The Handyperson role involves performing repairs on facilities, maintaining safety regulations, and assisting with equipment movement as required under supervision.
Mentor Technical Group (MTG) provides a comprehensive portfolio of technical support and solutions for the FDA-regulated industry. As a world leader in life science engineering and technical solutions, MTG has the knowledge and experience to ensure compliance with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device safety and efficacy guidelines. With offices in Caguas, PR, Boston, MA & San Francisco, CA and we serve life sciences clients in six global markets: United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany, Canada, and South America.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct work in accordance with established Health and Safety regulations including the assessment of risk relating to the work being undertaken.
- Work under supervision following verbal instructions executing general repair work on buildings, mechanical, electrical systems and equipment.
- Perform highly skilled repair activities of facilities systems.
- Deal with the general upkeep of the interior by painting and decorating.
- Diagnose problems and make recommendations.
- Repair and replace damaged parts and equipment such as sanitary devices and kitchen equipment.
- Be capable of using high pressure water machines, generators and portable tools.
- Read blueprints, floor plans and wiring diagrams.
- Assist with the movement and reinstatement of equipment and fixtures as required on site such as doors, tiles and windows.
- Assist in the erection and dismantling of items, fittings and equipment.
- Ensure that supplies, equipment etc, are moved or relocated in a safe and effective manner.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications Requirements/Knowledge/Education/Skills:
- Technical College Degree preferred.
- High school diploma with 2+ years of Facilities experience required or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
- Driver’s license of PR
Physical Requirements and Working Environment:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate equipments, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, talk, or hear; sit; climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and smell. The employee may lift and/or move up to 25-35 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- He / she may frequently work inside weather conditions, near moving mechanical parts, exposed to wet and or humid conditions, and an odorous atmosphere, may be exposed to fumes and the risk of electrical shock, and occasionally work on ladders in high places, in small spaces, such as lift/metering stations, manholes, tanks and wet wells. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately loud.
Top Skills
Blueprints
Floor Plans
Wiring Diagrams
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