Outdoor Maintenance Technician

Multnomah Athletic Club is more than Portland’s most legendary hub of sports and socializing. It’s like a small city unto itself. Where else can you find four restaurants, three pools, a climbing gym, state-of-the-art studios and fitness suite, a complex of racquet sport courts, full massage and physical therapy offerings, a boutique, plus a grand ballroom and variety of events spaces all in one place? To say that every employee of MAC has room to move is an understatement almost as big as MAC’s 600,000 square feet of recreational possibilities.

Want a career with a future? A campus worth exploring? A one-of-a-kind community on which you can have a direct impact? MAC is all of those things and more.

The MAC is looking for a part-time Outdoor Maintenance Technician (24-hours/week – weekends and some weekday mornings) to help support the lead Outdoor Maintenance Technician in various semi-skilled and routine maintenance tasks, and may at times be asked to assist in other minor building maintenance tasks, requiring and/or learning a variety of handyperson skills.

Essential Job Functions/Major Responsibilities:

• Assists in performing outdoor preventive maintenance and other maintenance support as needed.
• Assists higher-level Facilities Maintenance Techs, Crew Leads, and Engineers with their tasks.
• Complies with all Club safety policies and procedures demonstrating safe work practices.
• Identifies and reports unsafe or hazardous work conditions. Reports all workplace injuries and illnesses to supervisor.
• Demonstrates the importance of providing quality service to members.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

Secondary Functions:

• Performs other tasks as assigned by Facilities Maintenance Leads or Supervisor.
• Participates in all assigned club-related events and training.

Job Scope:

Overall job scope is equal parts fluid and routine. Solution-focused. Follows established practices and procedures set forward within the Facilities Department. Duties are performed with specific directions given and work is checked or verified visually on a frequent basis. Opportunity to learn and develop new skills in one of the nation’s top athletic clubs. A uniform to include shirt, pants, jacket, hat and work boots will be provided.

Interpersonal Contacts:

Contacts are made with others both inside and outside the organization. Internal contacts frequently include the Facilities Manager and all maintenance staff, led by a Supervisor and Shift Leads. External contacts may include members and contractors. Interactions tend to focus on information exchange, receiving direction, or receiving training. Contacts never include sensitive or confidential information. Incumbents occasionally initiate contacts on their own with 60% being by phone and the remainder via face-to-face interaction.

Specific Job Skills:

• Requires the physical ability to bend, twist and lift up to 50 pounds regularly. Climbing stairs and a ladder (and operating a lift at times) is required.
• Excellent customer service and decision-making skills including the ability to effectively work with and alongside club members, to include parents and juniors.
• Physical ability to operate a phone, computer, and be willing to learn new computer systems as set forward by current staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and positive working relationships with members and staff.
• Ability to learn and perform the essential job functions.
• Basic shop, power tool and landscaping experience.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School degree or equivalent GED, completion of a trade apprenticeship program leading to the equivalent of a journey card or license and/or the equivalent in education, training and experience.
• No formal experience necessary, but up to one (1) year of professional experience is preferred. Applicants must possess familiarity and proficiency in performing basic landscaping tasks with the motivation to learn more maintenance jobs throughout the facility as able and needed.
• Have a strong desire to learn or already possess a knowledge of the landscaping methods, practices and tools used in general outdoor facility maintenance including garbage control, trimming, leaf-blowing, pressure washing, etc.
• Ability to make logical decisions and be self-directed (while actively gathering detail and utilizing available multiple resources in the department) when performing various maintenance activities.

Job Conditions:

Essential job functions require the ability to perform physically demanding work involving standing or bending for extended periods of time, climbing ladders, stooping, crawling and working in confined areas, push/pull/lift equipment and materials of up to 50 pounds, and work in varied weather conditions common to Portland, Oregon.

The Multnomah Athletic Club is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.