Multi Skilled Operator

Salute Mission Inc.; Red Oak (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 holidays

Floating holidays

PTO

Medical, Dental, Vision (Day 1)

401(k) with vesting + match

HSA

Gym discounts

Discounted programs

ID theft protection

Job summary

Salute is seeking a Multi-Skilled Operator (MSO) in Red Oak, TX. The MSO is responsible for electrical, mechanical, and fire/life-safety equipment in the data center, performing preventative maintenance, daily corrective work, and emergency response.

The role interfaces with Data Center Operators, clients, and vendors to maintain uptime well above 99.999%. Duties include monitoring, troubleshooting, reporting, and site operations per SLA.

Job description

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Multi Skilled Operator

Field Full Time Dedicated Red Oak, TX, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 2649

Salute is a leading provider of cutting‑edge Data Center Infrastructure Services, dedicated to serving data center clients worldwide. We pride ourselves on delivering sustainable solutions, unparalleled reliability, and outstanding customer service. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Multi-Skilled Operator to join our team and drive our relationships with hyperscale clients to new heights.

Salute Benefits That Put You First

We know life doesn’t stop when work begins, that’s why we offer perks designed to support your well-being, your family, and your future:

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy 8 company-paid holidays , 2 floating holidays , and PTO so you can rest, celebrate, and take care of what matters most.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: IncludingMedical, Dental, and Vision that you can enroll in starting on Day 1. Coverage begins the first of the month following 30-days of employment.
• Peace of Mind: The Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees, even if you do not participate in the benefits package.
• Your financial future matters: Enjoy our employer-supported 401(K) with immediate 100% vesting, plus a 3% employer match and a 50% match on the next 2%.
• Wellness Support: Access to HSA , mental health resources, and gym discounts -because your health matters.
• Extra Protection & Perks: Through discounted group programs, such as legal services , home & auto insurance , pet insurance , and ID theft protection for life’s unexpected moments.

Multi-Skilled Operator (MSO)

Job Description:

The MSO is responsible, as part of a team, for ensuring that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency. This involves both planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response to emergent issues. The MSO primarily interacts with Data Center Operators (DCOs), clients, and vendors. Data center equipment that supports mission-critical servers must maintain better than 99.999% uptime. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, emergency diesel generators, electrical switchgear, UPSs, PDUs, AHUs, chillers, cooling towers, chemical treatment systems, pumps, motors, VFDs, and building automation systems, and a basic understanding of this equipment would be preferred.

The MSO also provides comprehensive data center white space support for IT infrastructure, which may include monitoring, troubleshooting, reporting, and day-to-day maintenance - all of this being site-dependent and as per the service level agreements with our clients. MSOs are also responsible for using event monitoring and management systems to provide notifications and escalations to stakeholders during service outages.

• Basic knowledge of site facility infrastructure regarding power, thermal management and associated systems.
• Working knowledge of facility equipment including, but not limited to, pumps, compressors, CRACs, UPS, generators, switch gear, BMS, life-safety systems, security systems and more.
• Work with senior colleagues, team members, vendors and other stakeholders to test and install data center infrastructure equipment and services.
• Work closely with senior staff to ensure that operational services functionality meets or exceeds customer expectations for performance, reliability, escalation, and communication, as per SLA.
• Work closely with vendors to resolve service-affecting incidents and/or outages.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and equipment problems, placing service calls when problems remain unresolved.
• Provide data center white space support to managed services, including, but not limited to:
• routers and switches
• other customer or self-owned digital infrastructure
• Perform trouble isolation and resolution as needed.
• Perform maintenance as needed/directed.
• Perform day-to-day operations, functional maintenance on infrastructure equipment to ensure the reliability and resilience of the data center environment, as per checklists and procedures.
• Perform consolidated event management for all monitored equipment at the data center site.Provide monitoring and overall support, ensuring successful operation of all site facility and other mission-critical equipment infrastructure (Generators, UPS, Thermal Management, Electrical infrastructure, etc.)
• Experience from stacking and racking of servers to battery/power and structured cabling.
• Generate end user performance reports as needed.
• Troubleshoots and resolves client-side problems, when so required.
• Produce reports with metrics on service requests, problem management, backup and statistics, number of events for internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor capacity utilization.
• Manages/Monitors physical access to data centers.
• Successfully execute Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs), when so required at site.
• Trains new staff on all processes and procedures that relate to all of the above.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills. Must be able to logically analyze, isolate and resolve site and customer-facing service issues. Proficient in monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Good English communication skills, both verbal and written.
• As a condition of employment, the employee must successfully complete a background investigation

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Proven track record of success and delivering results.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship‑building skills, conducive to team development.
• Physical work ability to lift 18-23kgs (40-50lbs) on a regular basis, and able to use server lift or pallet jacks.
• Military experience would be an advantage.

Benefits Disclosure

Our comprehensive benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), gym discount, mental health, Discounted Group Life & AD&D, Discounted Group Short & Long‑term Disability, 401(k) retirement matching, PTO/paid holidays, and parental leave. This posted hourly rate is the final rate of pay for the position, based on job‑related factors consistent with applicable law.

If you are a motivated and results‑driven individual with a passion for data center services and a knack for building strong client relationships, we want to hear from you.

Salute is an equal opportunity employer committed to celebrating diversity, creating an inclusive environment for all employees, and providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants; if you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our Human Resources department at [e-mail] for more information.