Facilities Technician Developmental Program (Fixed-Term Contract)

Due to the nature of this role, successful candidates should live within a 50km proximity of the Saint Ghislain or Farciennes Data Center.
Individuals applying for the role are not eligible for immigration sponsorship. This is a 6 month Fixed-Term Contract (FTC) position.
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Saint-Ghislain, Belgium; Farciennes, Belgium.Minimum qualifications:

• High School Diploma, Technical Secondary School, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with using Google Workspace or similar applications.
• Live within 50kms proximity of Saint Ghislain or Farciennes.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to understand and execute instruction and learn via training documentations and presentations.

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

As part of the Data Center team, Facilities Technicians 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 senior 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 senior 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.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

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 senior technicians.
• Use a defined approach to complete subtasks, under direct, day-to-day guidance from manager or senior 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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.