Facilities Maintenance Technician

Position Purpose

Keep the Garden’s infrastructure, buildings, and systems in top operational condition and appearance. Responsible for the overall care, preventative, and corrective maintenance of all facilities, equipment, and infrastructure (excluding plant bed areas/systems) throughout the Desert Botanical Garden.

Essential Duties

• Keep the Garden’s buildings, roads, parking lots, utilities, fences, gates, and fleet vehicles in good operating condition
• Service the Garden’s electrical, plumbing, mechanical; and refrigeration systems; follow the schedule of planned preventative maintenance activities prepared by the Facilities Manager
• Support DBG Safety Coordinator to ensure safe conditions exist in the Garden at all times; monitor the condition of public paths, patios, buildings, and equipment and review work practices to ensure maximum safety for all
• Safely operate all equipment, hand and power tools
• Execute and successfully complete maintenance related work orders, perform minor construction duties with limited supervision, and work collectively with outside contractors, vendors, service partners, and internal staff
• Effectively perform preventive and corrective maintenance tasks, including painting, on the Garden’s buildings and structures.

Competencies

• Completion of an Associates Applied Science (AAS) program in Building or Construction Trades; or a minimum of two years’ building trades experience at the Journey level; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and maintain a valid driver’s license
• Ability to maintain OSHA Safety certifications and/or training levels as required
• Must have good communication skills and ability to manage time to complete tasks properly and within the time allotted
• Must possess exemplary Guest Service Skills
• A valid driver’s license is required
• Ability to work off-hours with occasional evenings, weekends, and/or holidays

Equipment Used

Some typical office equipment including two-way radio and telephone. Use of a motorized cart, hand tools, ladders, and some heavy machinery (if certified) is expected.

Internal Communication

Frequent interaction with Garden employees at all levels of the organization. Occasional visitor interaction expected.

External Communication

Regular communication with vendors and contractors is expected.

Working Conditions

While some work will take place in a regular office environment, a great deal of outdoor work is expected, in sometimes extreme weather conditions. Must be able to walk, sit, stand, stoop, kneel, bend, see, hear, speak, read, and type. Manual dexterity and the ability to lift up to 90 pounds required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made, when necessary and feasible, to allow a qualified individual to perform essential job functions.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Desert Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law.

The Garden fosters and supports workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion to honor the unique perspectives, experiences, and contributions of all, to celebrate successes, and to cultivate individual and institutional excellence.

All employees will help add to the Garden’s diversity and fully embrace it.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and deliverables of the role. This is not a contract and should not be viewed as such. Other duties may be assigned by supervisor and/or his/her/their designee.

Pay Rate - $20.00 per hour