Building Maintenance Technician

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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

St. Mary's University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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