Highlights
Working under the direction of senior engineers and maintenance personnel, this position assists in maintaining building systems, equipment, and common areas while ensuring safe, clean, and efficient facility operations. The Union Maintenance Assistant supports the Engineering and Maintenance Department by performing routine building maintenance, preventive maintenance, and general facility support duties.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Santa Ana, CA |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Business Services - Other |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1909 |
| Website | http://www.abm.com/ |
Description
The Union Maintenance Assistant supports the Engineering and Maintenance Department by performing routine building maintenance, preventive maintenance, and general facility support duties. Working under the direction of senior engineers and maintenance personnel, this position assists in maintaining building systems, equipment, and common areas while ensuring safe, clean, and efficient facility operations.
The ideal candidate is dependable, safety-conscious, mechanically inclined, and committed to learning maintenance and building operations within a union environment.
Shift: Monday - Friday | Day Shift
Payrate: $25.19 hourly rate | Weekly pay
Location: Santa Ana, Ca
The pay listed is the hourly range or the hourly rate for this position. A specific offer will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.
Benefit Information:
ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM’s benefits, visit ABM 2026 Employee Benefits | Front Line Team Members
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
General Maintenance
- Assist with routine maintenance and repair activities throughout the facility.
- Perform building inspections and report deficiencies to supervisors.
- Complete assigned preventive maintenance work orders.
- Assist with minor plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and mechanical repairs.
- Replace light bulbs, ceiling tiles, air filters, and other building components.
- Support painting, patching, and general facility upkeep projects.
Facility Operations
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of mechanical rooms, maintenance shops, and work areas.
- Transport tools, equipment, and materials throughout the property.
- Assist with room setups, furniture moves, and special events.
- Respond to maintenance requests in a timely and professional manner.
- Support snow removal, grounds maintenance, and exterior building upkeep when required.
Qualifications
Education
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Vocational or technical training in building maintenance, construction, mechanical systems, or related field preferred.
Experience
- Previous maintenance, construction, janitorial, facilities, warehouse, or trade-related experience preferred.
- Entry-level candidates with mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn are encouraged to apply.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Basic knowledge of facility maintenance procedures.
- Familiarity with hand and power tools.
- Ability to follow instructions and work safely.
- Strong attendance and reliability record.
- Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers, tenants, and customers.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Basic troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Commitment to quality workmanship and customer service.
About Company
ABM offers a wide variety of service-related positions, including electricians, HVAC technicians, security officers, parking attendants, and cleaning jobs. ABM cares about your success.
We provide training so that you learn new job skills and take pride in the quality service you're giving to clients. You'll look like the trained professional you are when you wear a ABM uniform.For your health and safety, we use non-toxic cleaning products and up-to-date equipment.
Our internal training program focuses on teaching you the skills and processes that have helped many of our employees starting out as a janitor, cashier, security officer or building engineer grow into various management roles throughout the company. These jobs aren't your everyday at ABM; they are careers.
Thousands of commercial, industrial, government and retail clients look to ABM for consistent quality service that meets their specialized facility service needs including commercial cleaning and maintenance, facility engineering, energy efficiency, parking and security services.
With fiscal 2011 revenues of approximately $4.2 billion and nearly 100,000 employees, our 300+ offices across the U.S. and various international locales enable us to provide custom facility solutions to sites of all sizes — from neighborhood banks and schools to the largest and most complex facilities, such as corporate office parks and major airports.
With more than 300+ offices located throughout the country, we are always accepting applications for janitorial maintenance, landscaping gardeners, security guards, parking attendants, shuttle drivers and building engineers.
ABM IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (MINORITY/FEMALE/VETERAN/DISABILITY)