Facilities Maintenance Technician (Sun - Thurs; 1st shift)

Service Technician

SOME (So Others Might Eat) is looking for a Service Technician to provide support within our facilities management department.

Position Description: The Service Technician is responsible for maintaining the physical condition, safety, and operational integrity of SOME facilities. This role performs routine and preventative maintenance, responds to work orders, and completes repairs across multiple trades, including electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and carpentry. The Service Technician ensures facilities remain safe, functional, and aligned with organizational standards.

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (40 hours per week)

Required: HS Degree/GED; 1-3 years of Facilities Management experience in multi-housing or residential facilities

Skills & Abilities:

• Understanding of electrical issues, preventative maintenance, fire systems, plumbing, carpentry, and general maintenance and repair
• Knowledge of landscaping and painting
• Time management skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Professional communication skills to communicate verbally
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability to use common power tools, hand tools, and maintenance equipment
• Basic computer skills to complete invoicing, respond to emails, and complete work order documentation
• Customer service skills
• Knowledge of safety practices related to maintenance activities and corresponding equipment and chemicals
• Organizational skills with an attention to detail
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to troubleshoot and understand plumbing issues, preventative maintenance, and general maintenance & repair

Expected Contributions: Facilities Operations

• Perform routine preventative maintenance and basic repairs to building systems and equipment
• Ensure that building systems are being operated safely, efficiently, and as intended.
• Completes and documents all service and maintenance requests promptly per policy/standard
• Ensure vacant units are prepared for move-in
• Purchase and maintain inventory for cost-effective operations
• Answer mobile phone in off-hours and respond to 24-hour emergency calls as part of the on-call rotation list
• Complete service requests promptly
• Ensure that all safety standards are maintained
• Coordinate and monitor contractor work at assigned buildings
• Communicate work status updates to Facilities Management and Property Management
• Complete landscaping and grounds work, as needed

Environmental Working Conditions: The employee works indoors and outdoors in accessing and performing maintenance and repair functions involving buildings, facilities, and equipment. The employee drives to and from different locations and is exposed to outside weather conditions, traffic, hot and cold surfaces and work areas, moisture, wetness, dust, oils, greases, fumes, and mechanical and electrical hazards. The employee works with various cleaning agents. The noise level is loud when the employee is operating power tools and equipment.

Reports to: Associate Director, Facilities (South)

Position Designation: This position is designated as Safety Sensitive. You may be subject to drug testing before or during your employment with SOME. In this position, you may be disqualified from employment based on the presence of marijuana in test results, even if you possess a medical card authorizing the use of medical marijuana.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use their hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with their hands and arms. Employees are required to frequently stand and walk in work areas and occasionally sit while completing records and reports and talk and hear. Employees are expected to stoop, squat, crawl, and work within confined physical spaces. Employees may climb stairs, ladders, or small stools, and lift and carry parts, supplies, and equipment, typically weighing less than 40 pounds.