Preventative Maintenance and Custodial Worker

If you would like to help keep the BTC campus running safely and smoothly as a Preventative Maintenance and Custodial Worker this role might be right for you. Youll maintain and repair essential building systems and equipment support daily operations and respond to emergencies as well as helping create a clean comfortable and welcoming environment for students staff and visitors.

Salary: $4160 a month

Priority Closing: June 30 2026 at 5 pm

Under general supervision the Preventative Maintenance Worker performs preventative maintenance activities. This position performs maintenance on building support equipment such as electrical drive motors laundry safety kitchen and air-conditioning equipment; change oil grease change or clean filters drive belts shafts and bearings to ensure proper operation.
Perform emergency or minor repairs of buildings and support equipment
Operate hand and power tools
Open and secure college facilities to meet scheduled activities
Inspect and stock First Aid kits
Perform custodial equipment repairs as needed
Perform custodial tasks such as:
Clean and sanitize restrooms/shower rooms and fixtures in accordance with established procedures and standards; refill restroom dispensers
Clean white boards; dust and wipe furniture; dust-mop mop auto-scrub or vacuum floors; empty garbage & recycling bins; replace light lamps as needed
Stock and maintain inventory of custodial supplies in locker/lockers in assigned areas
Use and maintain assigned custodial power equipment and hand tools including but not limited to vacuum cleaners brooms mops and squeegees for the cleaning and general maintenance of floors walls carpets and furniture and windows. Use of auto-scrubbers swing scrubbers burnishers carpet extractors power washers ladders and lifts may be required in work
assignments
Strip clean burnish and apply finish to floors; use floor auto-scrubbers swing scrubbers burnishers; vacuum and clean carpets; use carpet extractor and other floor maintenance equipment
Repairs and replaces door locks door closures and exit devices Organize and perform office moves furniture moves install cubicle partitions keyboard trays bulletin boards etc.
Monitor and maintain facilities buildings and grounds including additional seasonal requirements (snow & ice flooding)
Ensures the facilities are comfortable well-managed and a safe environment for the general public and employees
Assist with setups and special activities
Operate forklift for Shipping/Receiving as requested
Operate various equipment in snow and ice control and removal
Maintain communications with all groups through portable radios campus cell phones telephones logbooks journals e-mail etc.
Serve as a key role in the College emergency and management response efforts; provides a presence either individually or with additional Facilities team members as needed for safety issues
Perform duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to follow instructions work independently or as part of a team and meet deadlines associated with the job
• Ability to communicate in writing and verbally in English with a wide variety of individuals
• Basic mechanical plumbing electrical carpentry and grounds keeping
• Standard cleaning methods and equipment
• Ability to follow proper use of various cleaning and sanitizing solutions
• Detail-oriented and thorough
• Ability to operate tools or equipment used in routine maintenance
• Ability to keep the school clean and orderly
• Ability to interact with staff students parents and visitors at school while remaining professional polite and courteous
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to travel between locations as a part of regular job assignments

• High school graduate or equivalent and one year of custodial or general maintenance work
• Contingent upon successfully completing a job-related background check in accordance with Washington State law

• Two (2) years of experience in a related position

Salary is $4160 a month

The work schedule is generally Monday through Friday 3 pm to 11 p.m. A regular schedule will be finalized upon hire. Candidate must be willing to work on-site for all or a portion of their schedule.

This position will receive:

• 8 hours per month of sick leave
• Starts with 11 hours per month of vacation leave
• 24 hours of personal leave
• 12 paid state/college holidays per calendar year
• The vacation leave and personal leave are available after successful completion of a 90 actual days worked probationary period

*Vacation is eligible for cash-out at the end of the assignment.

Benefits also include a Washington State insurance package including selecting one of:

• 6 medical options
• 3 dental plan options
• 3 vision plan options

Includes:

• life insurance
• long-term disability

Retirement benefits package including one of:

• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Plan 3
• State Board Retirement Plan (SBRP) 401A plan TIAA

Two voluntary investment (not matched) programs

• TIAA (403b)
• State Deferred Compensation (457) plan

Additional optional benefits include ability to participate in:

• Medical Flexible Spending plan
• Limited Purpose Flexible Spending plan
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Assistance
• Discounts for automobile and homeowner insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Up to 21 days of military leave
• Up to 5 days of paid bereavement leave
• Paid civil/jury duty
• Ability to participate in a shared leave program
• Up to 2 days of unpaid holiday for reasons of faith or conscience
• Washington State and BTC Tuition Waiver programs

Application Procedures and Deadline:

Priority Closing:

Required application materials must be completed and submitted online at and received by 5 p.m. on 6/22/26 for priority consideration. Application materials received after this date and time may be considered until the position is filled.

More information about Bellingham Technical College is at or contact the Human Resources Office at . At this time BTC is not sponsoring H-1B Visas.

(Attachments in Word or PDF file only)

• Completed Online BTC Employment Application
• Completion of a background check

The application package and all materials submitted with it become the property of the college and will not be returned or considered for additional or future openings.

Mission: Bellingham Technical College provides student-centered high-quality professional technical education for todays needs and tomorrows opportunities.

Employment Eligibility Verification: Bellingham Technical College employs only United States citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the Department of Homeland Security.

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