Facilities Maintenance Mechanic

Position Description

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Facilities Maintenance Mechanic

vacancies for the City of Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilites for a period of one year.

Facilities Maintenance Mechanics perform a wide variety of skilled maintenance and repair duties involving building systems such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical, locksmithing, and other trades for assigned facilities. Duties require mechanical aptitude, and an employee must be willing and able to perform manual labor in multiple facilities under all types of weather conditions.

Facility types include Administrative, Police, Fire, Public Works, Community Centers as well as various Utility buildings.

The Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will be a highly skilled, safety conscious, punctual team player with a high work ethic. Candidate must be self-motivated and able to work both individually and with a team. The ideal candidate will provide great customer service and have a positive attitude while practicing good stewardship.

Qualifications

An equivalent combination to: graduation from high school or vocational school and two years' journey-level experience in the operation, maintenance and repair of commercial mechanical systems, including complex heating, ventilating, air conditioning systems and other related systems.

Licenses, Certificates And Other Requirements

Valid Washington State Driver's License at time of appointment, with maintenance thereafter

Low Pressure Boiler Operator's License

EPA Certification Type I and Type II

Positions assigned to the Tacoma Police Department may require additional background checks which may include fingerprinting and/or a polygraph test.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

This position requires lifting, climbing, working in poorly illuminated and confined work areas and from heights.

Knowledge & Skills

- Methods, materials and tools used for the mechanical repair and maintenance of buildings and related equipment

- Detection and repair of a variety of building defects and equipment failures

- Proper methods of storing equipment, materials and supplies

- Technical aspects of field of specialty

- Record-keeping techniques

- Health and safety regulations

- Requirements of maintaining buildings in a safe, clean and orderly condition

SKILLS

- Perform a wide variety of skilled maintenance duties involving electrical, locksmithing, HVAC, plumbing and other trades

- Perform building maintenance duties utilizing a variety of tools and machines used in the trades

- Work from blueprints, shop drawings and sketches

- Operate a variety of welding equipment

- Lift object weighing up to 75 pounds

- Understand and follow oral and written directions

- Add, subtract, multiply and divide quickly and accurately

- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others

Selection Process & Supplemental Information

To Be Considered For This Opportunity

Interested individuals must

apply online

and

meet the minimum qualifications

to progress in the examination process.

Examination Process

This is a competitive selection process. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will have their responses to

Supplemental Questions # 10-13 reviewed and scored by a committee of subject matter experts, as the Experience and Training Test. It is the responsibility of the applicants to adequately describe all pertinent experience and training. Please make sure you read the questions and provide complete informative answers. DO NOT respond with see resume in lieu of answering these questions; this will result in a failing score.

Candidates who obtain a passing score will be ranked on the eligible list for interview and hiring consideration.

City of Tacoma’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At the City of Tacoma, we're on a mission to make our workforce as diverse and inclusive as the community we serve. We're committed to eliminating racial and other disparities, and we actively seek out candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. Join our team at the City of Tacoma and help us build a more vibrant, inclusive, and equitable community for all.

The City of Tacoma believes that diversity of thought, background, and experience contributes to our success and innovation. If you’re passionate about this role and our mission, we encourage you to apply. If you have a less traditional background, we want to hear about your transferrable skills and experience. We value a variety of perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the table.

The Community

Tacoma is centrally located just 32 miles south of the city of Seattle and 31 miles north of the state capital, Olympia. The City of Tacoma is also home to the Port of Tacoma, which is among the largest container ports in the United States. Like most cities in the northwest, Tacoma is surrounded by beautiful nature, offering residents many opportunities for outdoor adventures.

Largely suburban in nature with a small, but dense, urban core, Tacoma is home to numerous institutes of higher learning that attract students from across the country. The University of Washington Tacoma, Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound, a satellite campus of the Evergreen State College, three community/technical colleges, and several trade and business schools are within Tacoma's geographic area. Downtown's Cultural District is the site of the Washington State History Museum, Museum of Glass, the Tacoma Art Museum, and America's Car Museum.

With its affordable housing and distinctive neighborhoods and business districts, the city has been recognized numerous times as a best city to live in the nation. To see a few of the great things Tacoma has to offer, view this YouTube Video!

View this exciting video to learn more about the City of Tacoma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n5MWl8KFvI

Application Process

Interested individuals should apply online by completing the application and attaching a resume and cover letter by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement. Applications received without attaching the required materials may not progress in the selection process.

If you are a veteran and would like to be considered for veteran's preference points, please attach a copy of your DD214 to your application.

Get Assistance

For assistance with the application process or questions regarding this job announcement please contact the Human Resources office at (253) 591-5400 by 4:00 p.m. of the closing date of the job announcement.

For technical difficulties using the NEOGOV system, call the applicant support line at 1-855-524-5627 between 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. This will allow us to assist you before the job announcement closes.

Communication with the City of Tacoma

We primarily communicate via email during the application process. Emails from Tacoma.gov and/or governmentjobs.com should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure that you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk email folders.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Details:

Hourly Rate: $47.47 - $52.33

Annual Salary: $98,737.60 - $108,846.40

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