Maintenance, Building Maintenance

Position: Maintenance I
Salary: $21.26 Hourly
Location : Main Campus - Mattoon, Illinois
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number:
Division: Business Services
Department: Physical Plant
Opening Date: 12/16/2025
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Lake Land College Custodial Association

Description

Perform maintenance and construction work on the college physical facilities.
Description of Essential Functions (critical tasks)

Essential Job Functions:

Operation of Power Plant and associated equipment.

Record keeping on water treatment chillers generators and power plant equipment.

Perform all types of repairs on mechanical electrical pneumatic and HVAC equipment.

Required to keep facilities in operation and good repair.

Assist in determining needs and submit purchase requests for parts and equipment.

Assist in planning and carrying out of maintenance preventive maintenance and construction programs.

Other related duties as assigned.

Specific Functional Job Requirements

Education Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent, plus specialized maintenance training.

Experience Requirements:

• Three years in maintenance. Must be able to obtain a class D license.

Knowledge:

• Electrical, mechanical, plumbing, carpentry trades and state and local building code requirements through experience and/or specialized training. Knowledge of Energy Management computer and HVAC controls.

Skills:

• Ability to perform electrical, mechanical, plumbing and carpentry work.

Personal Requirements:

• Ability to get along with others.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SUMMARY

CUSTODIAL

(For specific details, please refer to summary plan documents and/or the custodian contract.)
Vacation Hours
Full-time custodians earn 80 hours of vacation time during their first full year of employment. For each additional year of employment, custodial employees receive an additional 8 hours, up to a maximum of 160 hours. Hours are accrued monthly and can be taken in hourly increments. Hours start accruing from the first day of employment, although employees must complete their 90 day probationary period before using vacation time.

There is a maximum carryover of 80 hours into a new fiscal year.
Sick Hours
Full-time custodians earn 112 hours of sick time each year. Hours are accrued monthly (8.66 hours per month) and can be used in hourly increments. Sick leave my carry over and accumulate with no maximum.
Personal Hours
Full-time custodians earn 24 hours of personal time each fiscal year. For employees who begin in the middle of a fiscal year, hours will be prorated. Personal time can be used in hourly increments. Any unused personal time will be transferred to sick leave at the end of the fiscal year.
Holidays
Lake Land College provides for nine paid holidays:
January 1st, Friday Before Easter, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, and December 25th.
College Closed Days and Summer Work Week
Except as may otherwise be provided, if the College establishes a four (4) day summer session work schedule, the standard work day, not including the lunch break, will be eight and one-half (8½) hours, which is equivalent to a thirty-four (34) hour work week, paid at forty (40).
In addition, there are six (6) paid College Closed days each year.
Tuition Waiver
Lake Land College offers tuition waivers for credit courses to current full-time employees, employee's spouse or civil union partner, and their unmarried dependents under age 23. Any fees associated with the classes are the responsibility of the employee.
Tuition Reimbursement
Full-time employees are entitled to a tuition reimbursement of $200 per credit hour with a maximum of $1200 a fiscal year to advance their education with a baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree. Reimbursement is available for courses in which a grade of C or better is received with verification through official transcripts.
Retirement
Lake Land College employees are members of the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). In addition, all SURS eligible employees will be auto-enrolled in the SURS Deferred Compensation (457b) plan at 3%.
(403) b/457(b) Retirement Savings Plans
Lake Land College offers a voluntary 403(b) plan and a 457(b) plan. Employees have the option of choosing from a variety of investment funds and can contribute on a pre-tax or post-tax basis. Employees can elect to enroll in a 403(b) and 457(b) plan at any time. The College offers an Employer Match of up to 3% of your gross salary based on certain criteria.

Employees will be automatically enrolled in the SURS/Voya 457 plan, with the ability to opt out. Please refer to Board Policies 05.38 and 05.22 for criteria and guidelines.
Life and AD&D Insurance
Lake Land College provides full-time custodians with $40,000 in life and AD&D insurance. Employees may also elect to purchase additional supplemental insurance for themselves, as well as spouse or civil union partner, and their dependent children. Spouses and dependents cannot exceed the amount of the employee's optional benefit.
Voluntary…