Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

The Maintenance Engineer will ensure that all building maintenance repair requirements are met. The Maintenance Engineer reports to the Director of Facilities and will maintain all aspects of the Guthrie Theater from structure to heating and cooling to electrical infrastructure ventilation, wall outlets, and light fixtures. As the theater operates daily and is focused on patron and program needs, a flexible schedule is required. All employees are expected to center, model and champion the Guthrie's core values of Artistic Excellence; Community; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility; and Fiscal Responsibility.

The Guthrie is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building an equitable environment that finds strength in diversity of identity, experience and perspective. We are dedicated to hiring and developing talented teams that are inclusive and welcoming to individuals with different backgrounds, thoughts, and abilities. Applicants from populations underrepresented in the theater field are strongly encouraged to apply.

Compensation for this position is $30.00 per hour with a current Class C Boiler License. If you do not have a current Class C Boilers License, the rate will be $27.00 per hour until the Class C Boilers License is obtained, and then the rate will change to $30.00 per hour.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

1. Maintain the Guthrie property to ensure the building is functioning properly.
2. Maintain boilers, chillers, cooling towers and all other equipment related to HVAC throughout the building.
3. Assist the Director of Facilities with managing space temperatures. Respond to internal climate control requests.
4. Maintain HVAC units including filter, and belt replacements, as directed.
5. Assist the Director of Facilities with the building automation system.
6. Perform daily water chemical treatment testing.
7. Proactively monitor light bulbs in the building and maintain lightbulb inventory.
8. Perform routine inspections and evaluations of facility conditions and ensure efficient practices.
9. Maintain exterior thoroughfares for safe passage by removing snow, salting paths as needed or other grounds work as required.
10. Provide support for landscape work as requested.
11. Touch up painting and patch dry wall as needed.

Requirements

• Prior experience providing building maintenance at a large complex facility. Formal, informal and cross-disciplinary experiences will be considered.
• Must possess a Class C Boiler License or willingness to obtain one within 6 months of hire is required.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of plumbing repair required.
• Willingness and dexterity to approach and resolve mechanical related issues.
• Prior experience communicating effectively verbally and in writing and maintaining a positive attitude with staff, guests and volunteers.
• Can work independently and quickly transition between tasks when needed while keeping team goals in mind.
• Can effectively communicate with and direct outside vendors and contractors to service locations within the space as needed.
• Can lift, squat, kneel, reach, and be on your feet for the entirety of your shift.
• Can lift up to 50 lbs.
• Experience with and commitment to working with individuals and teams that exemplify diversity of identity, experience, and perspective, including but not limited to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, family and/or marital status, creed, religion, ancestry, disability, national origin, sexual orientation or sexual identity, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, body size/type, status with regard to public assistance or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

About The Guthrie

The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays connecting the community we serve to one another and to the world. Through its extraordinary artists, staff and facility, the Guthrie is committed to the people of Minnesota, and from its place, rooted deeply in the Twin Cities, influences the field as a leading 21st century arts organization. Every year more than 500 people, both on stage and off, help ensure our success in creating and supporting the highest level of theater. As an organization, we are committed to our values of Artistic Excellence, Community, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Fiscal Responsibility. The Guthrie Theater is located in the historic Mill District along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As the largest city in the state, Minneapolis offers a large variety of parks, lakes, great food, festivals, malls and more.

Land Acknowledgement

The Guthrie Theater would like to acknowledge that we gather on the traditional land of the Dakota People and honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations, including the Ojibwe and other Indigenous nations.