Facilities Maintenance Technician

Job Title: Facilities Maintenance Technician

Job Description

The Facilities Maintenance Technician inspects, operates, repairs, and maintains electrical, mechanical, and plumbing equipment, ensuring optimal function in high-tech research laboratory facilities. This role involves maintaining specialized systems including lights, circuit breakers, HVAC systems, emergency generators, and more.

Responsibilities

• Maintain specialized systems common to institutional and high-tech research laboratories including lights, receptacles, circuit breakers, motors, switches, and alarms.

• Inspect and repair pumps, valves, fans, compressors, HVAC systems, heaters, tanks, and emergency generators.

• Service and maintain expansion tanks, sinks, commodes, process water systems, and circulating pumps.

• Ensure proper functioning of lab air compressors, lab vacuum pumps, high purity water systems, and Bio-Safety Labs (BSL).

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 6 years of experience working on commercial HVAC equipment.

• Minimum of 6 years of experience working on commercial lighting and electrical equipment.

• Ability to utilize volt meters and understand electrical safety for 120, 220, 277, and 480 voltage.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with mechanical systems and facility maintenance.

• Comfortable working around research animals and in data centers.

Why Work Here?

Join one of the leading and largest employers in Atlanta, GA, renowned for being a great employer and a staple in the community. Enjoy holiday and vacation pay while on contract, with the opportunity for permanent placement.

Work Environment

Work at a college university, with duties performed both indoors and outdoors. The role involves working in public buildings, some at heights, and around research animals. The position requires comfort in data centers and operates on a swing shift schedule.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $22.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Atlanta,GA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 16, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.