Facilities Technician

Facilities Technician

The National Aquarium is seeking a Facilities Technician responsible for keeping all buildings, equipment and grounds well-maintained, clean, and working in all Aquarium Buildings in a first-class manner. Providing on-site support for locks and doors, general carpentry and commercial maintenance. This individual will support the Life Support (LS) Department by performing daily inspections of all LS water transfer equipment. Assess, repair, replace, rebuild and maintain all mechanical equipment as necessary and perform work on basic systems not typically found in a journeyed trade. Complete work-orders in a proactive and customer-oriented manner. Valid drivers license required. Must have weekend availability.

Key Requirements

• Keep all buildings, equipment and grounds well-maintained, clean, and working in all Aquarium Buildings in a first-class manner
• Repair and replace internal and external door and lock systems
• General carpentry, architectural maintenance
• Supporting maintenance of mechanical systems
• Responsible for work in all Aquarium buildings and grounds
• Full knowledge and experience of journeyed trade including electrical, plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, and/or pump system trades
• Good working knowledge non-journeyed trades including areas such as Ozone, life support systems, pumps, motors, sand filters, etc.
• Learn and master critical skills in other journeyed trades to ensure complete cross-training within Facilities team to ensure work orders can be completed by any Facilities team member when required
• Maintain all facilities systems to operate consistently and reliably
• Maintain Life Support & general building pumping systems
• Troubleshoot and solve problems
• Working knowledge of basic computer programs such as Microsoft Office
• Ability to be flexible and work on unrelated problems and projects within one day
• Communicate regularly with staff in other departments, in particular the status of work orders, changes, complications, completions and resolutions
• Coordination of work between facilities and other departments, such as Life Support and Operations, to minimize disruptions to the daily business and visitors
• Oversee all major pump repairs made by outside vendors
• Ability to complete work and projects in a timely fashion and within the set schedule
• Ability to work weekends and holidays as scheduled
• Support company mission
• Adhere to all organizational and departmental policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned or required

Qualifications

• High School Education, or equivalent
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision
• Must have a minimum of 5-6 years in the specified trade of which at least 1 year was at the Journeyman level. Completion of a recognized apprenticeship program and Journeyman certificate preferred. The specified trades of interest include but are not limited to Electrical, Plumbing, Pumps, Mechanical, and Carpentry
• Locksmith experience preferred
• Safety and CPR Training
• Ability to pass DOT Physical
• Must have a valid drivers license and ability to be insured by organization policy for fleet vehicles

Total Compensation Information

Hourly range ($21.78-27.67 per hour) with hours worked over 40 in a week eligible for overtime, premium pay for National Aquarium recognized holidays, and shift differential for overnight shifts. National Aquarium provides an excellent benefits package including four weeks paid time off, six paid floating holidays, up to four weeks of paid family leave and conservation day leave. Employees are eligible for health care (single and family) after 30 days of full-time work and 401(k) plan participation with employer match available. Employees receive a family membership package and Aquarium tickets.