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Hawkins Personnel Group
Facilities Maintenance Technician
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What they do
A Building and General Maintenance Technician performs building maintenance and appliance repairs for an apartment complex, housing division, residential center or business, as directed by a property manager.
$43,266 / year median in Texas
+19% projected growth
Job Description
The Facility Mechanical Engineer / Maintenance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and continuous operation of facility systems and production support equipment. The role focuses on mechanical systems, preventive and predictive maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives with strong emphasis on sustainability.
Facility & Utility Systems:
- Maintain HVAC systems (AHUs, chillers, cooling towers)
- Maintain compressed air systems
- Maintain industrial/process water systems
- Monitor system performance and improve efficiency and uptime
Maintenance & Reliability:
- Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- Conduct root cause failure analysis (RCFA)
- Use
SAP CMMS
for planning and tracking- Optimize spare parts and maintenance strategies
Troubleshooting & Technical Support:
- Provide advanced mechanical troubleshooting
- Apply basic electrical knowledge for system troubleshooting
- Support breakdown recovery and implement permanent corrective action.
Capital Projects & Engineering:
- Support facility capital projects and upgrades
- Use AutoCAD for layouts and documentation
- Develop scopes and coordinate contractors
Continuous Improvement & Sustainability:
- Drive equipment reliability and cost improvements
- Support energy and water reduction initiatives
- Lead sustainability-focused projects
- Use data to identify improvement opportunities
Systems & Data:
- Use SAP for maintenance management
- Support Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Apply data modeling/analysis
Compliance & Safety:
- Ensure OSHA and company safety compliance
- Support LOTO and risk assessments
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
- 3+ years manufacturing/facilities or related experience
- Strong mechanical systems knowledge
- AutoCAD experience
- Basic electrical knowledge
Preferred Qualifications:
- Manufacturing (automotive) experience
- BMS experience, SAP or CMMS experience
- Data modeling/analytics experience
- Lean/Six Sigma
- Project management experience