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Overview
We are hiring for our Facilities Maintenance Technician position in preparation for an upcoming retirement. This role plays a crucial part in performing skilled preventative and corrective maintenance on District buildings, systems, and equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. Duties include a broad range of skilled trade tasks, coordination with vendors and contractors, accurate recordkeeping, and the procurement of parts and materials in compliance with established procedures.
If this sounds like a match for your skills, please take a moment to review the job posting below.
Examples of Duties
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
MAINTENANCE TASKS: Performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled trade tasks for the maintenance, repair, improvement and operation of District buildings, equipment and grounds including, but not limited to, painting, masonry, carpentry, grounds maintenance, plumbing, and heating/cooling systems. Schedules and prioritizes daily tasks in alignment with supervisory guidance. Meets timelines and cost limitations or alerts manager when budget or timelines may be jeopardized. Applies judgement and creativity to repair and/or maintenance issues of a more complex nature and recommends solutions.
HAND TOOLS: Operates a variety of hand and power tools necessary for building maintenance and performs basic repairs on tools. Maintains records of repairs performed.
TRANSPORTS: Transports supplies, parts and materials from various District facilities and vendors as required. Operate various types of equipment to move, load, and unload material as required. Drives or operates a variety of District or rented vehicles and equipment as needed.
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT: Inspects, tests, repairs and maintains assigned specialized equipment for the District.
PARTS PROCUREMENT: After receiving appropriate approval, purchases equipment and parts as needed to complete tasks using applicable purchasing procedures and guidelines. Solicits bids in partnership with the District’s Procurement and Contracts Administrator as directed.
RECORDS: Ensures accurate input into the District’s enterprise resource planning system to maintain comprehensive maintenance cost records by project and/or location.
VENDOR/CONTRACTOR LIAISON: Acts as a liaison with vendors and contractors regarding coordination, scheduling, and quality of work on assigned maintenance tasks. Provides specifications for scopes of work as needed to support facilities projects.
AFTER-HOURS SUPPORT: Participates in after-hours rotation providing 24×7 facilities maintenance support.
For a complete description of each of these areas of responsibility, as well as the secondary functions, we invite you to review the job description.
Qualifications
The education and experience minimum requirements below are those typically required for performing the job functions (unless specifically noted to be preferred). Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
EDUCATION:
High school diploma is required, and some post high school education in technical related fields preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
Four (4) years of work experience in building maintenance trade tasks.
For additional information on the requirements for this position, please see the job description.
Supplemental Information
TVF&R evaluates each applicant’s work history and responses to supplemental questions. Please be sure to thoroughly answer the application’s supplemental questions to ensure our subject matter experts can appropriately evaluate your experience and qualifications.
ANTICIPATED TIMELINE:
Consideration of candidates will occur immediately upon application receipt, with evaluation steps moving very quickly for qualified candidates. The open period may close without notice as soon as a sufficient number of qualified candidates are received.
The target start date is mid-November.
COMPENSATION:
The hourly range for this position is $36.63 – $49.56 per hour. The starting pay assignment is based on a candidate’s bona fide factor analysis in accordance with the District’s pay equity system and the Oregon Equal Pay Act.
WORK LOCATION:
The position primarily works onsite at TVF&R’s Logistics Service Center located at 9991 SW Avery St, Tualatin, OR 97062
VETERANS PREFERENCE:
It is the District’s policy to provide eligible veterans with preference as required by law. Applicants must provide certification of eligibility for entitlement to the preference (e.g. DD-214 long form clearly showing discharge status) with the application submission by the closing date of the posting.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
TVF&R is an equal employment opportunity employer and seeks to attract a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve in order to deliver safe, professional, and high-performance service.
ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
Persons needing accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for any part of the application process should contact Human Resources staff at 503-649-8577. We accept operator relay calls. If you’re deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please call 711 for assistance.
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