Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician Saint Marys School
• Raleigh, NC, United States

Saint Mary's School is an independent, Episcopal, college-preparatory, boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12. The School is the fourth oldest girls' boarding and day school in the country and is located on a beautiful 23-acre campus which is within walking distance to many restaurants and attractions of downtown Raleigh. Raleigh-Durham, NC is ranked as one of the best places to live in the United States by US News & World Report.

The Maintenance Technician reports to the Associate Director of Facilities for routine work orders and other assignments. This position is responsible for performing diversified duties to properly maintain our campus buildings, equipment, and vehicles.

Other duties may be assigned at the discretion of the Associate Director of Facilities.

• Maintain the chilled water system and associated equipment.
• Maintain the air handling units and fan coils in various buildings across campus.
• Maintain the heat pumps and air conditioning units on campus.
• Maintain the various boilers, heat strips and water heaters.
• Maintain all interior and exterior lighting.
• Maintain the swimming pool according to Wake County standards.
• Maintain and repair appliances in the kitchen and laundry areas on campus.
• Maintain refrigeration systems across campus.
• Make standard plumbing repairs, including sinks, faucets, shower heads, and toilets.
• Perform regular maintenance on school vehicles and golf carts. Keep the buses and vans clean and in safe operation.
• Maintain a preventive maintenance program on all HVAC equipment, plumbing equipment, lighting systems, doors and gate hardware & vehicles.
• Provide keys for the campus and maintain a key inventory program.
• Maintain all 'Life Safety Equipment' (security alarms, sprinkler system and fire alarm systems).
• Assist with all mandatory inspections carried out during the year by local regulatory agencies. (fire marshal, back flow system, sprinkler system etc.)
• Assist with cleaning the campus from weather storms including the removal of snow and ice throughout the campus.
• Wear all common protective or safety equipment, such as slip resistant shoes, steel toed boots, safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection or hard hats as assigned for your position based on the training and instruction provided by your supervisor.
• Assist with special projects during the summer and all other duties as assigned or needed.
• Perform weekend and night responsibilities to support the life of the residential community and the academic program as required by your position or requested by your manager/supervisor.

• Be on-call once every 3 to 4 weekends throughout the year, including holidays, as assigned by the Associate Director of Facilities.
• You are expected to be available, by your school provided phone, throughout the day and night when on call.
• Respond to building maintenance emergency during the day or night hours.
• Work unsupervised to resolve and/or contain any emergency maintenance situation.
• Assist with setup, break down, parking, etc. for school events.
• Accurately and timely record time worked and benefitted leave time including punching your timecard when you arrive on campus and punching out when you leave.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee in this position. Employees are required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by those authorized to give instructions or assignments.

• Hands‑on basic knowledge of mechanical systems and building trades including familiarity with typical commercial building standards, practices, and equipment.
• Basic electrical knowledge as it relates to maintenance, as well as lighting.
• Ability to read, interpret, and execute drawings, schematics, blueprints and code specifications.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with co‑workers, faculty, staff, students and the general public.
• Must be able to…