.
• Set up and operate fairground events; maintain barns and related spaces.
• Maintain grounds with mowing, trimming, irrigation, and landscaping.
• Perform custodial duties including cleaning and restocking supplies.
• Respond to emergencies and maintain daily activity records.

Skills

Facilities maintenance

Troubleshooting

General labor

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Basic tools

HVAC/electrical/plumbing basics

Job description

Grounds/Facilities Technician Public Works-Goldendale, WA-Full Time- 40/hr wk-Non-Exempt-Salary Set By Union- Grade 36 or 38, Steps 1-3, $21.20-$25.28, DOQ. First Review 10/02/2026, Open Until Filled

Performs a variety of cleaning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair tasks for all County facilities and on equipment and operating systems within these areas to maintain them in a safe, clean, operational, and orderly manner. These duties and responsibilities are performed independently with limited supervision.

Essential Job Duties:

• Maintain all facilities by operating and maintaining vehicles, trucks, tractors, riding and hand mowers, small equipment such as saws, paint sprayers, pumps, and other specialized equipment and tools.
• Performs general and specialized facilities troubleshooting maintenance and repair, such as ventilation (heating and air conditioning) units/controls, painting, carpentry work, plumbing, electrical, mechanical problems, welding, brazing.
• Assist in setting up and operating fairground events, cleaning and maintaining barns including removal of animal bedding.
• Maintaining County grounds/facilities including lawns, landscaped areas and grounds as assigned by mowing, trimming, weeding, pruning, fertilizing, maintaining irrigation system and pest control. Planting of lawns, trees, flowers, shrubs. Removal of debris and repairing fences as necessary.
• Performs routine custodial work such as cleaning floors and restrooms, collecting and disposing refuse and recycling materials, and other duties as required. Performs minor plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and irrigation system repair work. Replenishes hand towels, toilet tissue, soap and other restroom materials and replaces light bulbs as necessary.
• Prepares, maintains, and installs signs, water and sewage systems and other items as required.
• Performs security and safety duties as needed by inspecting grounds and facilities and taking appropriate action. Seasonal safety duties include but are not limited to the removal of snow and ice from walkways and parking lots.
• Availability to respond to emergency conditions on a call out basis as needed 24 hours a day as determined by the department head.
• Oversees low risk community service workers and inmate trustees in the performance of maintenance and custodial work.
• Responds to telephone calls requesting services if assigned on call duties.
• Maintains daily record of activities.

Additional Job Duties:

Performs other related duties as assigned including but not limited to: framing, roofing and masonry.

Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques and related tools/equipment to accomplish the basic function of this position, including any safety and/or legal requirements. This may, but not necessarily, include specialized skills.
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the applicant with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform this job. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

High school diploma, or GED, and any combination of education and experience that would provide the applicant with the desired skills, knowledge, and ability required to perform the job;

Two years of skilled trades and facilities maintenance experience and 2 years of general construction experience preferred.

Licenses, Certificates, and Other Requirements

Valid state driver's license in state of residence

No prior criminal convictions

Ability to obtain a valid First Aid and CPR Certification