Facilities + Venue Maintenance Technician

Position Summary

The Facilities + Venue Maintenance Technician is primarily responsible for day-to-day operations of the building’s mechanical equipment and maintenance of the building systems, including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and other maintenance needs. They respond to daily maintenance requests and perform scheduled maintenance work around the building as assigned. They are responsible for performing all assigned duties in a safe, professional, and efficient manner according to established policies and procedures.

This position is also responsible for supporting private and public events at the Museum after hours. They respond to venue setup needs, such as power distribution, stage setup and removal, short notice change requests, and general support during events.

Essential Job Duties (other duties as assigned)

• Assist with the maintenance and operation of all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, equipment and building-related systems, and minor structural repairs (ceiling, floor, door, etc.).
• Support the functional operation of fire/life safety systems.
• Perform regularly scheduled preventative maintenance tasks to ensure all building equipment is functioning properly.
• Assist in supporting all private and public events in and surrounding museum property while coordinating with event staff.
• Oversee contractors in their work on behalf of the museum.
• Work with external departments to understand their needs to build and maintain positive, productive and professional relations.
• Maintain a clean and tidy work environment.
• Promote and maintain safe work practices focusing on overall safety.
• Operate man lifts, forklifts, hand tools and other equipment essential to performing maintenance and repairs to the facility.
• May be assigned to a single building as the sole engineer under limited supervision.
• Participate in and contribute to the team’s successes.
• Assist with special projects as directed.

MoPOP Community Responsibilities

• Support our internal culture which inspires and empowers our staff to live our mission to its highest standards.
• Contribute to a consistent customer service standard across all departments.
• Work to ensure customer service is ingrained at the core of the team and is reflected outward to our guests and other staff.
• Commitment to participating in anti-racism work, learning about the ways institutional racism impacts the workplace, and supporting teammates in operationalizing DEIA strategies in the department.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications

• Two (2) plus years of professional experience in the field of facilities maintenance, construction or fabrication.
• Knowledge of plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and refrigeration equipment.
• Familiarity with power distribution and lighting systems
• Familiarity with building management systems (BMS), Siemens technology preferred.
• Experience with CMMS systems, ServiceChannel preferred.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, comprised mostly evenings and late shift work.
• Familiarity with scissor lifts, forklifts and scaffolding.
• Knowledge of stage construction and event setup.
• Ability and willingness to learn new things within the scope of assigned work.
• Natural team player and collaborator.
• Effective communication skills, oral and written.
• Strong drive to provide excellent customer service internally and externally.
• Ability to solve practical problems and navigate a variety of situations where only limited information exists.
• Detail oriented with ability to work effectively in a dynamic, high volume, unique and multi-tasking environment.
• Skilled in interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of employees, handle stress and stay organized, focused, even-tempered, and congenial in stressful situations.
• Commitment to work safety, accident prevention, and the safety of co-workers.
• Must possess a valid WA state Driver License, or the ability to obtain one.
• Experience in building trades, including carpentry, patching and painting walls, electrical, and plumbing.
• Ability to work in high and/or confined spaces.

Benefits

This regular full-time position includes Medical/Vision insurance, Dental insurance, Life/AD&D/LTD insurance, 3.08 hours of accrued Vacation per bi-weekly pay period, Seattle Sick/Safe, 7 Floating Holidays (prorated first year dependent on hire date), 8 Company Holidays paid throughout the year, EAP, 401k plan with vested match schedule once eligible, and subsidized transportation benefits for Orca Pass or parking.
 

Why MoPOP?

We’re really glad you’re thinking about joining the team at MoPOP! We believe pop culture is a universal language capable of building connections across a range of people, no matter our differences in race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, ability, education, socio-economic status, ethnicity, country of origin, or any other characteristic that makes us who we are. For more than twenty years, we have been showcasing how music, film, fashion, video games, sports, and more spark those connections and create a lasting cultural impact.

MoPOP provides both a physical space and an emotional and intellectual opportunity for people from any background to explore, find and build community, and recognize their own creative potential. This applies not only to our guests, but also to our staff — be it in designing an educational program to engage the next generation of creators, trying to reach a new audience with a marketing initiative, preserving an artifact in our collection, or providing excellent customer service to a visitor. If this sounds like something you’d be into, we’d love to hear from you!

A Message from The MoPOP Facilities Team

The MoPOP Facilities team is searching for our next family member! We’re a small but mighty group of teammates with diverse skillsets poised to take great care of our house (Museum), its employees and guests. Our environment is unlike any in the world where both practical and creative critical thinking are the most common tools in your bag. Our goal in selecting a candidate is to highlight your soft skills first which are paramount to our team dynamic. This may mean that you do not meet all the qualifications, however, we absolutely encourage you to apply if you’re passionate about our mission!

MoPOP’s Mission and Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility 

Our mission is to activate the world-shaping power of pop culture through participative experiences, discovery, and play. We believe pop culture connects us, and that it is powerful, complex, alive and who we are. MoPOP is actively committed to ongoing learning in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). In partnership with our community, we hope to also develop safe spaces for their application. This includes taking steps to continue increasing our awareness of institutional “-isms,” as well as uncovering and undoing the ways they show up in museum culture. We recognize this is a process that requires intentionality, energy, and resources, and we are developing a DEIA framework that can cultivate a work environment and museum experience that is truly welcoming for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having staff, interns, and volunteers with diverse backgrounds enables us to better meet our mission and encourage BIPOC, women, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals to apply. We acknowledge that our work to build safe spaces and better systems for traditionally marginalized groups is ongoing and will require constant vigilance and expect all MoPOP employees to be part of our DEIA journey.

Please email jobs@mopop.org if you need reasonable accommodations during the application or hiring process.