Job Description
Description
Your Electrical & HVAC maintenance expertise can support the infrastructure of a great mission.
At Guide Dogs for the Blind, our Facilities team plays a vital role in keeping our campuses operating optimally and efficiently. As a Facilities Technician at our beautiful San Rafael campus, you’ll use your electrical and HVAC experience working alongside our skilled team to maintain and repair the buildings, equipment, vehicles, and grounds that support our life-changing mission. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with staff, volunteers, vendors and members of the public, highlighting your excellent communication and customer service skills. This full-time role offers both variety and stability, with no night shifts and only occasional weekend work.
What you’ll do:
- Perform advanced repairs, maintenance, and diagnostic tasks, especially within your area of expertise
- Use your strong diagnostic skills to identify and help resolve system issues
- Maintain and repair critical infrastructure systems that keep our campus running
- Work closely with the Facilities Manager and team members on projects and preventative maintenance
- Estimate costs and materials for projects and coordinate with contractors when needed
- Order supplies, prioritize work orders, and ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations
What you’ll love:
- A variety of systems and facilities to work on, in a unique campus setting that includes administrative offices, a large kennel complex, veterinary clinic, residence hall, and a commercial kitchen
- A supportive, collaborative team that values training and growth, including help obtaining licenses
- Monday–Friday schedule with some weekends and on-call shifts, plus a generous benefits package
- Working collaboratively across all areas of the organization, interacting daily with other staff, volunteers, clients, vendors and members of the public.
- The unique perk of being able to bring your dog to work
The qualifications you’ll need:
- Minimum 2+ years of experience in electrical or HVAC maintenance, experience working with low voltage systems and schematics a plus
- Valid driver’s license and insurability at non-risk rates
- Proficiency usingspecialty meters and testing devices as well as lifts and power tools
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written, as well as excellent customer service skills
Guide Dogs for the Blind
At Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB), we believe that everyone deserves to move through the world safely and confidently – to live the life they want to live. As the largest guide dog school in North America, we have graduated more than 16,000 guide dog teams from across the U.S. and Canada since our founding in 1942. GDB not only improves mobility for our clients, we further inclusion. Join our team of more than 300 employees and share your passion for our mission.
At Guide Dogs for the Blind, we respect, value, and appreciate all differences. We welcome all qualified candidates irrespective of your race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Individuals with disabilities, especially those who are blind or visually impaired, are encouraged to apply. If you have a disability and need assistance and/or accommodation with applying for a job, please feel free to contact Human Resources.
This is a full-time, non-exempt role and is on-site in San Rafael
Salary Range: $33 - $36/hour
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Rafael, California |
| Industry | Nonprofit Charitable Organizations |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1942 |
| Website | https://www.guidedogs.com/ |
About Company
Established in 1942, GDB is the largest Guide Dog school in North America and continues its dedication to quality student training services and extensive follow-up support for graduates. Our programs are made possible through the teamwork of staff, volunteers and generous donors. GDB receives no government funds. Services are provided to students from the United States and Canada at no cost to them. GDB is headquartered in San Rafael, California, with a second campus in Boring, Oregon. More than 12,500 teams have graduated from our program, and there are approximately 2,200 active teams in the field currently.
VISION STATEMENT: Guide Dogs for the Blind envisions a world with greater inclusion, opportunity and independence by optimizing the unique capabilities of people and dogs.
MISSION STATEMENT: Guide Dogs for the Blind empowers lives through exceptional partnerships between people, dogs and communities.
Specialties:
Guide Dog training, Puppy raising, Volunteering, and Donations