Facilities Maintenance Tech

Facilities Maintenance Technician

Hiring Range: $27.37 - $30.80 Hourly

New to the City of Grand Junction Team? Receive 40 Hours Paid Time Off with your first paycheck!

The Facilities Maintenance Technician will perform a variety of building maintenance activities; troubleshoot and repair equipment and systems; replace fixtures, filters, and parts; paint; perform some minor carpentry activities; replace lights, switches and fuses. Candidates should be highly self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

The Facilities Division is committed to maintaining the cleanliness, sanitization, maintenance, and optimal functioning of City buildings and facilities. We take pride in our work and adapt quickly to policy and process requirements at the departmental, local, and State level in order to ensure the safety and health of our fellow employees and community members who work at and visit our facilities.

• Perform installation, repair, and maintenance of assigned systems, equipment, grounds, buildings, and facilities.
• Perform routine and non‑licensed electrical work.
• Perform plumbing work.
• Perform building renovations and repairs including removal or installation of flooring and ceiling tiles, sheet rock and drywall, fixtures and appliances and painting of interior and exterior surfaces.
• Perform maintenance or arrange for service of recycling equipment including conveyors, blowers, baler, tools, and other equipment.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.

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This position is a safety position, which means you will be subject to random drug screens due to the nature of the work performed.

• Two (2) years of facilities maintenance experience.
• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Colorado driver’s license.
• Some assignments in this classification may require the possession of, or the ability to obtain, a universal refrigeration license.

Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, we kindly request that you do not include the dates of your education to include years of attendance or graduation on your application, resume or attachments.

The City is committed to supporting the health and well‑being of employees and their families. Our near‑site Sage Health & Wellness Center offers free or low‑cost healthcare services for employees and dependents enrolled in a City health plan. Services include preventive care, health assessments and coaching, treatment for common illnesses, lab services, physical therapy, a medical massage therapist, and behavioral health counseling.

The clinic also offers wellness programs, challenges, and classes that empower employees and their families to stay healthy and thrive.

Grand Junction, Colorado is the gateway to the mountains and canyon lands of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Centrally located between Denver, CO (250 miles east) and Salt Lake City, UT (270 miles west), Grand Junction is surrounded by 1.2 million acres of public land. Residents enjoy world‑class whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Green Rivers, golfing, fishing, skiing and snowboarding, and exploring mountain bike and hiking trails through the Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa National Forest.

Grand Junction has a robust downtown and hosts multiple art, music, food, and market events annually. With a population of over 150,000 in Mesa County (65,000 within the City limits) we have many of the big town amenities without the big town stresses such as traffic and trail congestion. With an average of 245 days of sunshine, Grand Junction is the perfect place to work and play.

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At the City of Grand Junction, we proudly operate as an Equal Opportunity Employer, purposely building an inclusive workforce representative of various cultures, perspectives, and experiences. We believe in respect for all and do not discriminate based on hair, race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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