State Maintenance Technician at Fort Lupton

The Colorado Department of Military & Veterans Affairs (DMVA) has four major operational divisions: Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and Veterans Affairs. These divisions utilize state and federal resources to provide our communities, State, and nation with a ready military force for national defense and State emergency response as well as providing assistance to our Colorado Veterans. DMVA offers comprehensive benefit programs to its classified work force that includes paid holidays, annual leave, sick leave, medical, dental, life, disability plans, flexible spending accounts, and public retirement options. DMVA also strives to assist employees in achieving a healthy work/life balance by offering compressed work weeks, on-site fitness facilities, free parking, and a variety of training opportunities!

This position is part of our Army National Guard division and will work at our Fort Lupton Readiness Center but will also support the Ft. Collins Readiness Center as part of the Facilities Management branch. This position will work as part of a team to support the Facilities Manager and State Maintenance Foreman with general trades maintenance. The work schedule is Tuesday through Friday, 06:30 to 17:00. However, employees may be required to work outside of these hours in response to weather events or organizational needs. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performing basic preventative maintenance checks and services on various mechanical equipment; • Repairing doors, windows, ceilings, and stairs; • Applying and finishing dry wall, patching holes in walls, texturing, and re-gluing cove bases; • Conducting repairs of plumbing fixtures, and unclogging pipes and drains; • Installing, repairing, and replacing lights and switches, outlets, pumps, motors, controls, intercoms, fuses, circuit breakers, thermostats, and fan relays; • Servicing air conditioning and heating units according to operation and maintenance guidelines; • Maintaining interior/exterior security lights and fire sprinkler systems; • Painting interior and exterior buildings and trim; • Installing windows, blinds, carpeting, floor tile, ceiling tile, new window glass, and cased glazing; • Moving furniture and equipment as well as performing a variety of manual labor tasks using hand tools and test equipment; • Adjusting, troubleshooting, and repairing sprinkler systems as required; • Replacing light bulbs, ballast, and controls in a variety of environments; • Pulling weeds, cutting and trimming lawns, planter beds, and trees using trimmers and lawn mowers, and installing or repairing sprinkler and drip systems; • Repairing fencing, trash pick-up and removal, maintaining cleanliness of grounds, and assessing and coordinating pest control services through contractors for indoor and outdoor treatments; • Snow removal on unheated walks and parking lots as necessary utilizing vehicle-mounted plows and snow-blowers; • Performing administrative tasks such as ordering parts and supplies, following prescribed departmental procurement and invoicing procedures, entering work orders into the established computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), and tracking labor hours on a monthly timesheet; and • Other duties as assigned.