Senior Facilities Technician at Professional Placement Services

PPS is seeking an experienced Senior Facilities Technician to join our team in Hillsboro, OR! The Sr. Facilities Technician is responsible for maintaining buildings and facilities in a safe and appropriate manner and to ensure the reliability, access, and safety of the buildings and facilities.

This position comes with a highly-competitive starting pay rate, second-to-none benefits, and a high ceiling for growth!  

Responsibilities:

• Perform maintenance and minor repairs to buildings and facilities.
• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on buildings and facilities.
• Conduct routine, non-licensed inspections of facilities including fire equipment and boilers.
• Ensure fire protection equipment is properly maintained and up to date.
• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs to buildings and facilities including carpentry and painting.
• Coordinate licensed inspections as required.
• Coordinate major maintenance and repairs as required to mechanical systems, HVAC systems, boilers, and generators.
• Advise the Manager of required major repairs or replacements.
• Ensure the safety and protection of buildings including ensuring doorways are not blocked and that buildings and facilities are locked when not in use.
• Cleanroom maintenance.
• Quote major maintenance and repairs to outside contractors as needed, and manage the retained parties.
• Monitors contractor performance and works closely with outside vendors and contractors to ensure work is completed according to specifications.
• Assist with administrative duties related to building maintenance.
• Assist in preparing preventative and predictive maintenance schedules.
• Maintain inventory control over equipment and supplies.
• Assist in ordering replacement equipment and supplies.
• Assist in risk management activities.
• Maintain building maintenance logs and records.
• Lead a team of 2-3 Facilities Technicians

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:

• Knowledge of national and local building codes, regulations, etc.
• Experience with building construction and maintenance procedures.
• HVAC, electrical and mechanical systems experience
• Decision making ability regarding when to contact tradespersons to complete a task or repair.
• Experience in obtaining/evaluating quotes received for bids on projects and managing external contractors.
• Knowledge of inspection procedures.
• Workplace safety requirements and procedure experience
• Work with record-keeping systems.
• Ability to maintain buildings and facilities in a safe and responsible manner.
• Ability to operate required equipment and tools in a safe and responsible manner.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Decision-making skills.
• Effective verbal and listening communications skills.
• Ability to read and write to maintain daily logs.
• Time management skills.

Educational/Certification/Experience Requirements:

• High school or a tech school education and 3 years of factory-related experience in a maintenance environment.
• 5 – 8 years facility maintenance experience in facilities 100K sq/ft or larger preferably a manufacturing facility.
• Experience with cleanrooms is highly desired.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee may work in high, precarious places and may be exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and vibration.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment where applicable.
• Subject to noise levels in the factory.