Building Maintenance Technician

at  Sarasota County Government

Department:
General Services
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Do you have experience working with industrial building maintenance? In this role, you perform various skilled trade work from general maintenance to specialty tasks like plumbing. Apply today and spend your days doing what you love while enjoying the various County benefits.

• Perform repairs and upgrades to different building systems including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other general maintenance items.
• Maintain and investigate repairs of multiple building systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance and Florida Statute testing services on domestic water backflow devices on county owned or maintained buildings.
• Perform and document test results with multiple water districts.
• Accompany vendors and contracted service providers to facility/location and shows them/explains required repairs and service needed.
• Maintain clean work environment including Mechanical Rms.
• Identify potential code violations and take necessary steps to report or rectify those violations.
• Complete maintenance records and maintenance logs via Maximo, Archibus or other designated process or software programs.

Work Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. *On-Call Required.
About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Three (3) years of experience in performing building trade work in commercial, institutional, or governmental building maintenance.
• Valid Florida Driver’s License at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in Backflow Prevention Tester that’s recognized by the State of Florida.

Physical Demands: Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
CJIS Clearance: **The successful candidate will be subject to an extensive background check(s) as a part of the hiring process.
About Everything Else:
Starting Pay Range: $21.07 (Step 1) may be higher based on experience
Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).
If you are selected to join our team, you will need to present the following items on your first day:
1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options:

https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)

1. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!

• • Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)
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  Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace

• Perform repairs and upgrades to different building systems including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other general maintenance items.
• Maintain and investigate repairs of multiple building systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance and Florida Statute testing services on domestic water backflow devices on county owned or maintained buildings.
• Perform and document test results with multiple water districts.
• Accompany vendors and contracted service providers to facility/location and shows them/explains required repairs and service needed.
• Maintain clean work environment including Mechanical Rms.
• Identify potential code violations and take necessary steps to report or rectify those violations.
• Complete maintenance records and maintenance logs via Maximo, Archibus or other designated process or software programs