Summary 

The Maintenance Technician (Boilermaker Certified) provides specialized skill support to the Maintenance Department, ensuring the smooth operation of equipment and facilities within a cannabis cultivation and dispensary environment. This role involves routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs, with a strong emphasis on boiler systems, welding, and mechanical operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with customers, vendors, and co-workers through effective communication.
• Perform scheduled and unscheduled preventive maintenance, inspections, and service requests for equipment and systems.
• Work closely with Grow House teams, Facilities Maintenance, and Project Managers to address inspection and service needs.
• Conduct minor repairs in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and painting.
• Perform facility repairs, including doors, cabinets, furniture, flooring, ceilings, and wall protection.
• Change light bulbs, fixtures, ballasts, switches, receptacles, and reset circuit breakers.
• Patch and paint walls, repair roofing, blacktop, cement, masonry, and block structures.
• Handle emergency maintenance requests, including clogged drains, water leaks, power loss, and unsafe facility conditions.
• Maintain building security and compliance with all OSHA, GMP, FDA, state, and local regulations.

Boiler & Mechanical System Maintenance

• Install, inspect, and maintain boilers, pressure vessels, and mechanical systems.
• Perform boilermaker duties, including assembling, installing, and repairing boilers, tanks, and large vessels.
• Troubleshoot and repair boiler systems, pumps, motors, and HVAC units to ensure operational efficiency.
• Conduct welding, cutting, and metal fabrication as needed for system repairs and modifications.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical manuals, and schematics for mechanical systems.
• Test and inspect boilers and adhere to safety standards and regulatory compliance.
• Perform preventative maintenance to minimize equipment downtime and enhance longevity.

Emergency & Special Projects

• Respond to emergency maintenance calls and assist subcontractors when further repairs are necessary.
• Complete urgent and routine work orders, including equipment assembly and installation.
• Remove snow, de-ice grounds, and ensure facility safety during adverse weather conditions.
• Report facility safety and security issues to management.
• Assist with special projects as assigned by leadership.
• Responds to emergency calls, makes immediate repairs when necessary and assists subcontractor if further repairs are necessary.
• Performs special projects as assigned.
• Reports all facility safety and security issues to management.
• Performs general cleaning of facility, equipment and tools.
• Assists in fostering a positive work environment, treating everyone with dignity and respect while perpetuating a curiosity for everything cannabis .
• Other duties that may be required from time to time to improve operations and profitability and ensure required tasks and goals are completed across operations
• Adherence to individual and team key-performance indicators (“KPIs”) as directed by manager
• Other duties and/or responsibilities as required to meet company goals/needs

Team Collaboration

• Balances team and individual responsibilities, Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views
• Gives and welcomes feedback
• Contributes to building a positive team spirit
• Puts success of team above own interests
• Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives
• Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Communicate effectively with team members to ensure clear understanding of tasks and expectations.
• Support a positive and inclusive work environment, fostering teamwork and mutual respect among colleagues.
• Provide training and guidance to new team members, sharing knowledge and best practices.

Education and Experience 

• Associates Degree plus 4-5 years’ experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proven experience as a Maintenance Technician, with a focus on industrial and facility maintenance.
• Hands-on expertise with boiler systems, including installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Familiarity with boilermaker duties, such as assembling, installing, and repairing boilers, tanks, and other large vessels.
• Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, technical manuals, and schematics related to boilers and mechanical systems.
• Experience with welding, cutting, and metal fabrication techniques commonly used in boilermaker tasks.
• Knowledge of safety protocols and regulatory compliance for boiler operation and maintenance preferred
• Ability to inspect and test boilers and related systems for proper functioning and adherence to safety standards.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with experience maintaining pumps, motors, and HVAC systems.
• Problem-solving skills and a commitment to preventative maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Ability to manage several tasks/projects concurrently and prioritize work effectively

Work Environment and Physical Demands 

The work environment characteristics and physical demands 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. 

Language Skills

Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing. Must display professional telephone etiquette and be able to interact and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization. Ability to effectively present information in one on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry our instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hand to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 or more pounds and regularly move up to 50 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is normal.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is normal. The employee is frequently exposed to an environment of natural chemical fumes, herbal aromas, airborne particles, exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. Employee will have moderate exposure to conditions such as dust and particles that affect the respiratory system, eyes, or the skin, depending on department job assignments. Personal Protective Equipment is provided for employees to utilize and should be worn.

EOE