Facilities Maintenance Technician

Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) invites applications for a full-time Facilities Maintenance Technician to join our campus Facilities team.

Under the direction of the Director, Facilities Maintenance Technicians monitor, operate, maintain, and repair building equipment and systems including but not limited to HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, snow removal, and grounds maintenance in accordance with university standards.

Facilities Maintenance Technicians are responsible for effective day to day maintenance services to the building operational systems.

Members of the Facilities Maintenance team oversee the maintenance of 16 buildings on 22 acres in downtown Milwaukee. The MSOE campus includes a mixture of new, aging, and historical buildings, residence halls, apartments, athletic fields, and parking lots.

Facilities employees provide building services to ensure a safe, comfortable environment for all students, staff, and faculty.

Essential Job Functions

• Inspects buildings and other structures, records operating conditions and checks for problems.
• Use appropriate tools and equipment to install, repair, maintain, and verify proper operation of building systems and equipment.
• Maintains logs of building system operations and work performed.
• Follows university policies and procedures to requisition materials and supplies as needed.
• Perform minor electrical maintenance to include but not limited to replacement of repair of fixtures (wall switches and outlets, light bulbs, ballasts, sockets, fuses, minor appliances, etc.).
• Perform minor plumbing maintenance.
• Perform minor painting, carpentry, and masonry work.
• Perform routine clean up at repair location or in central shop.
• Responds to maintenance requests and building occupants, troubleshoots problems making appropriate repairs, adjustments, or recommendations.
• Moving and set-up of office furniture and other items as needed.
• Complete jobs independently with high quality workmanship, minimal supervision in a timely manner.
• Good attendance and punctuality are essential to the efficient operation of the entire facilities department.
• Willing to work overtime and be on an on-call rotation.
• Access computer programs and use computer operations related to position requirements.
• Read and interpret documents, schematics, and blueprints.
• Keeps working area safe, wears and / or uses appropriate safety equipment and abides by established safety policies and procedures.
• Help introduce new employees to shop protocol, procedures, campus applications and equipment

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform grounds maintenance as needed, mowing, garbage collection, trimming , snow removal etc.
• Participate in job related training as deemed necessary by the University, forklift, lift operation, etc.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED, and equivalent combination of relevant education required with experience preferred.
• Service experience or certification in one or more of the following core competencies : HVAC, electrical, plumbing, piping, refrigeration, building automation systems, carpentry, locksmith experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to effectively communicate, in English, in verbal and written form and must have excellent listening skills.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Must be able to work harmoniously with employees from all areas of the university and with contractors from numerous trades.
• Must have abilities to multitask and coordinate multiple jobs simultaneously.
• Must have a positive can-do attitude.

Physical Demands

Must be able to use a ladder, areal lift platform and all maintenance related equipment and tools. Must be able to lift items up to 50lbs.

Bending at the waist, sitting, kneeling, laying horizontally, climbing, frequent walking, etc. as job may require. Ability to work in all weather conditions.

Work Environment

The work environment includes all campus buildings and grounds (including inside and outside work), may include emergency needs at any time of the day or night.

Noise level which may at times require normal hearing protection in the form of ear plugs. Extreme heat or cold. Working at various heights.

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

It is the policy of MSOE to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, marital status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.

This policy applies to all jobs at the University and to all the terms, benefits, and conditions of employment / enrollment.

Job Code : 222