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Akima · 1 week ago

Facilities Support Technician

Madison, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

Akima is hiring a Facilities Support Technician to work with the Facilities Operations Specialist and Maintenance Mechanics to conduct physical labor and maintenance work. The technician will maintain the National Wildlife Health Center infrastructure and grounds to facilitate safe and biosecure operations of NWCH laboratories and operations.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Undertake tasks described below and within written established guidelines

Provide on-site assistance for regular maintenance, grounds keeping, and repairs needed for critical infrastructure during normal business hours

When standard procedures and precedents are not available, performs trouble-shooting and conducts various tests to determine necessary actions

Independently operates the heating system after receiving initial instructions from lead technician or engineer

Performs work independently to maintain hot-water boilers, steam boilers, and associated water-treatment systems, circulating pumps, and associated computer control systems, building control systems, and burner controls. Equipment includes gas-fired steam boilers, gas-fired water boilers, and gas and electric water heaters

Operates the air conditioning system after receiving initial instructions from lead technician or engineer. Including maintaining chillers, circulating pumps, cooling towers, fans, motors, control systems, and associated water-treatment systems

Disassembles, cleans, inspects, repairs, reassembles, and returns heating systems or air conditioning systems to service

Operates laboratory systems after receiving initial instructions from lead technician or engineer

Maintain laboratory air-pressure control systems, waste-water treatment systems, biosafety cabinets, fume hoods, autoclaves, and laboratory utilities such as hot water, cold water, and deionized water, compressed air, and natural gas

Performs a variety of operations, maintenance, and upkeep work

Including visual inspection of critical systems at start and end of each workday; repairs of laboratory equipment; unload, move, and set-up of delivered items such as office furniture or laboratory equipment; inventory and clean-up of storage areas; remove discarded items; routine repairs such as filling cracks and holes in walls and ceilings, and touch-up painting; and grounds maintenance, including mowing, snow and ice removal, and trimming vegetation

Other duties as requirements arise