Facilities Maintenance Worker

Join Our Team as a Facilities Maintenance Worker!
Are you passionate about providing top-notch service and positively impacting your community Were looking for dedicated individuals to perform a variety of unskilled maintenance and repair work in the upkeep of agency facilities and grounds

Starting Pay:$23.31/hr.

(The salary upon hire is $23.31 per hour and will increase to $24.83 after six months of satisfactory performance.)

Positions in this classification typically perform a variety of duties at a level of complexity represented by the following types of responsibilities:

• Assists in the installation of new structures and the repair and maintenance of existing facilities; sets up tools and materials and cleans up upon completion of work.
• Performs general landscape maintenance and clean up including brush removal pruning trees and shrubs mowing and edging weed removal digging planting watering and repairing sprinklers; picks up trash and empties trash receptacles.
• Excavates builds forms for and pours concrete pads/slabs; finishes concrete; assembles and installs bus shelters; prepares and paints curbs shelters and other agency facilities; removes graffiti.
• Operates hand tools power tools and light to heavy vehicles used in construction and maintenance work.
• Assists with hazardous material clean up.
• Maintains records of work performed.
• Occasional operation of a man lift scissor lift and forklift after training

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED six (6) months of general facilities and grounds maintenance experience and experience that has demonstrated dependability and proficiency in working independently or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge Skills and Other Characteristics:

Knowledge of:

• materials tools equipment and methods used in repair and maintenance of buildings facilities and landscape
• OSHA safety standards related to assigned tasks and equipment operation and maintenance
• equipment capabilities limitations and safe operating characteristics

Skill in:

• installation repair and maintenance of metals wood and man-made materials and concrete
• maintenance and grounds keeping work

• safe operation of a variety of shop vehicles and hand and power tools used in construction and maintenance work
• keeping accurate records
• communicating effectively orally and in writing
• establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other Kitsap Transit employees and the public

Licenses/Certifications:

A valid State of Washington drivers license.

Salary Range: The salary range for this position is $23.31 - $33.58 per hour. The salary upon hire is $23.31per hour and will increase to $24.83 after six months of satisfactory performance.

Benefits: Full-time employees receive a benefits package including subsidized medical insurance and fully paid dental insurance for employee and dependents as well as short-term disability insurance and life insurance. This position participates in the Washington State Public Employees Retirement Plan with the option of participating in a state administered deferred compensation plan. Employees receive a general leave accrual rate of 6.7693 hours per pay period and 11 holidays for which pay is pro-rated based on the number of hours worked per pay period up to a maximum of 80 hours per pay period.

Kitsap Transit also provides employees and certain dependents with a free transportation pass on Kitsap Transit buses and ferries.

Hours of Work: Work is conducted between the hours of operation for Facilities Maintenance which currently is Monday Saturday from 7:00 am 3:00 pm. Shifts will be assigned based on seniority and/or business needs.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Regularly exposed to weather conditions and vehicle traffic.
• Required to climb ladders and work over water.
• Regularly required to stand walk stoop kneel crouch crawl twist reach and grasp.
• Regularly required to lift and carry up to 60 pounds.
• Drive vans pickup trucks dump trucks flatbed trucks trailers front end loaders and tractors to various locations in the County.

Selection Process: After evaluating the completed applications we will invite the most qualified applicants to interview for the position. The successful candidate should also be able to satisfactorily complete an in-person functional assessment. We will not make any hiring decisions until all steps in the selection process are completed including reference and background checks. Kitsap Transit does not pay any relocation costs.

To Apply: Please contact Janel Silverin the Human Resources Department at if you have any questions.

Closing Date: Your completed application must be submitted online by4:00 PMThursday May 29 2025. You may include a resume; however it may not be used in lieu of a completed application.

• Kitsap Transit is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services programs activities and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the hiring process contact or (TDD).
• If you qualify for the Veterans Scoring Criteria under RCW 41.04.005 and 41.04.010 you must answer all questions regarding Veterans Scoring Criteria Status Declaration in the application and upload a copy of the substantiating document as listed in the application.
• Kitsap Transit is subject to the requirements of the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act and CFR Part 40 & Part 655 which prohibits the use of marijuana at any time while employed by Kitsap Transit.