Facilities Technician 3

General Purpose:  

Repairs, modifications and preventative maintenance on building and facilities equipment, fixtures and systems. 

Principle Accountabilities:  

• Responds to service calls and in-house repairs throughout the facility. 

• Troubleshoots, responds to work orders, repairs systems and equipment. 

• Installs office fixtures and performs work in various maintenance trades including mechanical, electrical and plumbing. 

• Routine assignments include moving furniture, materials and equipment. 

• Conducts scheduled preventative maintenance and breaks down equipment for clean up. 

• Converses with equipment operators to ascertain problems with equipment before breakdown, and to determine if breakdown is due to human error or mechanical problems. 

• Tests faulty equipment and applies knowledge of functional operation of electronic units and systems to diagnose cause of malfunction. 

• Tests electronic components and circuits to locate defects. 

• Replaces defective components and wiring and adjusts mechanical parts. 

• Aligns, adjusts and calibrates equipment according to specifications. 

• Calibrates testing instruments. 

• May maintain records of repairs, calibrations and tests. 

• Enters information into computer to copy program from one electronic component to another, or to draw, modify or to store schematics. 

• Oversees emergency system backup. 

• Ensures plumbing, sewer, water, electrical and mechanical systems are functional.