Maintenance Technician - Full Time - Santa Rosa

Join Friedman’s, where our mission is to Deliver the Human Side of Home Improvement. Named a “Best Place to Work” and voted Sonoma County’s Best Home Improvement Store 14 years in a row, we’re built on a positive, team-oriented culture built on decades of trust and service.

We offer bundled benefits; eligibility for a discretionary bonus; 401(k) match. You’ll also enjoy a generous employee discount and tuition reimbursement to support your career path.  At Friedman’s, you’re not just starting a job, you’re joining a team that leads, grows, and builds something bigger together.

Summary:

At Friedman’s Home Improvement, we strive to deliver the Human Side of Home Improvement.  We are Born to Connect, Lead, Grow, Serve & Care. The Maintenance Technician I and II’s primary focus is safety and security of installing, maintaining, and repairing machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems in all out locations.  The Maintenance Technician I and II will use preventive and predictive maintenance processes, and rapidly troubleshoot equipment breakdowns, quickly restoring equipment to service to support the successful operation for Friedman’s Home Improvement locations. Other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

Maintenance Technician I

• Maintain a clean, safe working environment
• Clean, repair and maintain physical structure of locations
• Visually inspect, maintain, service, and repair assigned equipment on a scheduled time basis, including pipe machines, saws, torches, yard carts, nursery, H-carts and light towers
• Perform Lockout, Tagout procedures and equipment safeguards  
• Service and maintain Company vehicles within specified time parameters.  Perform repairs internally and/or coordinates repairs with outside vendors
• Maintain and dispose of defective and damaged products that become hazardous materials, including used batteries, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, paint, thinners, lacquers, pesticides, and related materials
• Set up and operate machine tools such as grinder, drill, and panel saw, table saw, and produce materials list, layout, and fabricate various projects out of wood, steel, and other materials using shop equipment
• Fabricate and repair counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures
• Remove and maintain vegetation on store premises, weed eat and spray vegetation
• Operate cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts
• Understand basic AC/electrical operation and safety procedures. Perform basic A/C electrical repairs, including repairing light cords, changing ballasts, changing outlets
• Complete Maintenance Work Order Requests, with follow up and close within system in a timely manner
• Regular and dependable attendance and punctuality

Maintenance Technician II:  In addition to the above:

• Maintain, service and repair power industrial tools and equipment

• Visually inspect, maintain, service and repair buildings and equipment including, but not limited to, roll-up doors, entrance doors, fans, heaters, and vacuums, utilizing outside vendors when necessary
• Install, diagnose, and repair D/C or A/C electrical, such as conduits, wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment
• Lay-out, install, and maintain pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, repair and replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment
• Set up and operate machine tools such as grinder, drill, and panel saw, table saw, to repair or fabricate machine parts, jig, fixtures, and tools
• Administer Forklift Training