Facilities Maintenance Intern

Supports the cooperative's facilities and grounds by assisting with routine maintenance, repairs, inspections, and general upkeep of buildings, offices, shops, warehouses, and company property.

This is a hands-on position and is a good fit for someone who enjoys working with tools, solving practical problems, and completing a variety of maintenance tasks. The intern will work alongside experienced employees and gain exposure to building maintenance, grounds care, basic repairs, equipment upkeep, and workplace safety.

The work may be performed both indoors and outdoors and may involve travel between cooperative facilities.

What You'll Do

Responsibilities may include:

• Assist with routine maintenance and minor repairs in offices, shops, warehouses, and other cooperative facilities.
• Help inspect buildings, equipment, and property for maintenance needs or safety concerns.
• Assist with basic plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, and general repair work within the limits of assigned duties.
• Perform tasks such as replacing filters, light bulbs, hardware, fixtures, and other common maintenance items.
• Help maintain doors, locks, shelving, workspaces, storage areas, and other facility components.
• Assist with grounds maintenance, cleanup, landscaping, and seasonal property upkeep as needed.
• Move, assemble, and set up furniture, equipment, supplies, and other materials.
• Help prepare rooms or areas for meetings, projects, or facility changes.
• Assist with cleaning, organizing, and maintaining maintenance shops, storage areas, tools, and equipment.
• Help track maintenance needs, supplies, and completed work.
• Use hand tools, power tools, ladders, and other maintenance equipment safely and appropriately.
• Follow established safety procedures and report hazards, damaged equipment, or needed repairs.
• Assist with special facility improvement or maintenance projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

Candidates should:

• Be dependable, willing to learn, and comfortable performing hands-on work.
• Have basic mechanical aptitude and an interest in maintenance, construction, trades, or facilities work.
• Be comfortable using common hand tools and learning to operate power tools and equipment safely.
• Be able to follow instructions and complete work carefully and accurately.
• Have good attention to detail and awareness of workplace safety.
• Be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Be comfortable working indoors and outdoors in varying conditions.
• Be able to safely lift, carry, push, pull, and move tools, equipment, furniture, and materials associated with the work.

Previous experience with maintenance, construction, landscaping, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, mechanical work, or similar hands-on activities is helpful but not required.

Internship Experience

This internship provides practical experience with the work required to maintain safe, functional, and well-kept facilities. The intern will gain exposure to a variety of maintenance activities while learning how facilities support the daily operations of an electric distribution cooperative.

Schedule: Normal working hours start as early as 6:00 am and end as late as 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.

Internship Dates/Hours: Interns are limited to 1,000 total work hours, unless otherwise approved by the cooperative.

Carroll Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer.