Building Maintenance Worker

Payroll

Title:

BLDG MAINT WORKER

Department: HOUSING/DINING/HOSPITALITY

Hiring Pay Scale: $26.69 per hour

Worksite:
Campus

Appointment Type:
Career

Appointment Percent: 100%

Union: SX Contract

Total Openings: 1

Work Schedule:

Days, 8 hrs/day, Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:00pm

UC San Diego values and welcomes people from all backgrounds.

UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment:
Apply by 09/22/2026 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.

Reassignment Applicants:
Eligible Reassignment clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.

Join the Residential, Retail and Supply Chain Services (RRSS) team at UC San Diego, a dynamic and innovative campus department dedicated to delivering exceptional service to the university community. As a valued RRSS team member, you will be contributing to a broad and complex organization consisting of five key units:
Housing, Dining and Hospitality (HDH), Integrated Procure-to-Pay Solutions (IPPS), the UC San Diego Bookstore, Triton Print & Digital Media, and the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC). With a focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, RRSS aims to inclusively meet the diverse needs of the UC San Diego community while fostering a sense of belonging for our students and staff. As a member of the HDH team, you will be part of a self-funded unit with over 1,200 staff employees, over 2,000 student employees, and an annual operating budget of $371 million, providing housing and dining services to over 20,000 students, faculty, staff, and their families.

At UC San Diego, we believe a job is more than just employment - it's a chance to be part of something meaningful. Along with competitive pay, we offer outstanding benefits, retirement plans, and a supportive environment that encourages both professional development and personal growth. Benefits begin on your first day

Perform a variety of semi-skilled and unskilled tasks in the maintenance and repair of buildings and related facilities and equipment. May work independently, as part of a regular maintenance crew, or as an assistant to a skilled tradesman. Duties include but are not limited to: installing fire extinguishers and blackboards; cleaning roofs and patio drains, piping, clearing stoppages in sinks and toilets;

doing preparatory work for painting projects including washing walls, filling in or smoothing surfaces, masking areas and setting up scaffolding; painting markings on asphalt, concrete floors and similar surfaces; replacing door closers, locks, latches, hinges and other building hardware; making minor repairs to office furniture and equipment; making repairs to fences and gates; operating and maintaining a variety of power and hand tools of the various trades.

May drive a truck or other vehicle in the course of duty.

• Ability to trouble shoot mechanical problems and make necessary adjustments or repairs.

• Technical ability to learn and use a computer and handle device to communicate via email and complete MAXIMO work order.

• Knowledge and ability to use hand tools and utilize equipment common to the building maintenance trade.

• Experience requesting supplies, maintaining inventory, and control stock for assigned areas.

• Demonstrated skill in setting priorities in a changing work environment and assuring these priorities are met.

• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.

• Knowledge and ability to work in a safe manner according to local, federal, state, and university requirements.

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

• Physical ability to perform indicated tasks.

• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team or alone.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with diverse groups of people.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an environment subject to frequently changing priorities.

• Ability to safeguard keys issued for assigned areas.

• Ability to communicate effectively with people of many diverse backgrounds, including students, staff, faculty, and guests.

• Ability to provide excellent customer service, including greeting the customers, completing work in a professional, cooperative manner, providing a solution or an estimated time when you can get back to them, and following up till the job is completed.

• Background check required.

• Required to hold valid driver's license, have a…