Maintenance Facilities Technician

Maintenance Facility Technician

WESTPAK. Union City, CA

For over 40 years, WESTPAK has been a trusted testing partner for a diverse industry. Sustaining that level of consistency requires a core ingredient, our great people. From the tenured employees who value the lasting bonds and share their wealth of knowledge, to our new employees who bring in new perspectives and opportunities; we continue to develop our employee-owned company with stewardship and integrity while continuing to make lives better.

The Maintenance Facilities Technician will support site efforts by performing general building maintenance, equipment maintenance and equipment repairs. They are responsible for ensuring the facilities and equipment are operational, clean, safe, and regularly reviewed as defined by WESTPAK's Quality Management System.

We offer a competitive compensation package that includes ESOP shares, 401k match, Health Benefits, various Supplemental health packages, and pet insurance for your furry loved ones.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned as needed)

• Support the Facilities & Equipment Service Ticket systems by logging work and closing jobs quickly. Troubleshoot and perform basic equipment repairs. Provide communication support through ticket system to reflect status of pending request.
• Follow work instructions to support equipment service such as general preventative maintenance.
• Perform facilities repairs for basic carpentry, electrical, and plumbing needs.
• Assist in the needs of all scheduled and non-scheduled work requests and special projects as requested
• Assure tasks are completed in a timely and professional manner.
• Work with other trade skills sets and contractors to complete work orders to trade standards and internal customer expectations.
• Maintain a professional, safe and clean work area. Support ticket items to close any findings.
• Support general administration, office cleaning and 5S.
• Working experience of OSHA and Safety regulations, perform Lock out Tag out procedures and other life critical permits, as necessary.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the employee assigned to this position. There are no exhaustive lists of all duties and responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, physical job demands and working conditions associated with this position.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Requirements for Eligibility

• High School Diploma required. Associates degree, technical or trade school certification preferred.
• Experience: 2-4 years of experience in supporting facilities and maintenance repair and PM.
• Training or expertise in HVAC, controls, plumbing, or general carpentry.
• Able to troubleshoot and methodically determine cause and resolution for machinery and building issues.
• Experience working within a facilities ticketing system preferred.
• Strong safety preparedness and behaviors preferred.
• Ability to lift to 50lbs.
• Tool proficiency: proficiency with power tools is desired. Basic knowledge of electrical work.
• Able to prioritize and maintain an effective status update to communicate with the ticket owner is required.

• Fast learner and ability to communicate clearly.
• Demonstrates strong accountability
• High focus on customer service, and willing to go above and beyond to get the job done
• Organized and impeccable follow-through skills
• Work collaboratively with colleagues
• Critical analysis mindset, constantly thinking outside the box,
• Problem solving and analysis intuition
• It is the responsibility of every Westpak employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors.

Work Environment

The work environment is typical laboratory environment, with frequent involvement in manufacturing areas, production and warehouse/distribution, including exposure to moving parts and machines.

Physical Demands

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision and hearing abilities required to perform this job include close vision. Occasional lifting up to 50lbs is required, and team lifting for anything above that amount.

Safety

WESTPAK is committed to providing a safe workplace and establishing a culture where safety is an integral part of the operation. As an employee, you are accountable for upholding safety policies as well as immediately reporting violations of safety policies, unsafe behaviors, hazardous conditions, and environmental releases.

Quality

It is each employee's responsibility to comply with WESTPAK's Quality Systems Management program. Employees are responsibility to identify nonconformity and initiate appropriate corrective actions.

Employment Type: Temporary Contract Assignment (6 Months)

Currently anticipated pay range for this position is $35 - $40 per hour, plus company-wide KPI bonus incentive and Employee Stock Ownership participation.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the employee assigned to this position. There are no exhaustive lists of all duties and responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, physical job demand, and working conditions associated with this position.