Senior Facilities Technician

 

 

Summary

The Senior Facilities Technician works under minimal supervision to safely perform inspection, repair, and preventive maintenance of various facilities items in an aviation environment. Candidate is highly skilled in the mechanical field, familiar with safety practices and understands the importance of maintaining equipment in peak operational condition.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs ongoing facility maintenance and completion repairs on equipment.
• Maintaining the integrity of the facility, conducting routine and scheduled maintenance tasks, and addressing unexpected breakdowns and damages.
• Inspecting, testing, and repairing systems such as plumbing, electrical, heating, and air conditioning.
• Repairing office furniture, replacing light fixtures, and maintaining air conditioning and heating systems.
• Ensuring that facilities meet safety, health, and operational needs and standards.
• Point of contact and coordinator for outside contractor support.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

 

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
  
  
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
  
  
• Dependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
  
  
• Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence, and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

 

• Safety – Observes safety and security procedures, determines appropriate action beyond guidelines, uses equipment and materials properly, and reports potentially unsafe conditions.

 

• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
  
  
• Work Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

 

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

High School education or equivalent required.  Minimum of three years’ recent applicable related experience.  Experience in the aviation industry preferred however other industry related experience will be considered. Proven work experience as a Facilities Maintenance Mechanic.  Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.  Certification from a vocational school or completion of apprenticeship is a plus.  Certification in electrical, mechanical, plumbing and/or HVAC desirable.

 

Employees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals and schematics.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Must hold and maintain a valid state driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents as well as communicate effectively with other maintenan