General Maintenance Technician - Military veterans preferred

SUMMARY: The primary responsibility of the General Maintenance Technician is to address student and residence hall reactive / requested repairs and services and basic preventative maintenance work orders and maintain a safe environment for building occupants.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned):

1. Holds working knowledge and experience with HVAC systems (EPA Universal preferred).
2. Completes basic preventive and corrective work orders as assigned.
3. Carries out varieties of general repair tasks and provides excellent customer care.
4. Holds basic working knowledge and experience with plumbing, door hardware and locks, panic bars, etc.
5. Ability to change ballasts and outlets and switches when de-energized.
6. Has plumbing awareness and skills related to drinking fountains and restroom fixture repair and replacements. 
7. Carries out furniture and fixture assembly, adjustments, relocations and repairs.
8. Carries out minor painting and wall touch ups and minor repairs.
9. Advises supervision of identified defects in equipment, potential problems and other building related issues that require additional higher skill attention. 
10. Maintains mechanical equipment rooms in a safe and clean manner.
11. Other similar responsibilities… 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

At times, must be available for after normal hours support and some weekend work. 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Required: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) 1- 2 years of basic maintenance experience as described in essential duties above, and 1 - 2 year of relevant experience in basic building maintenance and repair.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees or the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

A valid state driver's license. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Appropriate equipment will be provided for lifting over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee often works near moving mechanical parts and can be exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee periodically accesses high places via ladder and can be exposed to wet and/or humid weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.