Facilities Technician (6815)

Facilities Technician

Position Type: Full Time Job Shift: 5x2-8a-430p Category: Manufacturing

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world's most innovative companies to create a more connected world?

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you're a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you're new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.

Position Overview: A Facilities Technician performs a wide variety of routine building and grounds maintenance tasks. This includes, but is not limited to, carpentry work, painting, repair work as well as landscaping and grounds maintenance. This position also provides guidance to service contractors and monitors their work. Must be able to complete a variety of tasks with minimal supervision.

• Responsibilities and Duties: (*Indicates an Essential Function)
• *Performs minor carpentry work, drywall repairs, including replacing ceiling tiles throughout facility and indoor/outdoor painting of walls, doors, handrails etc.
• *Performs various landscaping duties such as pulling weeds, weed whacking, raking and grounds clean-up.
• *Moves heavy furniture, supplies and miscellaneous equipment, using appropriate assistance when necessary.
• *Clears snow and ice from walkways, steps, roof drains, overhangs and HVAC equipment.
• *Performs various cleaning/organizing tasks such as sweeping, removing debris from roofs as well as organizing material and equipment as needed.
• *Completes scheduled rounds to inspect building, structures and grounds to identify areas needing repair.
• *Requests quotes and submits requisitions for various facility repairs. Oversees repair work, providing on-site guidance and monitoring work performed.
• *Oversees facility services such as lawn care, janitorial and snow removal.
• *Installs and reconfigures modular office components (e.g. furniture, cubicles, storage bins, file cabinets, etc.) to accommodate user needs.
• *Assist facilities engineer with ordering supplies, finding leaks, tracing utility lines, taking measurements, etc.
• *Follows safety guidelines (PPE, etc.) and demonstrates safe work practices.
• Overtime may be required, based on business need; regular attendance required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• Four or more years of related experience within a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision; self-directed with high level of initiative and strong work ethic required.
• Ability to read and comprehend blueprints as they relate to buildings and grounds.
• Math skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.
• Ability to safely use a wide variety of hand and power tools.
• Basic plumbing skills a plus.
• Experience with repairing drywall beneficial.
• Demonstrated process and project management capability strongly preferred.
• Proficient computer skills (Internet, MS Office, AutoCAD experience a plus) and office equipment (calculators, copiers, etc.) experience required.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills with the ability to lead others.
• Possess the ability to react to changes of responsibility throughout the day.
• Must have the flexibility to respond to multiple assignments.
• Ability to work nights and weekends to cover assigned projects.
• Ability to operate a fork truck a plus.

• Physical Demands

  Ability to pass a "Fit for Duty" physical exam and pre-employment drug screening. 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 required to:

• Wear the proper personal protective equipment for each task, including, but not limited to, safety boots, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, dust mask, etc
• Climb up and down from equipment; climb up and down a ladder and work at heights up to 40'
• Maintain proper balance while working at elevated level
• Regularly lift and/or move 40 pounds. Anything heavier than 40 pounds requires additional assistance
• Ability to reach with hands and arms and use hands to finger, or handle objects, tools and controls
• Ability to stand, walk, crawl, and climb stairs regularly
• Ability to bend, squat, stoop, kneel or crouch frequently
• Ability to talk and/or hear frequently
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Ability to work both indoors (regularly) and outdoors (occasionally) in all elements
• Ability to enter into and work within confined space.