Position: Facilities Technician III
Reports To: Director of Facilities
Position Summary:
The Facilities Technician III plays a crucial role in attaining the goal of a “world Class Aquarium”. This is a full-time position with some experience preferred. The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium needs to be attractive, well-maintained and fully functional for all guests to enjoy. This position is responsible for general building maintenance for the facility, including maintaining, repairing and servicing the front of the house, common areas, exhibits, and back of the house areas for the benefit of any and all occupants and or guests.
Qualifications:
- A High School Diploma or GED required
- Trade Certificates or relevant post-secondary degree or coursework preferred
Critical Skills/Competencies:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to take immediate and decisive action to resolve any issue at hand
- High degree of skill in many areas of the department
- Ability to supervise subordinates and maintain the work load
- Ability to keep and maintain accurate preventative maintenance records
- Awareness to maintain a safe work environment and initiative to resolve unsafe working conditions
- Display common sense approach to difficult or stressful situation
- Ability to maintain a project time line and collaborate on project design
- Demonstrate a mechanical aptitude to learn skills and general equipment necessary to maintain and repair exhibits and maintain a clean and organized work space
- Possess the strength and endurance to perform physical demands of essential job functions with or without accommodation
- Possess a high-energy work ethic, attention to detail and a positive attitude
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with maintenance of the facility, including building, vehicles/equipment and grounds
- Assist with landscaping and snow removal
- Assist with exhibit installation and other general maintenance
- Assist with drywall and/or painting needs
- Assist with general carpentry needs
- Ability to understand instructions and concepts in 3-D in order to help in the construction of projects
- Adhere to all safety protocols
- Other duties as assigned
Scope of Position:
- Periodic evening work is expected as well as some holidays and weekends.
Physical Demands of the Job:
- Extended periods of standing, walking, bending, stooping, balancing, crawling and reaching
- Ability to lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs.; up to 100 lbs. with assistance
- Comfortable and able to work on ladders at heights up to 20 ft.
Special Working Conditions:
- Job will primarily be in a workshop environment
- Must be comfortable working around water, salt, power tools, and animals
- The overall work environment while performing this job includes exposure to weather conditions and the noise level is usually moderate
While this job description attempts to describe the essential functions of the position, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. It does not restrict management’s right to assign or reassign duties or responsibilities to this job at any time. The overall work environment while performing this job includes exposure to weather conditions and the noise level is usually moderate. The employee is expected to adhere to all policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to the policies.