Preventive Maintenance Mechanic

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs

Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe

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Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number SRGV
9155

Working Title

Working Title PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Location Edinburg, Texas

Department

Department Campus Facilities Operations

FTE

FTE 1.0

FLSA

FLSA Non-Exempt

Scope of Job

To provide journeyman level skills performing maintenance and repair in the areas of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.

Description of Duties

• Performs preventative maintenance on designated buildings, which includes installing, repairing, and maintaining equipment in the areas of lighting, plumbing, and some mechanical systems.
• Responds to trouble calls in assigned buildings and throughout campus as needed.
• Ensures that all assigned equipment and devices are functioning properly in designated buildings by replacing parts as needed and cleaning/replacing based established schedule or need.
• Disposes of all items to be discarded per established Environmental Health and Safety procedures.
• Performs daily inspections of interior lighting, equipment, and belts for various pieces of mechanical equipment in the designated buildings and replaces/repairs as needed.
• Inspects condition of mechanical equipment and replace as needed.
• Assists other maintenance personnel, when required.
• Maintains and cleans mechanical rooms as needed and services the room's floor drains.
• Maintains and cleans elevators and shafts.
• Replaces worn components in designated equipment before mechanical breakdown occurs.
• May serves as a backup for Preventive Maintenance Leader along with campus police and Environmental Health and Safety staff to elevator issues/malfunctions including entrapment.
• May be responsible for executing a series of steps to reset elevators to their normal operating condition and to make service calls to Elevator Company as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received

Specific supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given

Supervises assigned staff.

Required Education

10th Grade or equivalent. Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Preferred Education

Vocational School training in one or more of the building trades.

Licenses/Certifications

As condition of employment this position requires the applicant to be authorized to operate a University-Owned Vehicle for Official University Business. Per University of Texas System Policy 157, applicants will be subject to a motor vehicle record check for their most recent thirty-six (36) month history. Out of State Drivers are required to submit a 36-month history MVR from their prior State of residence(s).

Required Experience

Two (2) years…