Building Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Services

Provide maintenance services involving several craft skills (including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and painting) necessary for the upkeep of campus facilities. May be assigned to evening or weekend schedule.

• Replaces electrical and plumbing components, such as light bulbs and ballasts, ceiling fans, wall switches, electrical outlets, toilet fixtures, flush valves, lavatory, and shower faucets.
• Troubleshoots and replaces electric circuits, breakers and fuses, electric motors on in-line circulator pumps and room exhaust fans.
• Proficient with electrical test instrument: voltmeter, ammeter, and ohmmeter.
• Repairs minor plumbing components such as faucets, shower valves, traps, toilet seats.
• Repairs/replaces deteriorated wooded building components by measuring, cutting, nailing, gluing and sanding wood.
• Repairs seams in carpets and replace thresholds.
• Measures, cuts, reams, and threads water pipes;
  Measures, cuts, and solders copper water pipe up to 1 ½".
• Unstops sink and shower drains, sewer lines. Uses drain cleaning equipment and chemicals safely.
• Performs routine installations of shelving and hang picture frames; replaces window glass.
• Performs routine maintenance and repair of built-up roofs.
• Applies paint using roller and brush.
• Uses power tools such as electric drill, power saw, and thread cutting machine.
• Works in cooperative manner with other maintenance staff members.
• Performs routine duties with high degree of autonomy while referring questionable cases to supervisor.
• Maintains satisfactory and harmonious relationships with the public, and fellow employees each day to assure/sustain quality service and appropriate interactions with others.
• Carries a cell phone (rotating schedule) to respond to after hour emergencies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• One year of work related experience.
• Must have an Electrical Technician Permit or able to acquire within 3 months
• Must clear and maintain a favorable background investigation and clearance
• Must maintain a valid driver's license, motor vehicle liability insurance and personal injury insurance, and complete the University Van Driver Training within 90 days of employment date.
• Must be able to work evenings and/or weekends as needed
• Must have the ability to demonstrate basic skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and common office equipment to include: computer, copier, and Ipad.
• Must be proficient in speaking, reading, and writing English; must have ability to read written instructions, warning labels, MSDS Sheets in English, understand blueprints and technical drawings.
• Must possess legible handwriting, possess eyesight in both eyes corrected to 20/20 and normal hearing ability (may be corrected); must successfully pass a PIPIC test for color blindness.
• Must possess mathematical ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in order to compute material costs as required for completion of work order form.
• Must be able to successfully handle frustrating conditions such as limits on time and limited access to equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively and display good judgment when providing customer service.
• Able to successfully handle conditions such as limits on time, limited access to equipment, and dealing with uncomfortable customer.

• Able to carry 50 pounds up and down stairs
• Frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
• Frequent walking, climbing stairs/ladder/scaffolding, grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, and overhead reaching; frequent driving; frequent handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment
• Frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical…