Facilities Worker

The City of Bozeman is now accepting applications for two Facilities Workers to support our Strategic Services Team.  The person in this position will perform a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks in the maintenance, construction, and repair of public owned facilities and grounds.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a fantastic benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive top-tier benefits including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 12 holidays, 8 weeks of paid paternal leave, potential for bilingual pay, excellent retirement options, comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, discounted ski tickets and gym memberships, and much more!

Bargaining Unit: Teamsters
Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt
Work Week: Typically, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only)

• Performs facility maintenance including daily operational checks, and preventative maintenance and responding to service requests   
• Operates, services, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and performs preventative maintenance tasks on building related equipment, pumps, boilers, and mechanical systems including HVAC;
• Manage access control including programming fobs, tracking and managing physical inventory of keys, and installing door hardware;
• Troubleshoots and performs minor repairs of electrical and lighting systems including lighting fixtures and ballasts;
• Utilize building management systems to monitor building systems and operations;
• Maintain and update records in Computerized Maintenance Management System;
• Provides snow removal for City facilities using mechanical equipment and shovel;
• Completes basic maintenance tasks including painting, cleaning, plumbing, moving furniture and equipment and office modifications;
• Contacts, coordinates, and monitors the work of vendors and contracted service providers hired to perform work on city owned buildings, grounds, and equipment;
• Observes safe work methods and makes appropriate use of related safety equipment as required;
• Operates and maintains light equipment and trucks, including pickups, trailers, utility vehicles, scissor lifts, and other related equipment;
• Operates a variety of construction hand and power tools and equipment;
• Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition, including securing equipment at the close of the work day;
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas;
• Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner. Provides outstanding customer service to City of Bozeman residents, employees, and customers;
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities;
• Performs other duties consistent with the role and function of this classification.

• High School Diploma or GED; and
• Some (1-3 years) of experience in facility operation and maintenance; and
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

• Substantial knowledge of equipment, materials, and supplies used to do minor facilities repairs and maintenance;
• Substantial knowledge of the safe and proper use of basic hand tools, power tools, and other related equipment;
• Substantial knowledge of the maintenance and operation of related light duty equipment;
• Substantial knowledge of basic safety principles and practices;
• Some knowledge of building mechanical equipment and controls;
• Some knowledge of basic principles and practices of building construction, maintenance, and repair activities;
• Some knowledge of the techniques, methods, and materials related to facility maintenance;
• Some knowledge of construction, mechanical, and electrical drawings;
• Ability to work outdoors for extended periods of times with exposure to varying weather conditions;
• Ability to efficiently operate related light and medium duty equipment, hand and power tools, and other equipment;
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language;
• Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions;
• Ability to prepare and present accurate and reliable reports containing findings and recommendations;
• Ability to operate a personal computer using standard or customized software applications appropriate to assigned tasks;
• Ability to use independent judgment within prescribed standards and procedures;
• Ability to use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions;
• Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines;
• Ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology;
• Integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.
• Consistently performs assignments in accordance with the City’s Core Values of Integrity, Leadership, Service and Teamwork.

• Must possess a current valid Driver’s License and have the ability to obtain a Montana Driver’s License within six months of employment;
• Offers for employment are conditional upon satisfactory response to appropriate conditional offer process.

Salary : $33