Job Description

Maintenance Technician

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

Madison, WI

Schedule: MondayFriday, 7:00 AM 3:30 PM

Additional: Occasional weekend work (every couple of months) & on-call rotation

About the Role

We're seeking a hands-on Maintenance Technician II to support day-to-day facility operations. This role is ideal for someone with strong initiative, basic mechanical skills, and a commitment to maintaining a safe, clean, and functional environment.

What You'll Do

• Perform repairs and maintenance based on work orders or verbal instructions, ensuring accurate documentation
• Identify, request, and use parts and materials needed to complete maintenance tasks
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and factory representatives for equipment repair or replacement
• Assist with water and fire system shut-offs and connections
• Complete basic plumbing, electrical, and appliance repairs (e.g., lighting, ballasts, fixtures)
• Perform carpentry and minor construction work, including drywall, flooring, cabinetry, countertops, shelving, painting, and tile
• Support general facility upkeep, including debris removal, material handling, and maintaining a safe work environment
• Work safely at all times and perform other duties as assigned

What We're Looking For

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant maintenance experience
• Basic mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Comfortable working with contractors and vendors
• Strong focus on safety and attention to detail

Physical Requirements

• Frequent standing, walking, lifting, pushing, and pulling (up to 25 lbs)
• Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs
• Ability to bend, stoop, climb, crawl, kneel, and squat as needed
• Visual and auditory ability to safely perform maintenance tasks and respond to alarms
• Rare driving may be required

Licenses & Certifications

• None required

Key Skills for Success

• Initiative
• Basic mechanical skills
• Dependability and teamwork

Job Summary:

Performs preventive and corrective maintenance related to the facilities, equipment and associated systems. including, but not limited to: fire systems, tube system, equipment repair, nurse call, infant abduction system, life safety components, paging system, Med Gas systems, paging systems, locks and door repair.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Performs repairs according to work orders or verbal instructions and compiles proper documentation following established policies and procedures. Identifies and requests parts and components needed to complete tasks.
• Works with vendors, contractors, and factory representatives in regards to the repair and replacement of equipment. Assists contractors and other personnel with connections and shut-offs for water and fire systems.
• Performs basic plumbing and electrical repairs and appliance repairs including, but not limited to: changing light bulbs, replacing ballasts and installation of light fixtures.
• Performs carpentry and minor construction projects including, but not limited to installation and or repair of drywall, walls, flooring, ceramic tile cabinetry, countertops, shelving, painting.
• Assists in maintaining a clean and safe work environment including, but not limited to: debris/trash removal, heavy lifting/moving of materials and equipment, floor-sweeping and material storage.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Two years' experience

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Rare use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Rare driving.

Required Professional License and/or Certifications

• None

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