Facility Maintenance Technician

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The Facility Maintenance Technician is responsible for repairing and maintaining Houston Food Bank’s facilities, systems, and equipment. This position will maintain a safe and efficient operation while maintaining all electrical maintenance, plumbing, Life Safety systems, and all building mechanical systems.

Job Type: Full-time

The Facility Maintenance Technician is responsible for repairing and maintaining Houston Food Bank’s facilities, systems, and equipment. This position will maintain a safe and efficient operation while maintaining all electrical maintenance, plumbing, Life Safety systems, and all building mechanical systems.

• Reliable, consistent attendance is a requirement. This position requires punctuality and dependable attendance to meet the needs of the business, including attending and taking part in meetings and presentations.
• Follows all work safety policies and procedures.
• Completes repair and maintenance work orders requests in a timely manner, and triages requests to prioritize the most critical repairs.
• Maintains parts and tools inventory at the direction of the facility manager/director.
• Inspects and performs preventative maintenance on facilities and systems, which may include mechanical or electrical systems, environmental management systems, generators or power management systems, or fire or safety systems.
• Schedules maintenance or repairs to minimize disruptions to organizational operations wherever possible.
• Maintains compressor system, including minor repairs.
• Maintains the organization’s stability and reputation by complying with legal requirements.
• Conducts daily, weekly, and monthly inspections of Life Safety systems.
• Maintains all facility maintenance and Life Safety systems.
• Maintains necessary reports on Life Safety systems.
• Member of the safety committee.
• Member of the emergency response team.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma from an accredited school or general education development (GED) certificate.
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of maintenance, basic plumbing, electrical, experience.
• Must have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and insurance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Must be able to work with a diverse population.
• Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal codes and standards.
• Understand Life & Fire systems, and sprinkler Systems.
• Ability to apply basic technical skills and knowledge to complete assigned work.
• Proven communication skills, both verbally and written.
• Must be able to solve routine problems by following defined procedures.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

Carries out responsibilities in accordance with HFB policies.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Action-Oriented / Customer Focus / Drives for Results / Informing / Approachability / Learning on the Fly / Perseverance / Self-development / Listening / Peer Relationships / Integrity and Trust / Functional/Technical Skills

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required daily to analyze and interpret data, communicate, and remain in a standing or stationary position for a significant amount of the workday; and often access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices.

The employee must regularly move around the facility, use hands, wrists, and fingers to grip, push, pull, type, and write. The employee will regularly climb ladders and perform tasks at elevated heights. The employee…