Maintenance Technician I

Blue Lake Casino & Hotel

POSITION DESCRIPTION

MANAGEMENT RETAINS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE JOB DESCRIPTION AS DEEMED NECESSARY

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Department: Maintenance

Reports To: Facilities Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Prepared By: Human Resource Manager

Revised Date: Match 11, 2026

Approved By: President - DOO

Approved Date: March 11, 2026

SUMMARY

Assists in repairing and maintaining machinery, equipment, physical structures, and plumbing and electrical systems of industrial establishment. Performs aesthetic preventative maintenance (APM) by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists appropriate personnel in dismantling machines or equipment, replaces defective parts and motors, and adjusts feed mechanisms.
• Cleans and lubricates machine parts such as shafts, pulleys, gears, and bearings.
• Replaces or repairs machine belts.
• Removes dust, dirt, grease, and waste material from machines.
• Paints machines or equipment to prevent corrosion.
• Assists appropriate personnel in bending, cutting, and threading pipe, cuts openings in walls, ceilings, and floors for pipes, and seals pipe joints with sealing compound.
• Cuts out and joins parts for worktables, benches, shelves and other furnishings.
• Patches or replaces plaster or plasterboard and paints walls, ceilings, and trim of building.
• Clears clogged drains, and may repair or replace plumbing fixtures.
• Cleans work area, tools, and equipment.
• Assists other casino departments with minor maintenance and preparation for special events.
• Repair or replace light bulbs and electrical motors.
• Changes HVAC filters and knowledge of use of thermostats.
• Other duties as assigned by management, including any supervisor, manager, or executive.

Promotes the following within the department and among all Team Members:

• Creates an atmosphere of FUN for all casino guests.
• Encourages mutual respect, dignity and integrity with all Team Members, by setting positive examples at all times.
• Maintains a professional departmental, company and community reputation.

Blue Lake Casino & Hotel requires Team Members, on a continual basis…

• To provide a safe work environment for Team Members, through compliance with established safety guidelines, identifying potential safety hazards, and reporting same to the appropriate person for proper resolution.
• To maintain a professional departmental, company and community reputation.
• To enforce performance standards, policies and procedures as they relate to the department.
• To maintain a consistent, regular attendance record.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or Team Members of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• While employed, must maintain a valid and active Blue Lake Tribal Gaming Commission License.
• While employed, must maintain a valid California State Drivers License. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The Team Member frequently is required to walk. The Team Member is occasionally required to sit. The Team Member must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, explosives, and vibration. The Team Member is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, such as cigarette smoke. The Team Member is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.