Facilities Maintenance Technician

Facilities Maintenance Technician

The Facilities Maintenance Technician inspects, operates, repairs, and maintains electrical, mechanical, and plumbing equipment, ensuring optimal function in high-tech research laboratory facilities. This role involves maintaining specialized systems including lights, circuit breakers, HVAC systems, emergency generators, and more.

Responsibilities

• Maintain specialized systems common to institutional and high-tech research laboratories including lights, receptacles, circuit breakers, motors, switches, and alarms.
• Inspect and repair pumps, valves, fans, compressors, HVAC systems, heaters, tanks, and emergency generators.
• Service and maintain expansion tanks, sinks, commodes, process water systems, and circulating pumps.
• Ensure proper functioning of lab air compressors, lab vacuum pumps, high purity water systems, and Bio-Safety Labs (BSL).

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 6 years of experience working on commercial HVAC equipment.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience working on commercial lighting and electrical equipment.
• Ability to utilize volt meters and understand electrical safety for 120, 220, 277, and 480 voltage.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with mechanical systems and facility maintenance.
• Comfortable working around research animals and in data centers.

Why Work Here?

Join one of the leading and largest employers in Atlanta, GA, renowned for being a great employer and a staple in the community. Enjoy holiday and vacation pay while on contract, with the opportunity for permanent placement.

Work Environment

Work at a college university, with duties performed both indoors and outdoors. The role involves working in public buildings, some at heights, and around research animals. The position requires comfort in data centers and operates on a swing shift schedule.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Atlanta, GA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 16, 2026.