Maintenance Specialist

ABOUT MICROBAC

Microbac Laboratories, Inc. is a premier commercial laboratory testing firm that partners with clients worldwide, offering laboratory solutions to the life science, food and nutrition, and environmental industries and serves our clients with the utmost expertise and respect for their market requirements, constraints, and challenges. We embody a company-wide commitment to exceptional customer experience, which has been refined over nearly 50 years of trusted, analytical and measurement experience.

Through our network of laboratories, offices, and field services, we have the flexibility to meet the unique requirements for each client, project, and scope.

As a privately held third-party testing company, Microbac operates with a commitment to safety, quality, and compliance. Our diverse work portfolio includes broad accreditation offerings and tested insights across the environmental, food and nutrition and life science markets.

JOB SUMMARY

The Maintenance Specialist is responsible for performing corrective and preventive light maintenance and handle minor upkeep of building systems including HVAC, electrical, painting, plumbing, and refrigeration, including regular inspection of the building and/or equipment to determine need and extent of service and/or repair.

Essential Functions:

• Works with the management to ensure the proper handling and storage of any hazardous waste, materials, chemicals, or gases
• Records and maintains data vital to the operation and maintenance of the facility and equipment.
• Preventative and/or corrective maintenance of laboratory equipment, cabinets, benches, hoods, floor, roof and building improvements and repairs, as necessary
• May serve as a backup for Sample Pickup and Field Sampling, as needed
• Complies with and promotes Personnel, Safety, and Quality Programs
• May perform other duties and responsibilities, as needed
• Clean facilities regularly
• Regularly perform maintenance jobs and light repairs
• Regularly perform various landscaping tasks
• Fill gaps and provide painting services
• Perform lightning installation and carpeting

• Repair equipment and various machines and appliances
• Identify, document and report maintenance and repair work
• Suggest additional repairs when identified and needed
• Other job duties such as special projects and special assignments, as may be assigned at the discretion of the Company.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4 years of experience as a handyman
• 4 years of experience with appropriate electrical tools and equipment
• In-depth knowledge of electrical, plumbing or HVAC systems
• Positive attitude and good communication skills
• Problem solver
• Attention to detail

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools; talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit.
• The employee must occassionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision and depth perception.

Working Conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be in a general office environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• This job may require travel less than 20%

As a privately held third-party testing company, Microbac operates with a commitment to safety, quality, and compliance. Our diverse work portfolio includes broad accreditation offerings and tested insights across the environmental, food and life science markets.

OTHER:

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties an employee may be required to perform. Microbac reserves the right to revise the job description at any time.

Employment is at-will. Microbac, promotes a drug-free, alcohol-free workplace. Applicants considered for hire must pass a drug test before beginning work. Refusal to submit to testing will result in disqualification of further employment consideration.

Microbac is an Equal Opportunity Employer - We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.