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Job Title: Facilities Maintenance Technician 2nd shift 22 per hour Job Description The Facilities Maintenance Technician inspects, operates, repairs, and maintains a wide range of electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and HVAC equipment that supports institutional and high-tech research laboratory facilities. This role focuses on ensuring reliable operation of building systems, specialized lab utilities, and critical infrastructure across a college campus environment.
Responsibilities Inspect, operate, repair, and maintain electrical, mechanical, and plumbing equipment to ensure safe and reliable facility operations. Maintain specialized systems common to institutional and high-tech research laboratory facilities, including lights, receptacles, circuit breakers, motors, switches, alarms, pumps, valves, fans, compressors, HVAC systems, heaters, tanks, emergency generators, and similar equipment.
Service and maintain expansion tanks, sinks, commodes, process water systems, and circulating pumps to support building and lab operations. Maintain laboratory air compressors, laboratory vacuum pumps, high purity water systems, and Bio-Safety Lab (BSL) support systems in accordance with facility standards and safety requirements. Perform routine and preventive maintenance on commercial HVAC systems, including troubleshooting and resolving issues to minimize downtime.
Maintain and repair commercial lighting and other facility electrical equipment such as outlets, alarms, signage, and building control systems. Utilize appropriate tools and test equipment, including volt meters, to diagnose electrical issues and verify proper system operation. Apply proper electrical safety practices when working with 120, 220, 277, and 480-volt systems. Respond to maintenance requests and work orders in a timely manner, prioritizing tasks to support critical facilities such as data centers and research spaces.
Perform other related duties as assigned to support overall facility maintenance, including mechanical, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing tasks. Essential Skills Minimum of 2 years of experience working on commercial HVAC equipment; residential-only experience is not sufficient. Minimum of 2 years of experience working on commercial lighting and facility electrical equipment, including outlets, alarms, signage, and building control systems.
Ability to use volt meters accurately for troubleshooting and verifying electrical system performance. Strong understanding of electrical safety practices for 120, 220, 277, and 480-volt systems. Hands-on experience with mechanical systems in a facility maintenance setting. Practical HVAC skills, including troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance of commercial systems. Experience with plumbing systems, including sinks, commodes, valves, pumps, and process water systems.
Ability to maintain and repair pumps, fans, compressors, heaters, tanks, and emergency generators. Capability to work with specialized lab support systems such as lab air compressors, lab vacuum pumps, high purity water systems, and BSL-related equipment. General facility maintenance skills across electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and plumbing disciplines. Why Work Here? This opportunity offers the chance to work with a highly regarded employer that is deeply rooted in the Atlanta community and recognized for its positive reputation as a workplace.
Team members enjoy holiday and vacation pay while on contract, along with a strong possibility of transitioning to permanent employment. The organization values long-term relationships and actively seeks to convert successful contractors into permanent staff, providing stability and growth potential. Job Type & Location This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Decatur, GA. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $22.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience,