Facilities Maintenance Specialist

Position Summary Hello, we’re Metro ! Metro is dedicated to shaping a better future for the greater Portland region. The work the people of Metro do every day benefits the lives of the people who live here, today, and tomorrow. The Waste Prevention & Environmental Services (WPES) department is looking for a Facilities Maintenance Specialist to help support operations within the garbage and recycling operations within Metro. As the regional solid waste authority, Metro oversees solid waste management – commonly known as garbage and recycling – generated in the region. This includes a growing portfolio of four different operational sites across the region including two garbage and recycling transfer stations and household hazardous waste facilities, St. John’s landfill, and a deployment center that houses our community clean-up service teams (RID). This position will be one of the maintenance teams that support these facilities. This position’s primary responsibility will be at the Metro South Transfer Station, but work could be assigned at our other sites as needed. As the Facilities Maintenance Specialist, you will Perform maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance on facilities, building systems, grounds, infrastructure, and equipment, including HVAC, fire suppression and alarm systems, electrical, plumbing, phones, lighting, building management system controls, elevators, security access and CCTV systems, commercial kitchen equipment, furniture, fixtures, office equipment, automatic doors and gates, building facades, roofs, landscaping, and related assets. Perform maintenance unique to transfer station, landfill, and hazardous waste operations, including but not limited to heavy equipment, stationary industrial equipment, manufacturing equipment, hydraulic systems, and other specialized transfer station systems, as well as perform hydraulic oil sampling, filter changes, compressor troubleshooting, water quality treatment system maintenance, equipment cleaning, welding, and fabrication. Oversee and perform maintenance projects, repairs, facility improvements, emergency response activities, and weather-related operations; assess maintenance needs, identify appropriate repair strategies, and recommend corrective actions. Perform skilled maintenance work including carpentry, painting, welding, fabrication, locksmithing, bollard installation, equipment repair/servicing, and operation of building controls and maintenance-related software systems. Serve in a lead capacity by assigning, coordinating, prioritizing, and monitoring maintenance work; provide training, technical guidance, and support to Facilities Maintenance Technicians and Facilities Maintenance Workers; monitor work assignments for quality and completeness; provide corrective guidance as needed; and communicate operational and performance concerns to management. Develop maintenance schedules, work plans, preventive maintenance programs, and repair priorities to ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of facilities, grounds, infrastructure, and equipment. Oversee and perform maintenance projects, repairs, facility improvements, emergency response activities, and weather-related operations; assess maintenance needs, identify appropriate repair strategies, recommend corrective actions, coordinate internal and contracted resources, monitor work quality, and ensure maintenance activities are completed safely and effectively. Assess maintenance and operational issues, determine appropriate repair strategies, Coordinate, direct, and oversee contractors, vendors, and service providers performing maintenance, repair, construction, landscaping, electrical work, HVAC repairs, fire suppression system repairs, telephone system repairs, equipment service, and facility improvement projects; assist with contractor selection, scope development, procurement activities, scheduling, and quality assurance. Troubleshoot, repair…

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