Title: Technology Refurbishment Technician
Department: Technology Refurbishment
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Reports To: Manager of Reuse & Technology Refurbishment
Class: Union
Salary: $19.50/hr
Who We Are:
At Free Geek we sustainably reuse technology, enable digital access and provide education to create a community that empowers people to realize their potential. We’re proud to be a leader in digital inclusion. None of this would be possible without hiring and developing the best employees.
Free Geek is a leading nonprofit technology refurbisher, founded in 2000, headquartered in Portland, Oregon with a national presence. Free Geek serves more than 35,000 Oregonians each year. To continue our growth, we are seeking a Technology Refurbishment Technician to help us in continuing toward our goal of including everyone in our digital future!
What Do We Need from This Position?
This position is responsible for preparation, testing, repair, and production of computers and other electronic devices ensuring a steady flow of products for Free Geek’s programs, helping provide shift coverage, and improving processes by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties
- Evaluates, prepares, cleans, tests, repairs and refurbishes a variety of technology.
- Coordinates and communicates with team members, management, and other departments to guide flow of incoming and outgoing devices.
- Stocks production, programs, and sales areas with needed hardware and components.
- Processes incoming technology and determines viability for reuse, organizes parts, and prepares unusable technology for recycling.
- Logs and reports production accurately and in a timely manner.
Expected hours for this position is 40/week. Please see the full job description for further responsibilities and requirements. This position is eligible for benefits.
What Do You Get?
At Free Geek, we believe in curating a group of people passionate about creating options which provide the best benefit to our community. As an organization under union, we fundamentally believe that happy people put in good work. Considering this, we provide an extensive benefits package. Our benefits package includes Medical, Dental, a Retirement plan with employee matching, Life Insurance, and Short and Long Term Disability coverage. We are also provided with kindly donated food and purchased snacks every week for staff to grab at their disposal.
How Do You Apply?
BIPOC, LGBTQI+, Disabled, and Femme Folks and folks who are navigating the intersectionality of those identities are all enthusiastically encouraged to apply! We believe that if you’re excited about this position you should apply - imposter syndrome is real and no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications.
This search is open to INTERNAL and EXTERNAL candidates. We will be accepting applications until the position is filled, but for best consideration, please complete this application by 5pm, January 21st, 2026, as that is when we will begin the review process.
Any person needing reasonable accommodation in the application process should contact Human Resources at hr@freegeek.org or 503-232-9350 x128.
Thank you for applying!