Maintenance Spec II - Facilities Services - UTK

Overview

The Zone Maintenance Specialist II is responsible for the maintenance and repairs of all campus facilities including buildings, grounds, and utility systems such as lights, ceilings, doors, restrooms, and HVAC equipment. This role includes mentoring new employees, sharing skills and knowledge, and teaching proper safety techniques and procedures. As a primary point of contact, this person should have superior communication skills and be able to interact effectively with the campus community including staff, faculty, administration, students, visitors, contractors, and vendors.

• Assists in training new employees, shares technical knowledge and safety procedures to ensure required safety techniques are practiced.
• Inspects repairs performed by other maintenance personnel for quality and function.
• Performs preventive maintenance to increase the longevity and usability of tools and equipment.
• Detects and addresses needed repairs on equipment following established inspection procedures and investigates causes of equipment failures.
• Repairs or replaces plumbing fixtures including sinks, toilets, pipe systems, and general devices found in plumbing systems.
• Checks for leaks within the water and steam systems and for proper operation of boilers, water heaters, furnaces, and refrigeration systems.
• Maintains storage organization and provides for safe and legal storage, use, and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Responds to emergency repair situations.
• Keeps floor drains (with baskets) emptied and traps primed and deodorized; keeps roof drains and gutter downspouts clean and clear of debris.
• Replaces items including but not limited to: filters, ballasts, light fixtures, motors, fans, switches, and lights.
• Checks all cold rooms for proper temperature and replaces filters as necessary.
• Conducts daily inspection of lights (internal, external, and emergency), air handler units, generators, and plumbing fixtures in all halls, stairwells, classrooms, and labs.

• Required Qualifications
• Education:
  
  High school diploma or GED
• Experience:
  
  Two years of experience or completion of a technical program or apprenticeship program
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Demonstrate skills and knowledge of carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and general building maintenance; heating and cooling maintenance and repair
• Ability to keep accurate records of building maintenance repairs
• Effective public communication skills to interact with campus community
• Ability to wear a respirator
• Ability to climb a ladder and/or work on a lift when height of task is over six (6) feet
• Ability to utilize power tools
• Other Conditions
• Valid Driver’s license
• Be able to work required shift

• University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN Campus
• This is an on-site position

• UT market range: MR05
• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
• Find more information on UT Benefits here

UT Facilities Services is responsible for the care and keeping of more than 300 facilities and utilities systems in and around Knoxville. As the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s largest non-academic department, team members are responsible for facilities maintenance and repair, custodial needs, landscaping and lawncare, utility work, in-house and capital construction projects, facilities planning and design, environmental initiatives, pest control, campus event services, and facilities administration functions for both the flagship campus and the agricultural institute.

The Facilities Services staff provides around-the-clock coverage to ensure students, staff, faculty, and fans have a consistent and positive experience every time they step foot on Rocky Top.

About Us
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of leadership and service. UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state.

The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service. UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset and provides career development and training opportunities.

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