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Critical Operations Technician

STACK Infrastructure · Elk Grove Village, IL
Full-timeTechnologyMid Level$40–$58/yr
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**THE COMPANY:** STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience. STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK. STACK is looking for a Critical Operations Technician (COT) to support a local data center campus. As a member of STACK’s Critical Operations team, the Critical Operations Technician must possess strong knowledge in maintaining the mechanical, electrical, fire life safety, base building, and other various internal data center systems. The COT will also be focused on the execution of programs related to Safety, Team, Availability, Communication, and Knowledge. The COT will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the data center. Mechanical responsibilities will include working on chilled water systems and components, HVAC systems such as roof top units, CRAC/CRAH units, humidification systems, fan wall systems, air-cooled chillers, and central plant operations. Electrical responsibilities will include working on electrical/critical power distribution from the Utility/Generator main switchgear through the UPS systems out to the customer load, UPS, PDU, and RPP cabinets. Fire Life Safety responsibilities will include monitoring wet sprinkler systems and pre-action sprinkler systems as well as their associated detection devices. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Implement and follow the standardized culture of always working safely across all STACK data centers. - Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in facilities systems. Areas include Electrical, Mechanical, Building Monitoring, and Control. - Tracking and trending operational characteristics. - Provide feedback to management on the effectiveness of existing standards and processes - Work with the Critical Operations Manager to complete an aggressive preventive and predictive maintenance schedule - Assist with the database management of maintenance discrepancies and work with site management to resolve site issues based on agreed-upon priorities. - Ensure data center operates at maximum operational efficiency, including analyzing existing operating conditions, recommending new technologies, and improving overall efficiency. - Manage systems to avoid unplanned, customer-impacting outages - Follow direction from data center management regarding the data floor and back of house mechanical loading capacity thereby ensuring that the cooling system is operating at its highest efficiency - Coordinate and oversee power installations and upgrades - Navigate and utilize a CMMS system. - Use developed procedures to solve problems - Assist in asset and consumable inventory management. - Responsible for the tracking and proper labeling of all equipment per established procedures. - Provide day-to-day exceptional customer service and support. - Incident escalation, response, and follow-up report writing - Maintain and complete regular facility and security tours documenting and responding to found issues. - Provide applied mechanical and integrated control expertise for the entire data center - Serve in a technical writing capacity in regard to the derivation of procedures for preventative or corrective maintenance activities. - The job may require taking on on-call duties outside of normal working hours. - Taking on other duties as required by STACK. **THE DETAILS:** - Travel: None or less than 5% - Benefits: Healthcare, Dental Care, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Paid Leave Programs - Must be eligible to work in the United States…

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