Building Maintenance Technician I

Job Title

Keeps office building in clean and working condition and maintains furnace, air conditioner, and boiler systems to provide heat, cool air, and hot water.

Job Description

Summary: Keeps office building in clean and working condition and maintains furnace, air conditioner, and boiler systems to provide heat, cool air, and hot water.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform routine preventive maintenance on building, mechanical systems, and equipment by performing minor and routine painting, plumbing, heating/cooling, electrical wiring, and other related preventative maintenance and repairs.
• Notify management concerning need for major repairs or additions to lighting, heating, and ventilating equipment and coordinate with contractors and/or vendors when needed.
• Maintain exterior and grounds of property by performing duties including cleaning and landscaping duties.
• Perform snow removal and maintains snow removal equipment.
• Maintain parts inventory.
• Monitor and document equipment history and logs.
• Receive shipments at the loading dock.
• Perform forklift operation.
• Assist in providing security and safety for the organization.
• Carry cell phone for on-call duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Technical certificate; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Designations, Registrations: Valid driver's license required. Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI) or Iowa Association of Building Maintenance Engineers (IABME) training preferred. Life Office Management Association (LOMA) FLMI Level 1 certificate preferred.

Core Competencies: Communicates Clearly and Effectively; Achieves Results; Builds Partnerships; Thinks Strategically; and Adapts to and Promotes Change.

Technical Competencies: Customer service, safety and security, mechanical (replacing belts, bearings, filters, disassemble & assemble), plumbing (pipe repairs, equipment repairs, drain maintenance), electrical (replacing light bulbs & Belfast lighting, wiring, 120/208 volt-electrical systems, minor electrical repairs), operate material handling equipment (pallet jack and forklift), lawn care, snow removal, operate power and hand tools, familiar with commercial building HVAC systems, chillers, refrigeration and boilers, routine carpentry installation and repair.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Building Management and Security System software.

Industry Competencies: General insurance industry knowledge.

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.

Work Environment:

This position requires an in-office presence. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly exposed to weather, fumes, airborne particles, and moving mechanical parts. The noise level and vibrations can be loud and constant.

The candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience; qualifications, licensure and certifications; knowledge; skills; business and organizational needs; and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and dental insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.