Maintenance Technician II - Buffalo, NY

Position Summary

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the routine and proactive maintenance of the facility as well as coordinating vendors to reflect a professional working environment.

 

Objective

Coordinate all activities to ensure that required daily tasks are accurately completed in an efficient and timely manner.  Perform routine repairs, maintenance, and/or housekeeping to facilities as directed. Coordinate maintenance and/or housekeeping activities under the direction of management to ensure that required daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, annual tasks are accurately completed in an efficient manner to ensure that the building/site is maintained at expected sanitation and facility standards. 

 

Major Roles & Responsibilities

• Follows, updates, and executes corrective, preventive, and reactive maintenance duties.
• Ensure that the building/site is maintained at expected sanitation and facility maintenance levels.
• Complete and document daily and weekly work checklists as assigned and scheduled.
• Responsible for Moving, Storage, and disposal of client tested samples per client protocol.
• Perform and assist housekeeping in special cleaning projects as assigned.
• Equipment maintenance and monitoring
• Maintain and update campus PM system or work order system
• Assists in set up of company sponsored events.
• Assist in Site security duties as needed.
• Interior and exterior grounds maintenance
• Flexibility to handle off hour emergency calls pertaining to facilities.
• Remove snow from sidewalks as needed, if required. Dispense salt as needed.
• Performs necessary facility related inspections.
• Responsible for Implementation and maintenance for facilities department 5S.Other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager
• Interact and support subcontractor activities

 

Additional Responsibilities for Technician II:

• Contacts approved subcontractors for quotes and to schedule approved projects
• Work with contractor’s cradle to grave on approved projects
• Maintain building/site regulatory compliance (OSHA, DOT, FDA, EPA)
• Review and prioritize maintenance work order requests. Provide timely resolution to ensure the least disruption.
• Assess down equipment, perform repair and/or determine the need for contractor support.
• Perform and record preventative maintenance to production and building equipment.
• Promptly respond to requests for technical support regarding all test, conditioning, and support equipment.
• Effective verbal/written communication to management, suppliers, and vendors as needed.
• Provide technical consultation to management, suppliers and vendors providing direction to techs, analysts, and associate engineers, as needed.
• Write, train, implement and update lab procedures, equipment use, calibration / verification, and preventative maintenance procedures, and technical procedures, providing direction as needed.
• Communicate with repair service providers for outsourced services to equipment.
• Receive purchased equipment and log into calibration system, file manuals and calibration records, install said equipment and any support services required, perform equipment shakedown and verification if applicable.
• Spec., quote, and purchase facility equipment, instrumentation, fixtures, and lab & safety supplies to meet the requirements of laboratory staff.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Management

 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• General maintenance experience, including a practical ability to perform various carpentry, plumbing, and painting tasks.
• Ability to perform work from ladders, scaffolds, and powered lift platforms.
• Must be able assemble and disassemble various types of modular office furniture including partitions and wall sections.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to be subject to both external and internal environmental conditions.
• Ability to be subject to a variety of physical conditions.
• Ability to wear safety gear as needed to perform specific functions.
• Valid NYS driver's license.

• Experience with Maintenance Management Systems
• Ability to utilize shop machine tools.
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Experience and Educational Background Required for the Job

• High school diploma or equivalent and 1 year experience

 

Technician II:

• High school diploma or equivalent and 5 years of experience

 

Compensation Range: $20 - $30 hourly (e.g., the job posting is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, and actual compensation is subject to variation due to s