Facility Maintenance Specialist II at Orchard LLC in Santa Cruz, California

Job Description:

Facility Maintenance Specialist II

Santa Cruz, CA




@Orchard LLC is actively seeking to engage an experienced Facility Maintenance Specialist in support of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary's (MBNMS) Exploration Center (SEC). The SEC is the premiere visitor center for MBNMS and for the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) on the west coast.

As the Facility Maintenance Specialist, you will:

• Ensure excellent operation of the Sanctuary Exploration Center by providing facility maintenance, upkeep, evaluation, and repair.
• Identify, analyze, recommend, and complete the necessary paperwork to improve facility operations.
• Perform a variety of semi-skilled work in facility maintenance, repair, and minor upkeep including some plumbing, filter maintenance, exhibit maintenance, and light fixtures.
• Investigate, assess, and report on deterioration of or damage to the Sanctuary Exploration Center's interpretive exhibits and facility infrastructure.
• Assist, develop, and oversee work on displays and exhibits indoors and outdoors.
• Assist in ensuring proper safety standards are incorporated in staff and visitor areas..

Your background will include the following.

• 3 or more years of professional experience with facility maintenance.
• Day-to-day experience operating building systems (e.g. heating, lighting, plumbing, electrical, fire/life safety, and elevators) and grounds in a public facility.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Able to attend to details, effectively prioritize a variety of competing tasks under strict timelines, and meet multiple deadlines and approval processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have demonstrated computer proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to develop solutions and recommendations for on-the-ground issues related to facility and/or exhibit maintenance.
• Skill in originating new approaches or adapting existing approaches to develop and carry out projects.
• Ability to set long rang maintenance plans and estimated cost.
• Willingness to answer emergency calls.

Established in 2010, @Orchard LLC, also known as, Talent Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atOrchard.com. Apply Now