Facilities Technician

City
Hillside
State
New Jersey
Title
Facilities Technician
Description

The Facilities Department maintains and strives to improve the overall condition of our facilities by providing support services to all other departments while maintaining a safe and comfortable work environment. Through general maintenance of lighting, electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning, the Facilities Technician will also maintain the cleanliness of our facilities through various housekeeping responsibilities.

As a Facilities Technician, you will monitor, maintain, and repair equipment in buildings to ensure our facilities can support the needs of our community.

End date
Opportunity type
Job
Category
Warehouse / Supply Chain / Drivers
Job responsibilities

Assist with construction and maintenance of equipment, machinery, buildings, and other warehouse facilities. 
Paint, remodel, refurbish areas as needed.
Repair, maintain/monitor all equipment and amenities.
Prepare rooms for events: remove or rearrange furniture for events or classes, as needed.
Conduct facility modifications according to specifications approved by Facilities Manager while adhering to all safety policies and procedures. 
Assist with any warehouse, sanitation and maintenance duties that may be assigned when additional support is needed.  

Application qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent and at least five years of experience in a maintenance field or 10 years of relevant work experience.
A positive, can-do thinker, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a high degree of self-motivation and the ability to work well on a team and learn new concepts quickly. 
Mechanical skills are required. 
Basic understanding of electrical, plumbing, and carpentry.
Ability to work in extreme temperatures, in high noise levels requiring hearing protection, and working around lubricants, solvents, batteries, cleaning fluids, paints.
Must understand safe work practices including lock out tag out, confined space entry, ladder and climbing safety, work permits, lead paint and OSHA regulations. 
Demonstrate ability to read and interpret documents such as Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Safety Data sheets, Operating & Maintenance Manuals, and Safety Protocols. 
Familiarity with how to document maintenance services by creating or completing forms, reports, logs, work orders and records. 

Benefits

competitive pay, medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid life insurance, holiday pay, paid vacation and sick time, childcare, pet insurance

About the organization

The Community FoodBank of New Jersey provides food for people in need while striving to end hunger in our state. While food distribution is central to our mission, we also deploy several important programs aimed at addressing the root causes of hunger for people of all ages and backgrounds.