Maintenance Technician - Buffalo, NY

Job description

Position Summary

The Facilities Coordinator is responsible for the routine and proactive maintenance of the facility as well as coordinating vendors to reflect a professional working environment.

Objective

Coordinate all activities to ensure that required daily tasks are accurately completed in an efficient and timely manner. Perform routine repairs, maintenance, and/or housekeeping to facilities as directed. Coordinate maintenance and/or housekeeping activities under the direction of management to ensure that required daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual, annual tasks are accurately completed in an efficient manner to ensure that the building/site is maintained at expected sanitation and facility standards.

Major Roles & Responsibilities

· Follows, updates, and executes corrective, preventive, and reactive maintenance duties primarily through campus work order system.
· Initiate and sustain TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) projects.
· Ensure that the building/site is maintained at expected sanitation and facility maintenance levels.
· Complete and document daily and weekly work checklists as assigned and scheduled
· Responsible for Moving, Storage, and disposal of client tested samples per client protocol.
· Perform and assist housekeeping in special cleaning projects as assigned
· Equipment maintenance and monitoring
· Maintain and update campus PM system
· Assists in set up of company sponsored events
· Assist in Site security duties as needed
· Interior and exterior grounds maintenance
· Flexibility to handle off hour emergency calls pertaining to facilities.
· Remove snow from sidewalks as needed, if required. Dispense salt as needed.
· Other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager

Additional Responsibilities for Technician II:

· Performs necessary facility related inspections
· Contacts approved subcontractors for quotes and to schedule approved projects
· Work with contractors cradle to grave on approved projects
· Ensure building/site regulatory compliance (OSHA, DOT, FDA, EPA)
· Review work order reports with regards to down equipment. Decide if equipment can be repaired in house or needs to be outsourced.
· Responsible for Implementation and maintenance for facilities department 5S.
· Other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager

Additional Responsibilities for Technician III:

· Design test equipment and fixtures, applying needs of lab management and staff, with consideration to the requirements of published test standards.
· Contract and follow custom equipment and fixture builds with outsourced fabrication and machine shops.
· Spec., quote, and purchase test equipment, instrumentation, fixtures, and lab & safety supplies to meet the requirements of laboratory staff, and published test standards.
· Receive purchased equipment and log into calibration system, file manuals and calibration records, install said equipment and any support services required, perform equipment shakedown and verification if applicable.
· Accurately perform calibration / verification on equipment and instrumentation utilizing sensitive standards, updating calibration records and database.
· Perform and record preventative maintenance to a myriad of test and conditioning equipment.
· Promptly respond to requests for technical support regarding all test, conditioning and support equipment.
· Communicate with and host calibration and repair service providers for outsourced services to equipment and instrumentation.
· Prepares written communication to management, suppliers and vendors regarding administrative and technical issues, providing direction as needed.
· Provide technical consultation to management, suppliers and vendors providing direction to techs, analysts and associate engineers, as needed.
· Interface with staff members internally on standard interpretations and to ensure global consistency.
· Write, train, implement and update lab procedures, equipment use, calibration / verification, and preventative maintenance procedures, and technical procedures, providing direction as needed.
· Other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

· General maintenance experience, including a practical ability to perform various carpentry, plumbing, and painting tasks.
· Ability to perform work from ladders, scaffolds and powered lift platforms.
· Must be able assemble and disassemble various types of modular office furniture including partitions and wall sections.
· Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
· Ability to be subject to both external and internal environmental conditions.
· Ability to be subject to a variety of physical conditions.
· Ability to wear safety gear as needed to perform specific functions.
· Valid NYS driver's license.

*Preferred Qualifications

· Experience with Maintenance Management Systems
· Ability to utilize shop machine tools

Experience and Educational Background Required for the Job

· High school diploma or equivalent and 1 year experience

Technician II:

· High school diploma or equivalent and 1 - 3 years of experience

Technician III:

· High school diploma or equivalent and 3 - 5 years of experience