Facilities Technician I

Job Description

Job Description

About the Role:

The Facilities Technician I plays a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment across the Tohono O'odham Community College buildings and campus grounds at main and west campuses. This position combines routine custodial cleaning, essential building upkeep, basic preventative maintenance, and landscape care. In addition to daily operational duties, the technician assists with facility setups for college events and ensures facilities are properly secured outside standard operational hours.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel between campus locations as required.
• Ability to successfully pass a comprehensive criminal background check. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in an educational or institutional environment.
• Basic knowledge of institutional cleaning. 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Clean, sanitize, and disinfect restrooms, sinks, drinking fountains, microwaves, and refrigerators.
• Restock essential paper products and soap supplies.
• Perform routine interior cleaning, including dusting furniture, blinds, windows, mopping, and sweeping.
• Open/close campus buildings, ensuring doors, gates, lights, and HVAC systems are secured or turned off after hours.
• Maintain college grounds by sweeping sidewalks, chopping weeds, raking, and pruning to ensure presentable landscaping. 
• Empty exterior trash receptacles twice weekly. 
• Set up tables and chairs for college events and functions. 
• Perform basic preventative maintenance and manage supply inventory/procurement for assigned areas.

Skills:

The Facilities Technician I has knowledge of cleaning chemicals, sanitation materials, and proper waste disposal. Strong attention to detail, punctual, highly dependable, and able to identify issues and implement effective solutions in a timely manner. Strong customer service skills with the ability to effectively communicate, follow verbal and written directions, and interact professionally with coworkers, supervisors, and the general public. Ability to perform medium physical exertion: lifting, pushing, or pulling up to 50 lbs. occasionally, up to 30 lbs. frequently, and up to 10 lbs. constantly. Additionally, adherence to safety protocols and regulatory standards is critical to maintaining a secure environment for all campus occupants.