Penumbra

Senior Facilities Technician

Salt Lake City, UT Full Time
The Senior Facilities Technician is responsible for performing and, at times, leading the general repair and maintenance of the company’s facilities and grounds with minimal direction or instruction from the supervisor. Coordinate the work of service providers such as janitorial and cleaning services, plumbing services, and other facilities-related vendors as needed.
 
What You’ll Work On
• Perform regular checks and preventive maintenance on facilities-related equipment and systems, including but not limited to generators, HVAC, water filtration, electrical distribution, and data systems.
• Respond to scheduled and unscheduled service and repair requests, including, but not limited to HVAC, plumbing and electrical issues.
• Repair, patch and paint walls and doors and trim. 
• Respond to requests for facilities-related equipment and supplies such as whiteboards, chairs, file cabinets, office supplies, copier paper, copier toner, etc.
• Work with local vendors and janitorial on mandated recycle program. 
• Review Facilities Technician’s and Janitors’ work, including the ordering of supplies as needed. 
• Build or repair cubicles and desks when required.
• Assist with employee and dept moves including but not limited to moving personal items in moving bins, desk setup, double checking setup completion, double checking printers and shred bins are ready for use and reporting completion of moves in a timely manner. 
• Work closely with other support departments (HR, IT, Security, Equipment Maintenance, Industrial Engineers) to ensure production and office staff experience minimal to zero downtime due to repairs.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to work independently as well as within a team and coordinate the work of others where needed.
• Help and give guidance to other team members on tasks or repairs where they may be lacking knowledge.
• Comply with state’s general industry safety orders that apply to facilities-related activities, including safe work practices and personal protection, fire protection, lock out – tag out, hazardous materials, material handling and movement, ladder safety, and other safety requirements.
• Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
• Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned
 
What You Contribute
• High School diploma with 5+ years of experience in facility maintenance including electrical, plumbing, HVAC and related systems, or equivalent combination of education and experience  
• Ability to use standard powered and non-powered tools, ability to work on a ladder 
• Working knowledge of standard office tools and MS Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint required 
• Knowledge of state’s general industry safety orders that apply to facilities-related activities 
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, ability to communicate with all employees, contractors, and suppliers 
• Ability to understand information such as labels and instructions, receive job assignments and effectively communicate progress and/or completion of assignments
• Ability to work independently, while effectively organizing and prioritizing work, as well as coordinating the work of others as needed  
 
Working Conditions
General office, warehouse, cleanroom, and shipping/receiving environments, job sites, as well as roof, and building exteriors. Willingness and ability to work on site. Requires some lifting and moving of up to 50 pounds. Must be able to move between buildings and floors as well as the ability to move up and down a ladder and work at heights. Must be able to read, prepare emails, and produce documents and spreadsheets.  Must be able to move within the office and access file cabinets or supplies, as needed.  Must be able to remain stationary and use a microscope, cleanroom or laboratory equipment, or other standard office equipment, for an extensive period of time each day. Will need to use a computer for email, trainings, procedures, etc. Schedule may vary to include evenings, weekends, and holidays.
 
Base Pay Range Per Hour:  $25.00 - $38.00
Individual compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, work location and shift, and will increase over time based on meeting performance and business needs.