Maintenance Technician Jobs

Description

Organization Description

Naples Botanical Garden is a 170-acre world-class paradise, featuring the flora and cultures of the tropics and sub-tropics including Brazil, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Florida. The Garden’s mission is to connect people and plants through display, education, conservation, and applied science. The Garden has beautifully restored native habitats, cultivated gardens, walking trails, and public programming that offer education and enjoyment for people of all ages. Naples Botanical Garden is a 501(c)3 organization.

Maintenance Technician Position Summary: This position is an integral part of the Operations Team. This position is a facilities and events maintenance position with an emphasis in set-ups, breakdowns, and facilities maintenance. This position is responsible for paths, operating systems, building maintenance, and staff support daily. This is a full-time position with weekends required.

Requirements

Maintenance Technician Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Basic air conditioning maintenance such as filter replacement and condensate line evacuation.
• Undertake activities of facility pest control, ants, and small animal removal.
• General carpentry, plumbing, drywall, and fabrication duties.
• Assist with other facilities maintenance related tasks when required.
• Provide support for all garden staff.
• Building maintenance such as painting, path fixes, lighting, and facility repair.
• Set-up, during duties, and break down of rentals and garden events.
• Opening and preparing the facility for daily activity.
• Pressure cleaning of paths and buildings.

Maintenance Technician Requirements/Qualifications

• Basic machinery operation.
• Trade school completion, and/or 2 years of experience in garden operations or facilities maintenance or equivalent.
• Good computer skills including MS Office (word, excel, etc.), Outlook, and web browsers.
• Possess and maintain a valid Florida driver's license and have an acceptable driving record.
• May stand for long periods of time. Walk and inspect property. Work in extreme temperatures and dirty environment. Lift and carry objects up to 50 pounds. Drive vehicle or cart.
• Weekends and holidays are required.
• Problem solving skills.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on field experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Working knowledge of tools.
• Pre-Employment background check required.

Benefits

• Long -Short Term Disability
• Retirement Plan
• Dental
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Vision
• Garden Perks
• Medical
• Life Insurance

Naples Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Garden has a long-standing policy of employment and advancement based solely upon qualifications to perform the essential elements of a position without regard to age, creed, gender, national origin or ancestry, race, color, religion, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, HIV status, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, handicap or mental or physical disability.