Maintenance Specialist

St. Mary Academy – Bay View seeks a full-time maintenance specialist, who has experience with a variety of skills, including but not limited to carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical and mechanical repair, and renovation. This is an hourly position, 40 hours per week, M-F, year-round, including some nights and weekends as necessary. The person hired for this job must be willing to become a full part of the Bay View community and engage in all-campus activities as appropriate.

Candidates must be committed to an all-girls education and Mercy values.

• Work cooperatively under the Director of Facilities & Planning, and closely with a dedicated staff to maintain the school buildings and 15-acre campus, with an emphasis on the safety of the students, employees, and visitors.
• Boiler maintenance, readings, and knowledge of chemical additives required for proper operation.
• Electrical and HVAC knowledge for basic repairs.
• Perform or assist in basic carpentry, floor repair, ceiling repair both acoustical and hard, lighting, ballast replacement, hard surfaces, plumbing, walls, relocation organization, furniture, and shelves.
• Assist in the landscape maintenance of the property and playing field, including grass cutting, trimming, seasonal cleanup and snow removal at stairs and walkways.
• Coordinate quarterly and yearly inspections are required of mechanical equipment.
• Become familiar with the school’s crisis management plan and the Facilities Team’s role in those circumstances.
• Respond to emergency after hour calls for repairs and security.
• Gain the required certifications for OSHA 10, first aid and asbestos control (this will be paid for by Bay View).

• Experience in 24/7 maintenance support of commercial building systems.
• Basic computer skills for email, appointments, ordering supplies, and tracking internal work orders.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to keep track of multiple tasks via daily reports and time documentation.

Ability to operate and use a broad spectrum of tools and equipment skillfully and safely perform physical labor, such as bending, standing, walking, climbing, lifting, and carrying 50 lbs.+; follow oral and written instructions; maintain cooperative working relationships. The candidate will be required to pass a national background check with fingerprints.

St. Mary Academy – Bay View offers medical insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, group retirement plan, and tuition remission for daughters, as well as paid vacation, personal, sick, and holiday leave.