Facilities Maintenance Technician at El Buen Samaritano | Austin, TX, United States | Rezi

Facilities Maintenance Technician at El Buen Samaritano

Facilities Maintenance Technician

El Buen Samaritano · Austin, TX, United States

2 weeks ago

Facilities Maintenance Technician

El Buen Samaritano · Austin, TX, United States

19 days ago
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About the Role

The Facilities Maintenance Technician provides hands-on operational support to ensure El Buen's campus, buildings, equipment, and operational spaces remain safe, functional, welcoming, and fully prepared to support the organization's mission and daily operations. This role is responsible for delivering responsive facilities services through preventive maintenance, routine repairs, inspections, campus logistics, event support, inventory coordination, and operational readiness while helping preserve the organization's physical assets.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinates day-to-day facilities operations that support the safe, efficient, and uninterrupted operation of El Buen's campus.
  • Performs preventive maintenance, routine repairs, facility inspections, and general maintenance of buildings, grounds, equipment, fleet, and campus infrastructure.
  • Coordinates room setups, campus logistics, furniture moves, deliveries, inventory management, and operational support for meetings, programs, and community events.
  • Supports contractor and vendor activities by coordinating facility access, monitoring work, and communicating operational needs to the Facilities Manager.
  • Maintains maintenance records, work orders, inventory documentation, equipment logs, and other operational records that support effective asset management.
  • Promotes operational readiness, customer service, safety, and responsible stewardship of organizational facilities, equipment, and resources while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Performs scheduled preventive maintenance on buildings, mechanical systems, furniture, equipment, fleet vehicles, and campus infrastructure.
  • Completes general maintenance and repair activities including carpentry, painting, drywall, lighting, minor plumbing, door hardware, furniture repair, and other routine maintenance.
  • Ensures classrooms, offices, meeting rooms, common areas, storage spaces, and service areas remain clean, organized, functional, and ready to support daily operations, programs, and community activities.
  • Conducts routine inspections of campus grounds, sidewalks, parking areas, landscaping, signage, and exterior facilities.
  • Identifies maintenance needs before they become operational disruptions and communicates emerging issues, priorities, and recommendations to the Facilities Manager.
  • Coordinates room setups, furniture arrangements, audiovisual support, signage, and event logistics for meetings, trainings, Board meetings, and community events while restoring spaces following use.
  • Prepares facilities for upcoming programs, organizational events, seasonal activities, and changing operational priorities.
  • Helps ensure that every participant, volunteer, staff member, and visitor experiences facilities that are safe, welcoming, clean, accessible, and reflective of El Buen's commitment to dignity and service.
  • Coordinates deliveries, inventory movement, furniture relocation, warehouse organization, donation logistics, and operational requests.
  • Conducts routine vehicle inspections, coordinates preventive maintenance, maintains fleet documentation, and reports maintenance concerns.
  • Receives, prioritizes, documents, and completes assigned work orders accurately and efficiently.
  • Provides courteous, timely, and professional service to staff, participants, volunteers, vendors, and visitors.
  • Communicates recurring maintenance concerns, equipment failures, safety issues, and recommended operational improvements to the Facilities Manager.
  • Performs routine safety inspections, follows OSHA requirements and organizational safety policies, and immediately reports hazards requiring corrective action.
  • Protects organizational facilities, equipment, tools, vehicles, furniture, and supplies through responsible use, preventive maintenance, and proper storage.
  • Monitors maintenance inventory, maintains organized storage areas, assists with inventory counts, and communicates supply needs.
  • Documents facility conditions, equipment performance, housekeeping, and operational readiness while assisting with regulatory inspections and improvement projects.
  • Identifies practical opportunities to improve efficiency, preventive maintenance, safety, customer service, and operational effectiveness.
  • Works collaboratively with departments, contractors, vendors, volunteers, and organizational leadership to support facility operations and organizational priorities.
  • Supports emergency response activities, campus improvement projects, office moves, volunteer events, and continuity of operations as needed.
  • Assists with receipt of deliveries, donation pickups, food bank pickups, bread pickups, and other logistics-related support tasks.
  • Supports broader organizational operations and shared campus needs as assigned.
  • Performs other duties as assigned in support of El Buen’s mission, facilities operations, organizational continuity, and emergency response operations.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate required.
  • Minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in facilities maintenance, building operations, construction, property maintenance, custodial operations, or a related field required.
  • Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
  • Equivalent combinations of education, technical training, certifications, apprenticeships, and relevant experience may be considered.
  • Experience performing preventive maintenance, general building repairs, facility inspections, and operational support activities required.
  • Valid Texas Driver's License with an acceptable driving record required.

Skills

  • Ability to anticipate and respond effectively to changing operational priorities while maintaining high levels of customer service and responsiveness.
  • Strong working knowledge of general building maintenance, preventive maintenance practices, and routine repair techniques.
  • Ability to safely operate hand tools, power tools, ladders, maintenance equipment, and organizational vehicles.
  • Ability to organize and prioritize multiple work orders while maintaining attention to detail and high-quality workmanship.
  • Strong customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate professionally with staff, participants, volunteers, contractors, vendors, and visitors.
  • Ability to identify maintenance concerns, evaluate practical solutions, and exercise sound judgment when determining when issues should be escalated.
  • Ability to maintain accurate maintenance records, inventory documentation, inspection logs, and work order documentation.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, email, mobile technology, and electronic work order systems or the ability to quickly learn new software.
  • Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a collaborative Operations team.
  • Ability to perform physical work safely while maintaining compliance with organizational safety policies and OSHA requirements.
  • Technical certification or vocational training in HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, construction technology, facilities maintenance, or a related skilled trade.
  • OSHA 10, OSHA 30, CPR, or First Aid certification.
  • Experience supporting a nonprofit, educational, healthcare, faith-based, or multi-building campus environment.
  • Experience coordinating vendors, contractors, inventory, fleet operations, or event logistics.

Location

  • Central Texas
  • El Buen headquarters

Work Type

  • Full-time
  • Onsite

Experience Level

  • 3+ years of experience

Education Level

  • High school diploma or GED

Salary/Compensations

  • $26.44 - $28.85 per hour

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision), with a minimum 85% of the employee medical premium covered by the Organization
  • 403(b)-retirement plan eligibility
  • Employer match for 403(b) contributions up to 4%
  • 5% employer retirement contribution
  • Employer paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Professional Development Opportunities
  • 8 paid holidays
  • Rest Days Thanksgiving Week
  • Rest Days during Winter Break
  • Accrual of 80 hours annual vacation time
  • Accrual of 1 day of sick leave per month of service (12 days per year)

About the Company

  • For more than 35 years, El Buen Samaritano (El Buen) has been a trusted community resource for Latino and immigrant families in Central Texas.
  • Through culturally responsive food access, health, education, workforce development, housing stability, and economic mobility programming, El Buen serves more than 30,000 individuals annually.
  • The organization is recognized as both a direct service provider and a systems leader in building equitable pathways to health, education, and economic stability.
  • The Administration Department provides the operational foundation that enables El Buen to fulfill its mission.
  • Through responsible stewardship of facilities, technology, organizational systems, and operational resources, the department creates safe, welcoming, reliable, and efficient environments where staff, participants, volunteers, partners, and community members can effectively work, learn, receive services, and build stronger communities.

Equal Opportunity

  • Safeguarding certification is required to work as an employee at El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission (El Buen), an institution of the Diocese of Texas.
  • Criminal background check will be conducted on all final candidates.