Facilities Maintenance Technician

General Purpose: To further the religious and spiritual mission of the Diocese of Colorado Springs by providing a variety of maintenance tasks, such as carpentry, minor electrical, plumbing, and painting at the Catholic Pastoral Center, and occasionally at other diocesan properties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Light Maintenance:
• Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions.
• Operate carpet cleaning system to maintain/clean carpets, according to the cleaning schedule.
• Move and maintain office furniture and equipment when needed. May include set up and tear down.
• Painting/staining to include interior and exterior work when needed.
• Perform light maintenance, repairs and special projects as needed, including light electrical (Example: changing light bulbs, replacing light fixtures, ballasts, outlets and switches), carpentry, replacing ceiling tiles, repairing equipment and facility to include plumbing fixtures.
• Perform demolition during renovation, as required.
• Maintain the grounds: keep sidewalks free of debris and snow (occasionally before and after hours, as needed); ensure the sprinkler system is operating properly to include startup and shutdown; fertilize, mow, trim, and rake lawn, plant flowers and bushes; and remove weeds.
• Maintain roof and roof drains clear of debris quarterly, or more, as needed.
• Find creative solutions for a wide variety of facility needs and provide input to supervisor.
• Organize janitor's closets, monitors supplies and alerts supervisor regarding maintenance of adequate stock. Manages inventory of tools/supplies in good working order.
• Water and prune interior plants.
• Support receptionist including answering switchboard and greeting visitors.
• Maintain and clean parking lot.
• Identify and schedule maintenance issues that need repair/attention.
• Oversees contractors in the absence of the Director of Properties or Facilities Manager.
• Participates in monthly and quarterly Department meetings.
• Back up to Facilities Manager on alarm calls, HVAC control system and Emerge system.

Custodial:
• Prepare cleaning solutions for carpet and general cleaning purposes by following label instructions to achieve desired results.
• Perform custodial tasks not provided by contractor.
• Follows appropriate HAZMAT and HAZCOM procedures.