Building Mechanic II

Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Research focus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive, environment, and aerospace. The area’s waters, forests, and snowfall support year‑round recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling. The University is an integral part of the region, supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in being a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.

Michigan Technological University is seeking a Building Mechanic II for our Facilities Management department. The role is responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of all facilities systems within the building complex or zone as defined and assigned. The incumbent will maintain a safe and comfortable environment for students, faculty, and staff in a cost‑effective manner under minimum supervision. This is a first shift AFSCME Union position.

• 1. Ensure conformance to safety, security, and sanitation regulations.
• 2. Provide excellent customer service to a diverse group of internal and external customers.
• 3. Identify maintenance and custodial needs.
• 4. Establish and adjust work assignments to meet operational needs.
• 5. Maintain inventory and order parts and materials for maintenance and custodial operations.
• 6. Prepare maintenance inspection reports.
• 7. Conduct inspections of storage areas to maintain a neat, clean, and well‑organized area.
• 8. Perform general maintenance and repair work in the assigned areas and buildings to maintain the various structures including electrical systems, machines, pumps, heating systems, equipment, plumbing, furniture, windows, etc.
• 9. Conduct daily inspection of doors, entrances, parking lots, elevators, snow conditions, HVAC equipment, temperature control systems, water systems, and steam systems.
• 10. Conduct weekly inspections of lighting, roof drains and flashing, cooling systems, chemical treatment, generators and fire systems.
• 11. Replace and repair lights, ballast, receptacles, switches, fuses, pipe insulation, steam traps, expansion joints, plumbing fixtures, gaskets, doors, windows, furniture, hardware, and clocks.
• 12. Respond to fire and elevator alarms and provide a variety of building occupant needs.
• 13. Responsible for first line building energy management.
• 14. Perform janitorial work as required and assigned.
• 15. Assist licensed trades in making repairs.
• 16. Perform various preventative maintenance tasks according to Maintenance Direct work order system, and update and improve preventative maintenance when new equipment or procedures are installed.
• 17. Read and work from blueprints, sketches, schematic diagrams and instruction manuals.
• 18. Cut, and sweat fittings using proper hot work procedures and perform routine carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work.
• 19. Conduct monthly readings of utility meters.
• 20. Clean‑up mechanical and electrical rooms on a regular basis.
• 21. Operate safely and effectively all pieces of equipment pertaining to the facility systems.
• 22. Utilize a network terminal to interface with and operate the building systems HVAC energy management systems.
• 23. Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
• 24. Contribute to a safe working environment by following safe work procedures, wearing assigned PPE, actively participating in safety training and development of safe work procedures.
• 25. Ability to be trained from and to work in OSHA regulated confined spaces.
• 26.
  
  Supervisory Responsibilities:
  
  Functional supervision is exercised over AFSCME employees and student employees.