Maintenance Technician
Employment Type
Job (Full-Time)Job Categories
Technical
Job Description
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is hiring a Maintenance Technician!
Are you handy in multiple trades, a hard worker, excited about inspiring meaningful connections among people and nature in one of the most beautiful settings in Maine, and committed to supporting the Gardens’ Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility goals?
This is a Year-round, Full-time (40 hours per week) position.
Year-round employees receive personal and sick paid time off, health and retirement benefits, discounts in our culinary programs and Gardenshop, and a Gardens membership. Professional development and growth opportunities are available.
$22.00 – 26.00 hourly, non-exempt
With the Facilities team, the Maintenance Technician maintains facilities, vehicles, and equipment to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for guests and fellow employees.
When the Gardens is closed, the schedule will generally be Monday – Friday. When the Gardens is open, weekend work will regularly be required. Employee must be available for emergency and weather-related on-call work.
Physical Requirements:
Sit: Total hours/day – 0.5; Hours at one time – 0.25
Stand: Total hours/day – 7.5; Hours at one time – 7.5
Walk: Total hours/day – 5.0; Hours at one time – 0.5
Pounds employee is required to carry: 25
Usual distance carried: up one flight of stairs or out to an outdoor venue
Pounds employee is required to lift: 50
About Us
At nearly 325 acres, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is the largest public garden in New England. With two miles of hiking trails, 19 acres of ornamental and themed gardens featuring native plants of Maine and those suited to northern coastal conditions, nearly a mile of saltwater frontage, a children’s garden, a sensory garden, and so much more, there’s something for everyone. A true Maine experience, the Gardens is committed to connecting people to plants and nature, preserving the biodiversity of the Maine coast, and continuing to be a place accessible and welcoming to all. The mission of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is to inspire meaningful connections between people and nature and promote plant conservation through horticulture, education, and plant science.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is dedicated to being an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible environment where every member of our community is valued, respected, and appreciated. We acknowledge that a society is stronger, more resilient, and more beautiful when it is diverse. We are committed to identifying and striving to eliminate barriers that, historically, have prevented the full participation of communities most impacted by inequity.
Duties & Responsibilities
-Formal training or three years of concentrated experience in one or more of the following trades: carpentry, electricity, plumbing, mechanics, and repair of engines and battery-powered vehicles. Extensive knowledge of the tools, techniques, and safety precautions of the trade.
-Mechanic experience and skills to maintain our growing EV fleet would be a plus.
-Working familiarity with the tools, techniques, and safety precautions of trades.
-An understanding of the chemical, physical, and mechanical hazards associated with maintenance work as well as how to mitigate those dangers and work safely.
-Ability to operate and maintain power equipment and hand tools used in the general maintenance and cleaning of the facilities, systems, and equipment. Ability to use ladders.
-Verbal and written communication skills sufficient to read, comprehend, and follow directions and technical instructions.
-Ability to measure and make calculations pertinent to the task at hand such as dimensions, distance, weight, and volume.
-Ability to work independently and as a team member under indirect supervision.
Education and Experience
-Formal training or three years of concentrated experience in one or more of the following trades: carpentry, electricity, plumbing, mechanics, and repair of engines and battery-powered vehicles. Extensive knowledge of the tools, techniques, and safety precautions of the trade.
-Working familiarity with the tools, techniques, and safety precautions of additional trades.
-An understanding of the chemical, physical, and mechanical hazards associated with maintenance work as well as how to mitigate those dangers and work safely.
-Ability to operate and maintain power equipment and hand tools used in the general maintenance and cleaning of the facilities, systems, and equipment. Ability to use ladders.
-Verbal and written communication skills sufficient to read, comprehend, and follow directions and technical instructions.
-Ability to measure and make calculations pertinent to the task at hand such as dimensions, distance, weight, and volume.
-Ability to work independently and as a team member under indirect supervision.
-Commitment to practicing Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Community Agreements.
-Commitment to working across the organization to support the integration of IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility) principles into the Gardens’ internal operations and its relationships with visitors and guests.
