Senior Maintenance Technician I- John Adams
Massachusetts Trial Court · Boston, MA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 6 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Massachusetts Trial Court (industrial) in Boston, MA. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of in one or more of the following areas.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- EHS / safety
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $57k–$86k.
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Against 42 other live reliability postings in Massachusetts.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 44%
- ✓ EHS / safety 33%
- Welding 30%
- PLC 30%
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Responsibilities
- ◆Maintains courthouse building and grounds.
- ◆Contributes to the efforts of maintaining a clean facility.
- ◆Provides preventative maintenance to equipment, machinery and tools.
- ◆Performs painting, patching and general building repairs.
- ◆Repairs, installs and tests multiple systems and equipment.
- ◆Maintains heating, ventilation and cooling equipment.
- ◆Initiates request for various , parts and equipment as necessary.
- ◆Schedules and escorts contractors.
- ◆Fills out daily lock out/ tag out log.
- ◆Performs other duties as required.
- ◆Ability to travel to court locations as necessary.
Job Competencies: Ethics and Values: Communicates and demonstrates the ethics and values of the Trial Court.
Mission Driven: Employees are fully committed to fulfilling the Trial Court and associated Departmental missions.
Professional Development: Employees are committed to participating in ongoing Trial Court training and educational offerings to advance their professional development. Managers are equally committed to affording those opportunities to those they supervise as scheduling permits.
Customer Service: Conducts oneself in a courteous and professional manner towards both Trial Court employees and the public.
Applied Knowledge: Understands standard facility methods, codes, equipment, and operational best practices.
Problem Solving: Accurately assesses maintenance problems of a routine nature and initiates corrective action.
Commitment to Diversity: Promotes an environment of diversity through understanding, respect, and positive communication with persons of varied racial, ethnic, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
Collaboration: Works with others cooperatively, and promotes teamwork, contributing to a work environment that focuses on shared departmental goals.
Education and Experience
- ✓High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalency
- ✓Four (4) years of related work experience
- ✓Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered for meeting minimum
qualifications
- ✓Applicable trades certification is a plus
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of in one or more of the following areas:
- ✓Masonry
- ✓Painting
- ✓Carpentry
- ✓Machinery
- ✓HVAC systems
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Official Title: Senior Maintenance Technician I- John Adams
Pay Grade: Grade 13S
Starting Pay $59,948.20/yr.
Salary Notes: This position is designated as a Union position. All new hires must start at the entry level rate for this role per the collective bargaining agreement/MOA with OPEIU, Local 6. Pay may advance within the salary band according to the CBA/MOU.
Departmental Mission Statement: The Facilities Management and Capital Planning department manages and maintains 57 state-owned courthouses. Our Capital Planning division supports capital updates to both state-owned and leased facilities throughout the Commonwealth. The Department is committed to effective property management, facility operations, facility capital improvements, and delivering quality customer service in support of the administration of justice throughout the Commonwealth.
Organizational profile
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/trial-court-facilities-management
Notes
- •Scheduled Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:00am to 2:00pm
- •This position is considered essential personnel in certain emergencies and may be required to work outside of regularly scheduled hours, including staying late or coming in early.
- •This position is designated as a union position and is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with O.P.E.I.U., Local 6.
Position Summary: Performs one of a variety of skilled, unlicensed maintenance trades: including but limited to painters, masons, and carpenters. Maintains mechanical equipment and building infrastructure to ensure safety and uninterrupted facility operations. Uses central building insight system to track facility needs and ensure safe operations.
Supervision Received: Works under the direction of a Facilities Systems Supervisor.
Additional knowledge, skills and abilities preferred
- +Building structures
- +OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- +Bio-hazard clean up
- +Building evacuation clean up
- +Chemical handling
- +Safety equipment
- +State and local electrical codes
- +Lock out/tag out
- +Purchasing
- +Maintenance software
Skill in
- •Verbal and written communication
- •Maintenance and repair
- •Systems maintenance
- •Use of hand and power tools
- •Paint application and other finishes
Ability to
- •Maintain accurate records.
- •Use measurement devices
- •Climb and work from scaffolds and ladders
Supervisory Responsibility: This position serves as a lead worker to others.
Working Conditions: Work is frequently performed in indoor, outdoor, warehouses or shops/facilities environments.
Work requires some exposure to extreme cold (below 32 degrees), moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals or substances and loud noises 85+ decibels such as heavy trucks, construction.
Physical Demands: This position requires medium work
Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.