Night Shift Data Center Facilities Technician

Salute Inc.; Waukee (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Salute is a leading provider of cutting-edge Data Center Infrastructure Services, dedicated to serving data center clients worldwide. Salute Inc.

seeks a Data Center Facilities Technician to support electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire life safety systems for hyperscale clients, ensuring uptime and regulatory compliance. You will work with contractors to review quality, perform preventive maintenance, and provide smart/remote hands assistance within SLA while prioritizing safety and cost

Qualifications

• Level I- Associates Degree or minimum of 2 years’ experience in electrical/mechanical industry
• Level 2- Associates Degree or minimum of 3 years’ experience in electrical/mechanical industry
• Level 3- Bachelor of Science in Engineering or minimum of 5 years’ experience in electrical/mechanical industry
• Possess understanding of mechanical, electrical, fire life safety systems, LAN/wireless network systems used in a data center
• Ability to process Hands/Eye requests as required (Tape rotation, Rack and Stack of equipment, inventory hardware, power cycle devices, patch cable install/removal)
• Mechanical aptitude for installing, maintaining, and/or troubleshooting large commercial and industrial systems
• Certification in CPR/First Aid, NFPA 70 E, and OSHA, forklift training
• Ability to lift 50 lbs or greater

Responsibilities

• Develops approaches to keep operational costs to a minimum, improve efficiency, and implements new strategies for Mechanical, Electrical, and Fire Life Safety systems
• Tests performance of electromechanical assemblies and electronic volt meters
• Reads blueprints, schematics, diagrams or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of processes
• Inspects equipment for defects, leaks, and potential issues
• Installs electrical/electronic parts and hardware in housings/assemblies with hand tools
• Aligns, fits or assembles component parts using hand/power tools
• Operates, monitors, maintains, and responds to abnormal conditions in Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Life Safety, Security Systems, Building Monitoring Systems, and Control systems
• Analyze systems to ensure best practice for internal/external customers
• Provides feedback on effectiveness of existing standards and processes
• Works with contractors and consultants to review quality assurance for all system expansions, corrections, and upgrades
• Collaborates on the tracking and completing aggressive preventive and predictive maintenance programs
• Collaborates on determining maintenance requirements for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire life safety systems, and security systems
• Provide smart/remote hands assistance within specified SLA
• Moves/Adds/Changes hardware install including labeling, power connectivity, and network cable connectivity

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

LAN/ wireless networks

CPR/First Aid

NFPA 70E

OSHA

Lifting 50 lbs

Education

Associates Degree or 2+ years in electrical/mechanical

Associates Degree or 3+ years in electrical/mechanical

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or 5+ years in electrical/mechanical

Job description

Salute is a leading provider of cutting-edge Data Center Infrastructure Services, dedicated to serving data center clients worldwide. Salute Inc.

seeks a Data Center Facilities Technician to support electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire life safety systems for hyperscale clients, ensuring uptime and regulatory compliance. You will work with contractors to review quality, perform preventive maintenance, and provide smart/remote hands assistance within SLA while prioritizing safety and cost