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Facilities Technician

The Wild Center
Tupper Lake, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/5/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025

Do you play well with Otters? The Wild Center is looking for a full-time Facilities Technician to join our team. As the Facilities Technician, you will be assisting with the day-to-day operations and maintenance of our 115-acre campus, which includes the facility and grounds.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Inspecting, monitoring and completing preventative maintenance of environmental (HVAC) systems, life support pumping and filtration systems.
  • Responding to facility mechanical, plumbing and basic electrical malfunctions and remedying in a timely manner.
  • Maintaining building and museum grounds security systems.
  • Ability to maintain facility tools in a clean and orderly manner.
  • Assisting across departments in exhibit development, operations and maintenance tasks.
  • Performing occasional custodial tasks (refuse and recyclable collection, floor maintenance, restroom maintenance and sanitizing, window cleaning, etc.).
  • Performing necessary indoor and outdoor facility maintenance tasks such as painting, staining, floor refinishing and outdoor maintenance project work.
  • Performing seasonal grounds-keeping tasks (lawn care, plant care, snow removal, etc.).
  • Conducting periodic safety inspections and log record keeping.
  • Assisting with special event functions.
  • Availability to work weekends and holidays (4-10 hr day work week).
  • Willingness to participate as part of a team focused on producing high-quality results and to respond to occasional emergency situations.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Creative problem-solving skills
  • Comfortable working in a team environment
  • Capacity to quickly change focus from one task to another.
  • High School diploma or equivalent and a minimum of three years of maintenance and/or construction experience
  • Capable of proper use of hand tools, basic plumbing, mechanical and electrical repairs
  • Able to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Knowledge of basic computer operations or willingness to learn
  • Valid driver's license

Physical Demands:

  • Requires working with rotating and electrical equipment (pumps, motors, etc.) and occasional work at heights of 30-35’ (ladders, powered lifts, etc.).
  • Requires outdoor work throughout the year and operation of commercial outdoor lawn and garden equipment.
  • Frequently moves heavy equipment or materials, weighing up to 70 pounds, across campus for various maintenance or facility projects.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Pay Range: $18.00-$20.00/hour
  • Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, supplemental and life insurance plans, health savings account, SIMPLE IRA retirement, employee assistance program.
  • Paid vacation, sick/personal time, and holidays.
  • The opportunity to work in a LEED-certified, state-of-the-art facility on a 115-acre site on the Raquette River featuring over 50 species of live exhibit animals
  • The Wild Center strives to create an environment where our team thrives both personally and professionally. While life on the job can move at a fast pace, we appreciate the times we can slow down. Whether it's sharing stories over a staff potluck, being wowed by cool science facts, or taking a break during a meeting to view a cute animal - we make time to grow together as a community.

To Apply:

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The Wild Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We have a strong dedication to diversity in our community and in the people and groups with which we work.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $20

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