Facilities Technician (Columbia, SC)
Position Summary
The Facilities Technician I performs general facilities maintenance tasks and assist in maintaining various facility equipment in accordance with safety, preventative, and predictive facilities maintenance processes and standards.
Job Duties
Educational Requirements
A high school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is required.
Experience Requirements
One year of facilities maintenance experience with experience in electrical, plumbing, HVAC and/or general repairs is required.
Skills and Competencies
All employees are expected to demonstrate accountability, collaboration, communication, customer focus, and innovation. Additional requirements of this position include:
The Facilities Technician I performs general facilities maintenance tasks and assist in maintaining various facility equipment in accordance with safety, preventative, and predictive facilities maintenance processes and standards.
Job Duties
- Performs general facilities maintenance, construction, and repair tasks according to service, quality, and safety standards.
- Installs, inspects, repairs, and performs preventative/predictive maintenance on mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, safety, and waste management systems. Follows standard operating procedures with guidance.
- Assists with miscellaneous facilities projects, including painting, drywall, carpentry, fixture installation, and moving furniture or materials within the facility.
- Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of buildings/grounds and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of buildings, building components, and grounds.
- Utilizes a work order system to log activities as required.
- Performs facilities maintenance duties including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, plumbing, troubleshooting, and repair of wall and floor coverings.
- Works with or assists trades contractors to complete projects or complex repairs.
- Performs or assists with the completion of preventive/predictive maintenance on plant facilities and associated equipment.
- Engages in activities that create a continuous improvement environment, sustains lean processes, and suggests areas of improvement in quality, cost, delivery, reliability, and safety. Actively supports lean, 5S, root cause analysis and value stream management initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned.
Educational Requirements
A high school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is required.
Experience Requirements
One year of facilities maintenance experience with experience in electrical, plumbing, HVAC and/or general repairs is required.
Skills and Competencies
All employees are expected to demonstrate accountability, collaboration, communication, customer focus, and innovation. Additional requirements of this position include:
- Fundamental understanding of plumbing and repair.
- Fundamental understanding of electrical wiring for outlets and lighting.
- Basic carpentry and fabrication skills.
- Ability to distinguish colors of wire in machinery.
- Ability to safely operate forklifts and other powered industrial vehicles.
- Knowledge of or the ability to learn the operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of various manufacturing facility equipment systems, such as: air compressors, boilers, chillers, generators, air purification, and pumps.
This is a temp-hire position