Sr. Facilities Technician

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The Sr. Facilities Technician supports the daily operations, maintenance, and reliability of facility infrastructure in a safe, efficient, and customer-centric manner. This role performs a wide range of maintenance and skilled trades work, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and general building repairs, while collaborating with internal teams and external vendors. The position plays a key role in ensuring operational continuity by proactively identifying issues, supporting preventive maintenance, and contributing to a high-quality work environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support daily facility operations in a customer-centric, safe, and efficient manner, ensuring a reliable environment that supports business and production continuity.
• Perform general facility maintenance including furniture moves, light construction, painting, cleaning, and exterior upkeep using hand and power tools.
• Maintain and operate building utilities while ensuring systems align with OSHA, local regulations, and industry standards, demonstrating accountability and safety ownership.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems to support operational reliability and uptime.
• Coordinate with approved vendors and contractors in a collaborative and accountable manner to support repairs, preventive maintenance, and compliance documentation.
• Install, modify, and maintain building infrastructure including electrical systems, plumbing fixtures, drywall, roofing, and structural components.
• Perform routine and specialized inspections of facilities, equipment, and grounds to proactively identify and resolve issues, promoting an agile and preventative maintenance approach.
• Partner with manufacturing or engineering teams to support facility-related production needs such as wiring, plumbing, and equipment installation.
• Establish, maintain, and follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistency, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain facility documentation such as power diagrams, network diagrams, and space utilization plans; may leverage CAD tools for layout and optimization.
• Provide operational support services including AV setup for meetings, inter-office deliveries, recycling efforts, and breakroom stocking.
• Assist with vendor support services (e.g., security, cafeteria operations) and help host visitors, demonstrating professionalism and an authentic, service-oriented mindset.
• Identify and escalate needs for major facility repairs or upgrades, contributing innovative ideas to improve efficiency and infrastructure performance.

Required Skills & Experience

• Associate’s degree in Facilities Management, Industrial Maintenance, Electrical/Mechanical Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 5-7+ years of related facilities, maintenance, or skilled trades experience.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems using sound analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience performing equipment maintenance and troubleshooting while following established Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures and Arc Flash safety protocols.
• Working knowledge of building systems, preventive maintenance practices, and regulatory requirements relevant to industrial or utilities/energy environments.
• Ability to break down complex issues, take ownership of solutions, and follow through to completion with a high level of accountability.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with internal teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe workplace and adhering to all safety programs and procedures.
• Strong time management skills, attention to detail, and commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Basic proficiency with facility documentation tools; experience with CAD or similar systems is a plus.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Familiarity with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software for facility layout and optimization.
• Skilled trades experience in carpentry, electrical work, HVAC, or plumbing.
• Exposure to vendor management, contract coordination, and service-level accountability.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute innovative process improvements and enhance operational efficiencies.

Benefits Info:
This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbei