Lead Maintenance Mechanic

** PRIMARY PURPOSE/

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

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* * Provides ongoing feedback to the maintenance manager for maintenance staff schedules.
* Provides ongoing feedback and needed support to the maintenance manager for planned maintenance programs for facility equipment.
* Responsible for overseeing the preventive maintenance of facility equipment, including HVAC, plumbing systems, etc., according to the schedule developed in collaboration with the maintenance manager and the Associate Director of Planning and Program Maintenance.
* Manages the maintenance of the shop, equipment, inventory, supplies and ordering.
* Assists in verifying that all purchasing and contracts are aligned with the College’s Procurement Policy.
* Assists the maintenance manager to ensure the working operation of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment and systems.
* Assists the maintenance manager in developing quality control and verification of in-house work.
* Develop scopes of work and pursue proposals from sub-contractors when determined necessary in collaboration with the maintenance manager.
* Verifies work completed by outside vendors, sub-contractors, and CFS, and signs-off on invoices.
* Possesses awareness and knowledge of emergency procedures.
* Ensures high level of customer service.
* Assists the maintenance manager in maintaining compliance with and abreast of all OSHA regulations.
* Active support for the College’s Principles of Community and Institutional Values in the performance of job duties.
** REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
*** Knowledge of facility mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems and their major components.
* Knowledge of facilities equipment maintenance needs.
* Ability to read, interpret and work from plans, drawings, and specifications.
* Understand root causes of equipment failure and how maintenance techniques can minimize failures.
* Ability to communicate with utility maintenance mechanics about systems and equipment.
* Ability to help manage staff and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with campus partners.
* Ability to assist the maintenance manager in planning, coordinating, and assigning work schedules.
* Ability to enter and monitor work orders in the work-order system and coordinate with the Facilities & Fleet Coordinator to order equipment and materials as needed.
* Strong written and oral communication skills.
* Ability to use Microsoft Office suite and a working knowledge of floor plans.
* Must be able to provide exceptional customer service and be willing to work within a team environment.#
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** Scripps College is a top-ranked liberal arts college and the women’s college of The Claremont Colleges. Founded in 1926 by Ellen Browning Scripps, the College has provided exceptional education to equip talented students intellectually and morally with the skills, experience, and discernment to lead satisfying and productive professional and personal lives. In the founder’s words, “The paramount obligation of a college is to develop in its students the ability to think clearly and independently and the ability to live confidently, courageously and hopefully.”

These fundamental principles remain central and relevant to the mission of the College today.

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranks Scripps College among the Top 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges in the US. The Wall Street Journal places Scripps among the top 10 of Top Institutions in the West and in the top 100 of all colleges overall. Scripps College is ranked on multiple lists as one of the most beautiful college campuses and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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