Facility Maintenance Specialist (BD-47252)

CLOSING DATE: Friday, May 22nd, 2026

POSITION: Facility Maintenance Specialist 

SALARY: $21.35 - 27.03/hourly 

REPORTS TO: Program Manager  

LOCATION: Facilities, Nespelem, WA 

Basic Functions: Performs a variety of routine building maintenance tasks; carpentry; electrical; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); plumbing, and general cleaning.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Training: 

• Requires a HS diploma and 5 years’ work experience demonstrating the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Requires a working knowledge of tools, materials, processes, and techniques of routine maintenance
• Requires sufficient language, reading and writing skill to record readings, interpret maps and blueprints, and prepare activity reports.
• Requires sufficient math skills to record numbers, compute sums, percentages, and ratios.
• Requires sufficient human relations skill to exercise strong communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with customers and convey policies and procedures.
• Requires customer service oriented skills. 
• Requires the ability to carry out the essential responsibilities of the position.
• Requires the ability to read and understand blueprints.
• Requires ability to work independently and manage workload to meet deadlines.
• Requires ability to recognize discrepancies and determine effective actions.
• Requires the ability to operate hand and power tools, riding lawn mower, fork lift, mini snowplow, side-by-side and repair tools.
• Requires the ability to work outdoors with varying work schedules and weather conditions.
• Requires ability to understand and follow directions. .
• Requires ability to meet or exceed the Tribes attendance and punctuality standards.
• Requires the ability to evaluate objectively, fairly, and consistently.
• Requires the ability to use miscellaneous office equipment (e.g. calculators, typewriters, computers, FAX machines, copiers, etc.).
• Requires the ability to work as contributing member of a team, work productively and cooperatively with other teams and external customers, and convey a positive image of the Tribal government.
• Requires the ability to maintain confidentiality. 

Physical Abilities:

• Requires the ability to stand, walk, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of up to 50 pounds on a continuous basis, pushing, pulling, guiding over 50 pounds on an infrequent basis.
• Require ability to push minimum 100 pounds (power cleaning appliances).
• Requires ability to climb ladder and step ladder.
• Requires the ability to stoop, kneel, lay horizontal, and crouch to place and move work objects.
• Requires the ability to perform full arm extension and movement out and overhead.
• Requires sufficient hand-eye coordination, hand and finger dexterity including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to operate equipment and read technical and safety information.
• Requires ability to work flexible hours. Requires the ability to drive and work in adverse weather conditions.

Licenses & Certificates: 

• Requires a valid driver’s license.
• Require eligibility for tribal insurance coverage.
• Requires a background clearance and required to maintain clearance throughout employment.

Working/Special Conditions:

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors where moderate safety considerations exist from physical labor, use of power equipment, temperature, noise extremes, exposure to vibration, electricity and mechanical moving parts. 
• This position is identified as a Safety Sensitive position and subject to pre-employment, post-accident, random and reasonable suspicion drug testing.

Note: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, if this position is safety sensitive it is subject to pre-employment drug testing. In addition, this position is subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.

TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.

If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes’ Vehicle Insurance. 

In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances.  

If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.

Burgundy Day

burgundy.day.hrs@colvilletribes.com

Phone: 509-634-2837

HR Technician Senior

Salary : $21 - $27