Facility Maintenance Specialist (Temporary Employment) (Pendleton)

Initial Posting Date:

12/30/2025

Application Deadline:

01/11/2026

Agency:

Department of Corrections

Salary Range:

$3,854 - $5,320

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Facility Maintenance Specialist (Temporary Employment) (Pendleton)

Job Description:

Facility Maintenance Specialist , Temporary Employment ( Pendleton)

Work Site – City, State hyperlink

Oregon Department of Corrections

This position is a temporary appointment anticipated to last 6 months, though, may be extended or decreased due to business need. Internal candidates may be considered as a job rotation with their current manager's approval.

About the Job – Your Role

Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution has a temporary employment opportunity for a Facility Maintenance Specialist, you will perform skilled and semi-skilled maintenance, repair, and preventive maintenance work to support facility buildings, grounds, and equipment. You will complete assigned work orders, assist with daily operations, and ensure facilities are maintained in a safe, functional, and efficient condition.

Your work will span multiple building trades, including carpentry, plumbing support, electrical support, painting, welding, lock repair, and general maintenance. You will also assist with grounds maintenance, material handling, and tool inventory while following all safety, security, and operational procedures. Daily assignments will vary based on facility needs and workload.

This position is unrepresented and may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of: a) general building maintenance; b) carpentry; c) electrical; d) mechanical; e) painting; or f) plastering experience.
A journeyman's license/card in any of the above trades will substitute for this experience.

Be sure a copy of your journeyman's license/card is attached to your application form.


 

Adopted Date: 10/01/2005

Requested Skills

• Operate and maintain a variety of hand, power and pneumatic tools.
• Perform semi-skilled tasks of various trades.
• Evaluate information against a set of standards and verify that it is correct.
• Identify the nature of repair and maintenance problems.
• Talk to others to effectively convey information.

Application Information

• In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the job posting close date.
• The job posting closes at 11:59 PM (PDT/PST) on the close date. After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the two questionnaires relating to public records requests and veterans’ preference immediately following your submittal. These questions are necessary to complete the application process.
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