Facilities Technician Developmental Program

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Qualifications

• High School Diploma, Technical Secondary School, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with using Google Workspace or similar applications.

Preferred qualifications

• Knowledge of or interest in working with HVAC, electrical, or mechanical systems.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Interest in building a career in data center operations.
• Strong work ethic and a sense of responsibility for completing tasks on time.

About the job

The applicants will be recently trade-qualified or currently nearing the completion of their apprenticeship.

As a Facilities Technician in the Data Center team, you will operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions that house our global computing infrastructure for Google products and services. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non critical electrical or mechanical system components. You provide daily assistance to executive technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

As a participant of the Facilities Technician Developmental Program, you help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems under direct day to day supervision from your manager or more executive team members. You will impact the work group via personal accuracy, timeliness, and turning in quality work. As you are new to the profession, you are starting to ask questions around data center processes, tools, and procedures in order to learn the technical skill sets required to progress in your role. You also engage in community contributions to improve and sustain our culture and operations - making Google a better place to work.

Responsibilities

• Shadow technicians as they inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as piping and mechanical system components.
• Perform basic maintenance and repair tasks, and problem identification to address routine issues by following prescribed procedures under supervision of more executive technicians.
• Use a defined approach to complete subtasks, under direct, day to day guidance from managers or executive team members.
• Exchange basic information and knowledge within your own team or functional area, when relevant to the task. Complete theoretical modules of the program.
• Impact the work group via personal accuracy, timeliness, and quality of work. Ask questions around data center operations, maintenance, processes, and procedures.

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