Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Specialist

Description

Position Summary

The Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Specialist is responsible for maintaining the buildings, grounds, and general physical assets across our four scrap yard locations.

This is a hands-on, handyman-style position for someone who enjoys fixing, building, improving, and maintaining facilities. The ideal candidate is versatile and capable of handling a wide range of projects including construction and carpentry, painting, landscaping, facility repairs, and general property maintenance. Welding and fabrication experience is strongly preferred.

The goal of this position is simple: keep our properties, buildings, and assets safe, functional, clean, professional, and well maintained.

This position will travel between company locations based on maintenance needs and project priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Building & Facility Maintenance

• Perform general repairs and preventative maintenance on company buildings and facilities.
• Complete basic construction, carpentry, framing, trim, and repair projects.
• Repair doors, gates, fencing, walls, ceilings, shelving, cabinets, and other facility components.
• Perform interior and exterior painting, patching, caulking, and finishing.
• Identify building deterioration or damage and address issues before they become larger repairs.
• Assist with minor plumbing and other basic facility repairs within the employee's skill level.
• Coordinate with management when a project requires a licensed or specialized contractor.

Grounds & Property Maintenance

• Maintain the overall appearance and condition of all company properties.
• Perform landscaping, weed control, trimming, cleanup, and general grounds maintenance.
• Maintain parking areas, entrances, fencing, gates, signage, and common areas.
• Remove debris and address trip hazards, damaged areas, and other property concerns.
• Help ensure each location maintains a clean, organized, and professional appearance.

Welding & Fabrication

Welding experience preferred.

• Perform basic welding and fabrication repairs when qualified.
• Repair gates, fencing, railings, brackets, racks, containers, and other metal components.
• Fabricate simple solutions for facility and operational needs.
• Maintain welding tools and equipment in safe working condition.

Construction & Improvement Projects

• Assist with facility upgrades, remodels, and improvement projects.
• Build walls, storage areas, workstations, shelving, barriers, enclosures, and other structures as needed.
• Install fixtures, hardware, signage, cabinets, shelving, and facility accessories.
• Measure, cut, assemble, install, and finish materials accurately.
• Help management develop practical, cost-effective solutions to property and facility needs.

Company Asset Upkeep

• Help maintain company-owned physical assets outside of production equipment.
• Inspect company property for damage, deterioration, or needed repairs.
• Maintain tools, ladders, pressure washers, landscaping equipment, maintenance equipment, and supplies assigned to the position.
• Keep maintenance materials and commonly used repair parts organized and stocked.
• Protect company property by completing preventative maintenance rather than waiting for assets to fail.
• Report significant damage, safety concerns, or repair needs to management promptly.

Multi-Location Responsibilities

This position supports four company locations and must be comfortable traveling between facilities.

The Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Specialist will:

• Conduct routine property walkthroughs.
• Maintain an ongoing repair and project list for each location.
• Prioritize safety-related and operationally critical repairs.
• Coordinate projects with Location Managers.
• Complete preventative maintenance before problems become expensive repairs.
• Communicate project status, material needs, and anticipated completion dates.
• Take ownership of seeing assigned projects through to completion.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required:

• valid drivers license 
• Strong general handyman and maintenance skills.
• Experience with construction, carpentry, painting, landscaping, concrete or property maintenance.
• Ability to safely operate hand and power tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems and determine practical repair solutions.
• Ability to work independently and manage projects across multiple locations.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel between company facilities.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work in indoor and outdoor environments.

Preferred:

• Welding and metal fabrication experience.
• Commercial or industrial property maintenance experience.
• Construction or remodeling experience.
• Basic plumbing knowledge.
• Basic electrical knowledge.
• Experience repairing fencing, gates, concrete, metal structures, and industrial facilities.
• Experience operating skid steers, forklifts, lifts, or similar equipment.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

Because this position supports active scrap metal facilities, the employee must be comfortable working in an industrial environment.

The position may require:

• Working outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Walking on uneven industrial surfaces.
• Climbing ladders and working at heights when properly equipped.
• Bending, kneeling, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Regularly lifting and carrying tools, materials, and supplies.
• Working around heavy equipment and active scrap yard operations.
• Wearing required PPE and following all company safety procedures.

What Winning Looks Like in This Role

A successful Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Specialist doesn't simply respond when something breaks. They notice problems early and take ownership of the condition of our properties.

Success means:

• Buildings are maintained instead of neglected.
• Grounds are clean and professional.
• Small repairs are handled before they become expensive problems.
• Gates, fencing, doors, signage, and property assets remain functional.
• Maintenance projects are completed correctly and don't have to be repeatedly repaired.
• Tools and maintenance supplies are organized and accounted for.
• Location Managers know the status of their requested projects.
• Safety hazards are identified and corrected quickly.
• Company assets are protected and their useful life is extended.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal person for this role is a highly capable jack-of-all-trades who takes pride in their work.

They are the type of person who can walk through a property, notice what needs attention, develop a solution, gather the necessary materials, and get the job completed without requiring constant direction.

They are dependable, resourceful, safety-minded, organized, and take personal ownership of keeping company facilities and assets in excellent working condition.