Job Details
Building Maintenance Specialist I
2025-11-04 Bonneville County Idaho Falls,IDStarting Salary: Pay Grade 9 - starting salary $17.03 - $18.06 per hour
Work Hours: 40 hours a week
Closing Date: Applications will be accepted until December 3, 2025 or when filled, whichever comes first. *
*Candidates will be reviewed and considered upon submittal of application materials until this position is filled or closed, whichever comes first.
Join Bonneville County as a Full Time Building Maintenance Specialist I in Idaho Falls, ID. This position offers an exciting opportunity to engage in hands-on maintenance tasks, fostering both your problem-solving skills and innovative thinking. Collaborate with a customer-centric team, where your contributions directly enhance the safety and functionality of county facilities. Take the next step in your career and become part of a culture that champions integrity and forward-thinking solutions.
Bonneville County offers a highly competitive benefits package to include:
- One of the Nation's best state retirement systems (PERSI) that offers a lifetime benefit
- 12 paid holidays
- Generous vacation and sick leave that start accruing as soon as you start
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance! (full-time/30+ hours per week)
- PERSI Choice 401(k)
- Deferred compensation plan
- Life insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Student Loan Forgiveness
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
What's Your Day Like?
As a Building Maintenance Specialist I at Bonneville County, you can expect a variety of tasks that keep our facilities in top condition. You will be responsible for conducting preventative and routine maintenance, and respond to service requests with professionalism and efficiency. Your schedule will typically be 40 hours a week; flexibility may be required to address urgent maintenance issues.
You will also perform a variety of entry level semi-skilled carpentry, masonry, locksmith or painting duties as needed to complete daily building and facilities maintenance, construction and renovation in compliance with approved plans and building codes. You may perform custodial duties such as vacuuming, floor stripping and refinishing, carpet cleaning, dusting, auto scrubbing, etc. on an as needed basis.
Are you a good fit for this Building Maintenance Specialist I job?
To be successful as a Building Maintenance Specialist I at Bonneville County, you will need problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Effective communication is vital, as you will interact with various team members and the public, conveying maintenance issues clearly. The ability to prioritize tasks will help you manage the demands of the job efficiently. Additionally, the role involves hands-on work with a variety of physical activities, generally involving muscular strain, walking, standing, stooping, sitting, and reaching. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate power tools and equipment.
Lifting requirement includes ability to regularly lift in excess of 100 pounds.
Occasionally work near moving mechanical parts or in outside weather conditions.
A basic understanding of building systems, such as plumbing and electrical components, will support your ability to diagnose issues quickly.
Special Qualifications:
- Must possess a valid Idaho Driver's License.
- Must be available for 24-hour emergency call out.
- Must be able to pass drug/alcohol testing, and a pre-employment background check which includes a thorough background investigation including a pre-employment polygraph examination.
Will you join our team?
If you have these qualities and meet the basic job requirements, please apply now using our online application!