Job Title: Facilities Technician
Location: San Diego, CA
Contract Length: 12 Months
Pay Range: $35/hr - $39/hr (DOE)

The Planet Group is seeking a Facilities Technician who will support a rapidly growing research and development lab and office facilities and assist with a cGMP building. The successful candidate will possess experience in maintaining building-related equipment and R&D lab support activities. Any candidate must be able to adapt to working in both R&D and cGMP environments simultaneously.

Qualifications: 

• High School diploma or equivalent. Formal education in a related technical or engineering discipline or related military training/experience is desirable.
• Minimum of four years of related experience and/or training. 
• Experience using Siemens Desigo Building Management system or similar systems.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret instructions, short correspondence, and memos and ask clarifying questions to ensure understanding. 
• Good communication skills with the ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, co-workers, and/or supervisor.
• Ability to effectively present information to internal departments and/or large groups of employees.
• Ability to solve problems in standard situations using basic analytical skills.
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook.

Responsibilities:

• Support the day-to-day operation and maintenance of all facilities, including the management of building utilities (HVAC, compressed air, house vacuum, microbulk CO2 tank, and access control system). 
• Quickly and efficiently analyze work orders (WO) that affect operations, providing corrective action suggestions.
• Be the liaison and manage service providers for regular service visits and after hour emergency calls.
• Performs daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance rounds for assigned tasks and completes all logs and paperwork associated with their tasks.
• Respond to and address alarms from Building Management System.
• Manage company assets that require asset tagging and work with multiple departments to provide proper classification. 
• Maintain inventory of parts and supplies for facilities repairs; order materials as needed.
• Monitor, maintain, and perform standard repairs to building electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and cooling systems.
• Assist licensed plumbers, electricians, and HVAC personnel as appropriate.
• Prepare job estimates for customers including time and materials costs.
• Perform quality inspections on work completed by other facilities services technicians.
• Prepare and maintain records on all maintenance activities.
• Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promote continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Assemble and disassemble equipment. 
• Develop and maintain equipment maintenance logs as new systems are added.
• Manage all WO documentation in the CMMS and document management systems.
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) as needed. 
• Stay current and adhere to training requirements.
• Provide high level of customer support and service.
• Other duties as assigned.