Facilities/Maintenance Technician JobID: 2877 + Position Type: Maintenance/Custodial/ Building Maintenance + Date Posted: 10/16/2024 + Location: District Wide + Date Available: 07/01/2024    Biddeford School Department is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician School Description:We expect staff and students to embrace challenges and strive to attain excellence while exemplifying Tiger PRIDE: Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, and Empathy. Brief Job Duties:The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas: + To help maintain the physical school plant in its entirety, in a condition of operating excellence so that full educational use of it may be made at all times. This includes maintaining safe conditions and adherences to buidling codes with a special focus on carpentry issues and projects. + Examine district-owned facilities on a regular basis for purposes of preventive maintenance/safety issues. + Must be able to lift a minimum of 75 pounds, climb ladders, do snow removal, and be capable of doing various physical job functions. + May be required to fill in for custodial personnel as necessary Full Job Description Certification/License:Criminal History Record Check (CHRC), which includes Fingerprints on file with the Maine Department of Education Valid State of Maine Drivers License, Class B preferred but not required Experience:7-10 years of successful full-time general trade experience (electrical, carpentry, plumbing, landscaping, painting, etc.) preferred. Trade licenses are desirable. Biddeford, Maine Community + Located along the Atlantic coastline with miles of beaches + Views of the Saco River to its west + Less than 20 minutes south of the Greater Portland Area + Less than two hours north of Boston. + Home to a growing population of diverse residents + Picturesque downtown + Maine's youngest city with a median age of 29 in the historic downtown + Thriving economy + Many recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking, biking, public parks, and kayaking (https://heartofbiddeford.org/) Equal OpportunityThe School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district shall actively work to have the teacher and administrator workforce reflect the student body's diversity.The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the most vital commitment to quality education, and the greatest probability of effectively implementing the learning program.Therefore, selections will be made without consideration on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, parental status, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, membership in an employee organization, military service, political affiliation, and any other state or federal prohibitions.For the purpose of this policy, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.Criminal Background CheckAll employees of Maine schools must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. Please create a Department of Education log-in and make an appointment for a fingerprinting appointment athttps://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprintingPlease see other Job Openings at :Biddeford Schools (https://www.applitrack.com/biddefordschools/onlineapp/) Dayton School (https://sites.google.com/daytonschooldept.org/dcs/district-information/employment-opportunities?authuser=0) Southern Maine Administrative Cooperative