Facilities Technician

Satellite Industries is looking for an experienced Facilities Technician to join our team in Cedar Park, TX! We aim to foster a collaborative environment where humility, teamwork, and mutual respect are key. We believe the best results come from listening, learning, and working together.

Who are we? Satellite Industries is the world's largest supplier of products to the portable sanitation industry, which includes portable restrooms, handwash units, consumables, deodorizers, vacuum trucks, unit haulers, restroom, shower, and specialty trailers.

The facilities technician position is responsible for working with the facilities staff to maintain, clean, service, and repair as instructed the facility equipment, building, and grounds according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems, and processes to support the achievement of the site’s business goals and objectives.

• Conduct routine inspections of premises and equipment.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on building, machines, and equipment used in production.
• Perform basic repairs and maintenance.
• Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
• Oversee contractors when professional repairs are necessary.
• Diagnose mechanical issues and correct them.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Perform mechanical skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Assist Warehouse Custodian with cleaning warehouse and grounds as directed.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Perform specialized duties such as audits, documentation maintenance, and continuous process improvement with limited supervision
• Train personnel and temporary workers on procedures and protocols as directed by management

• High school diploma/GED and completion of a craft apprenticeship, or equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience
• Certifications or degrees obtained from accredited continuing education facilities, such as universities, colleges, technical colleges, or vocational schools
• 4+ years of manufacturing experience; strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and industrial skills. Foundational knowledge of PLCs and HVAC highly desired
• 6+ years of demonstrated facility maintenance experience or the equivalent of training and experience

• Technical capacity
• Ethical conduct
• Results-driven
• Initiative
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Self-directed while being a team player
• Understanding of facility technician equipment use

This position does not have any direct supervisory responsibilities.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is highly active and required standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 75 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, and/or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position is classified as a safety sensitive position…