Harold Alfond Forum Ice Arena & Building Operations Technician

Position Title Harold Alfond Forum Ice Arena & Building Operations Technician

Employment Status

Employment Status Full Time

Months

Months 12

Campus

Campus Biddeford, ME

Description

The Ice & Building Operations Technician is responsible for supporting the daily operation, maintenance, and event readiness of the Harold Alfond Forum, one of the University of New England’s premier athletic and recreational facilities. This position plays a key role in maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming environment while ensuring NCAA
-quality ice conditions and supporting the diverse programming hosted within the Forum.

Working under the direction of the Auxiliary Operations Manager, this position collaborates closely with Athletics, Campus Recreation, Student Affairs, Conference Services, Facilities Management, and other campus partners to support varsity athletics, club sports, recreation programming, conferences, special events, and community rentals.

The Ice & Building Operations Technician also works closely with the Forum’s Student Building Managers during daily operations and events, helping to ensure exceptional customer service, operational consistency, and a positive experience for all facility users.

UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands‑on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.
• Educational benefits:
  • UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
  • UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service.
  • 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service.
• Maintain NCAA
  -quality ice surfaces through resurfacing, edging, painting, flooding, and seasonal ice installation and removal.
• Safely operate, inspect, clean, and perform routine maintenance on the ice resurfacer and related ice maintenance equipment.
• Monitor refrigeration systems and promptly communicate operational concerns.
• Maintain accurate records related to ice maintenance, equipment operation, and preventative maintenance.
• Assist with dasher board installation/removal and seasonal facility conversions.

• Assist in the daily operation and maintenance of the Harold Alfond Forum.
• Perform preventative maintenance and routine repairs throughout the facility.
• Complete minor carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, housekeeping, and general building maintenance projects.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with the Facilities Management Department.
• Assist with equipment inventory, deliveries, receiving, storage, and facility organization.
• Support sustainability initiatives through energy conservation, recycling efforts, and responsible equipment operation.

• Assist with setup, operation, and breakdown of athletic contests, recreation programming, admissions events, conferences, concerts, commencement activities, and community rentals.
• Configure event spaces including the ice arena, fieldhouse, turf facility,…