Kalispel Casino Facilities Maintenance Technician

Hiring Preference: The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is an Equal opportunity employer. Consistent with federal law, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians applies Indian preference in employment. It is the policy of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to give preference in hiring, promotions, and transfers into vacant positions to qualified applicants in the following order: 1) Kalispel Tribal Members; 2) Descendant or Spouse of an enrolled Kalispel Tribal Member; 3) enrolled members of other Indian Tribes; 4) all other applicants. At-Will Employment: Employment with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians is at-will and can be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, either at the option of the employee or the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. Drug Testing: The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is a drug free work place. All applicants are subject to drug testing at the time of hire and at unannounced times during employment. Background Investigation: All candidates and employees may be subject to a background investigation.

Summary of Functions

Assists all Kalispel Casino, Market, and RV Park personnel with day-to-day activities by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Respond in a courteous manner to member and staff questions, complaints, or requests.
• Locate and correct facility heating, ventilation, and air conditioning malfunctions, and adjust HVAC units including system control checks.
• Assist with minor/major building repairs or projects.
• Handle most facility repairs in regards to removing and replacing ceramic tile, painting, repairing wallboard, wall vinyl, carpentry, ect.
• Check electrical systems such as refrigeration controls, television sets, and lighting systems, and make minor repairs.
• Check and make minor repairs on general plumbing systems, and fixtures such as pipe lines, toilets, and sinks.
• Utilize basic hand and power tools required for general maintenance.
• Complete preventive maintenance checklists and other maintenance records.
• Observe safety practices at all times.
• Insure quality of facility meets or exceeds all set standards.
• Operation of heavy equipment, man lifts, forklifts, and bob cats.
• Move office furniture and equipment as requested.
• Ability to perform problem solving skills in an emergency situation.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Facilities Supervisor

Physical Demands

• Requires the ability to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 80 pounds.
• Constantly requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discrimination in sound.
• Constantly requires verbally expressing or exchanging ideas of important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Constantly requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm.
• Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Occasionally requires ascending or descending stairs or ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Occasionally requires raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally.
• Occasionally requires stooping which entails the use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Infrequently requires crouching.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to tobacco smoke, moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.  The worker is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions, which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions and to wet and/or humid conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Disclaimer: Certain Licenses and Certification requirements can be obtained once hired.