Facilities Technician I
City of Hope
Phoenix, AZ
Job posting number: #7291231 (Ref:2815267)
Posted: October 30, 2024
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of the City of Hope, has an opening for a Facilities Technician I. TGen is an Arizona-based, nonprofit medical research institute founded in 2002, dedicated to conducting groundbreaking research with life-changing results. TGen is headquartered in Phoenix and TGen North, the Pathogen and Microbiome Division, is in Flagstaff.
For over 20 years, the Facilities Department has performed an essential function at TGen providing vital services to administrative and research staff, ensuring the physical spaces are well maintained, and supporting the environmental health and safety program to ensure a safe and compliant workplace.
The Facilities Technician I will report to the Manager of Facilities and will execute the following duties:
- Conduct routine facility maintenance activities and perform building refresh activities including painting, floor/carpet cleaning (supplemental to janitorial services), wall/trim repair, and fixing broken assets such as doors, faucets and more.
- Receive, ship, and deliver supplies, packages, specimens, inter-departmental and USPS mail.
- Escort guests, vendors and catering, providing minimal off-site support as needed.
- Conduct personnel moves, office and laboratory configurations, and training room, break room, and conference room setup for vendors.
- Clean and sterilize labware for researchers; change out gas cylinders; fill liquid nitrogen dewars.
- Coordinate the pick-up and storage of regulated medical and chemical waste.
- Conduct routine maintenance of safety equipment (eyewashes, showers, AEDs); participate in safety and compliance training.
- Maintain cold storage equipment (liquid nitrogen, freezers, cold rooms, etc.) including responding to temperature alarms.
- Assist with TGen vehicle maintenance.
- Liaison with security, engineering, janitorial, and property management personnel.
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
