Apex Facility Services General Tradesmen Jessup, MD · Full time

The General Trades Technician will provide general maintenance to facilities and building maintenance. As Maintenance Technician, you will be a valuable member of the maintenance team. Responsible for checking, troubleshooting, and making routine repairs in the following areas: electrical, air conditioning, water heaters, plumbing, painting, carpentry, and other building maintenance areas. Work can include work in tight spaces depending on the maintenance requirement.

About Apex Facility Services

Apex’s value proposition is the provision of world-class full-facility maintenance services. The company was founded in 2019 to address an important pain point faced by various government organizations in the maintenance of its long list of facilities & its daily operations. The Apex maintenance culture has been intentionally developed to alleviate pain points and provide our clients with world-class facility maintenance by qualitatively assessing the risks to facilities and equipment within our clients’ catalog and developing tailor-made risk management methodologies based on accepted industry standards as well as our years of expertise for the reduction of the risks identified.

Description

Essential Job Functions

·      Performs general maintenance and repair work on facilities and equipment.

·      Respond to service requests to include but not limited to electrical, furnaces, lighting, HVAC systems, appliances, water heaters, disposals, general plumbing & fixtures, carpentry, painting, roofing tasks, and other required maintenance items, may be required.

·      Performs routine preventative maintenance to ensure that machines operate smoothly, efficiently, and physical conditions of the buildings do not deteriorate.

·      Follow and adhere to an established preventive maintenance program for all heating and ventilation systems and perform the required maintenance including replacement of filters, etc.

·      Assist in emergency maintenance as required including sewage back-ups, water main and/or lateral breaks (dig to expose line, repair, and replace soil as needed), fires, other types of water leaks, appliance repairs, and etc.).

·      Assembles, installs and/or repairs wiring, electrical and electronic components, pipe systems and plumbing, machinery, and equipment.

·      Checks blueprints, repair manuals and parts catalogs.

·      Installs, maintains, evaluates, and repairs any components of the facility’s systems.

·      Operates plant equipment and building automation systems.

·      Maintain equipment such as tools, gauges, snakes, drills, etc., in ready repair. Operates trade related tools and equipment; maintains/assists an accurate inventory of all materials and tools.

·      Understand the proper use of equipment and chemicals and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

·      Reads and utilizes blueprints, plans, drawings, and sketches to determine the work to be performed and resources required.

·      Maintain a clean and safe workplace and performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures and according to the standards or the company, OSHA requirements, and client’s needs.

·      Handles hazardous materials in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

·      Ensure that unsafe conditions are corrected in a timely manner. Observes all safety practices and regulations.

·      Ensures all maintenance conforms to qualify standards and designated timeliness.

·      Is available for on call services as needed.

·      Performs other duties as assigned.

Salary

$16 - $23 per hour