Job Description
Job Description
Position : Maintenance Technician [1047]
Program : Amarillo, Texas – Maintenance
Salary : $32,572.80 - $33,467.20 Annually
Shift available : Full-time
At Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC), you’ll be part of a caring team dedicated to making lives better for over 10,000 individuals and families each year across the Texas Panhandle. As a non-profit, TPC provides a wide range of services from mental health and substance use support to intellectual and developmental disability care, empowering clients of all ages to achieve dignity and independence. With seven service centers located throughout the region, our staff work together with our clients to achieve our mission to create an accessible system of care that supports individual choice and truly make a difference. We invite you to join us in our vision of “Making Lives Better!”
Essential duties and responsibilities :
- Staff will maintain ethical and professional communications at all times using respectful Trauma-Informed Care language
- Performs moderately complex work in maintenance, grounds keeping and building-construction trades and in the Motor Pool
- Required to work between departments including maintenance and motor pool
- In order to ensure effective and safe facility operations, the Technician's work involves maintaining and repairing buildings / residential facilities, utility systems, furnishings, grounds, stationary equipment, motorized equipment and minor vehicle repairs and maintenance
- The technician should have skill and knowledge of HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical systems
- Flexibility in work hours is needed, including on-call duty as assigned
- Works under the general supervision of the Maintenance Director with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment and performs work as assigned
- Adheres to TPC Business Code of Conduct and reports concerns if ethical and / or business standards defined in the code are compromised
Required qualifications to be successful in the job :
High school diploma or GEDOne semester (12 credit hours) of accredited college work; or minimum of eighth grade reading comprehension level as evidenced by score on the Adult Basic Learning Examination (ABLE)Two (2) years of experience in building maintenance / repair, of electrical, plumbing, waste drain, carpentry, painting, flooring, welding, HVAC systems and minor vehicle maintenance and repairOne (1) year of vocational / technical training in a related field may substitute for one (1) year of the required work experienceSkill in the use of tools and equipmentAbility to work with simple drawings, schematics, or sketches; to perform routine maintenance and to follow instructionsTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty in a satisfactory mannerEmployees may be required to utilize their personal mobile phones for two-factor authentication (2FA). Full statement under Informational Documents : www.texaspanhandlecenters.org / careersMust have a valid Texas driver’s license and be insurable under agency vehicle policyMust be 18 years of age or olderPreferred qualifications to be successful in the job :
Texas Department of Agriculture Structural Pest Control Certified Applicator LicenseAt TPC, passion and meaningful work are rewarded! We offer employees :
Click here for TPC’s FY2026 Summary of Benefits501(c)(3) designation – you can apply for the Public Service Student Loan ForgivenessRobust benefit offerings – Urgent Care visits for a low $10 co-pay, Medical, Dental, and VisionEmployer paid life insurance (1.5 times employee’s salary)Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary. Employer match 1% higher than employee’s contribution up to 6% in the 403(b) or 457 Retirement Savings PlanPaid time off – PTO accrual, HolidaysOne (1) annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one (1) annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one (1) annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available to staff after 90 days of employmentAdditional Supplemental Coverage available i.e. Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, and Section 125 Flexible Spending Account PlanTeladoc – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or videoEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone