Maintenance Mechanic 2 - Academic

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Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive.

In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department Facilities Development & Operations supports Western's mission , which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

About the Position

The Maintenance Mechanic 2 safely performs a variety of maintenance and repair duties, including repairing, replacing, and installing components in the carpentry, painting, plumbing, mechanical and electrical trades. The position also performs skilled preventive maintenance and repair work to ensure facilities remain safe and operational. In addition, this role supports Academic Maintenance by completing related duties as assigned. The Maintenance Mechanic 2 must be available to respond to after-hours emergency callouts when needed.

Duties include:

Preform mechanical, electrical, plumbing and carpentry general maintenance activities:

• Repair and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operating manuals, manufacturers' specifications, or supervisor(s) instructions, using hand and power tools, precision measuring or testing devices. Responsible for complete maintenance of area of assignment.
• Observe and adjust a wide variety of mechanical machines and devices in operation to assure proper operation, including pumps, motors, conveyors, compressors and building equipment.
• Dismantle machines and devices for servicing, repair, or replacement of parts.
• Adjust devices, instruments, belts, etc.
• Lubricate and clean pumps, motors, fans, machinery equipment, and operating hardware.
• Repair or replace damaged or defective soap, towel and tissue dispensers, mirrors, etc.
• Replace or clean filters on air handler units.
• Replace washers packing, or parts on faucets, flushometers, valves, traps, etc.
• Clear stoppages in sanitary or storm drainage systems using plumber's snake, vacuum or manual plungers.
• Replace gaskets and seals on water coolers and other equipment.
• Replace defective bulbs, ballast, sets, switches, fuses, and receptacles in buildings or on the exterior areas of the University.
• Regulate steam or hot water equipment in mechanical rooms, offices, Academic areas, etc. Adjust valves, thermostats, and dampers.
• Perform laboring or other semi-skilled duties including drilling, digging, minor roof repair or cleaning of roof gutters, replacement of missing floor or ceiling tile.
• Perform cleaning services to mechanical rooms, tunnel systems, FM vehicles, and shop space.
• May perform test procedures for water quality and chemical content in heating and cooling systems, fountains,
• Replace and/or repair lecture hall seating and tables.
• Assist tradesmen when directed.
• Perform preventative maintenance inspectional duties where directed; may perform minor supervisor duties and…