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YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish Maintenance Technician II in Seattle, Washington
Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish?
YWCA SKS is the region's largest non-profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference.
We're women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you'll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work -- apply today!
What You'll Do
YWCA owns and manages over twenty buildings in King & Snohomish County. The Facilities Technician will be responsible for maintaining multiple aspects of facility maintenance for the diverse portfolio of YWCA buildings. You will also use a variety of skills to perform common duties which assure the safety of our tenants and staff. You will help oversee the general and detailed maintenance program as well as working closely with fellow staff and vendors to provide critical coordination, communication and information for the safe and efficient functioning of facilities and housing.?
This position has a social justice component that will require critical thinking around how the external systems impact the work that we are doing through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principals of antiracism work and grounding those principles in everyday work, as well as working well in non-white environments and championing anti-racism policy, are required job skills and core values. As an equal opportunity employer, we highly encourage people of color to apply.
Expectations of your role:
- Complete work orders within the expected timeframe. Track and record process.
- Assist when needed with painting, drywall, plumbing repairs, troubleshoot electrical, ballast changing, cleaning, rekeying, light carpentry repairs and general repairs to all building systems of common areas.
- Assist and support in the administration of all maintenance related functions including tracking of inventory, data entry, and maintaining safety records within YWCA documents.
- Assist the Ops Manager in all aspects of the community's physical upkeep, common grounds, areas, keeping areas clean and safe for all residents and employees.
- Assist in scheduling or performing proper testing, regular inspections, and maintenance of community and preventative maintenance inspections (PMIs) in units including pumps, boilers, fire control systems, elevators, backup generators, smoke, and carbon monoxide detector systems in units. Oversee contractors when professional services and repairs are necessary.
- Promptly available to on-call responses to after-hours building emergencies
- Ensure all communication projects, messages and requests are within the overall strategy and aligned with company-wide messaging throughout YWCA.
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with co-workers, volunteers, vendors, residents, and clients.
- Obtains and reviews price quotes for the procurement of parts and services for projects.
- Continues search for understanding of racial, gender and class equity.
- Assures that clients, staff, volunteers and community partners are treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, ethnic background, gender or socioeconomic background.
Must have's to be successful:
2-3 Years' experience of *HANDS-ON *facility maintenance or building trades
Basic computer skills that can operate under work order Apps
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