General Maintenance - Crew Member

Primary Responsibilities /Accountabilities/ Essential Functions:

• Performs a variety of routine maintenance duties.
• Monitors, maintains, and performs repair to building electrical systems, such as lighting tubes replacement, fixtures lenses; assists licensed electricians with non-technical repairs as appropriate.
• Monitors performance of heating, ventilation, and cooling systems; performs non-technical maintenance tasks such as cleaning of heating and cooling fan coil units and filter replacement.
• Monitors and performs maintenance of plumbing systems, to include standard repair of leaking fixtures, cleaning obstructed waste lines, and/or performing non-technical modifications to plumbing and water supply systems; assists licensed plumbers, as appropriate.
• Performs carpentry maintenance tasks including routine sheetrock/drywall installation and/or repair, window replacement, cabinet and countertop replacement, painting and texturing, and door and hardware installation, paints interior and exterior finishes, as appropriate.
• Repairs and installs various flooring such as carpet, tiles, wood, and vinyl.
• Makes minor repairs to horizontal surfaces such as streets and sidewalks using asphalt, concrete and/or brick pavers.
• May perform general maintenance, custodial and trash removal tasks.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Maintains appropriate records of work performed within computerized work management system.
• Repairs and maintains physical structures of all campus and partner buildings and housing facilities using hand tools and power tools.
• Performs preventive building maintenance duties, caulk windows and doors, repair and replace broken windows and hang items on walls.
• Work requires ability to climb extended ladders to reach high places.
• Performs the following from work orders: assess situation; assemble necessary tools and materials, completes work and records completion time in work order system.
• Preserves physical appearance of all buildings/facilities
• Cleans all floors, floor coverings, walls, windows, window coverings, kitchens, restrooms as needed during inspection.
• Other duties as assigned.

Equipment Used and Responsibility

• Knowledge of and skill in use of standard tools, equipment, materials, method and practices of general maintenance task
• Ability to accept responsibility and account for personal actions
• Ability to pay attention to the minute details of the assigned tasks
• Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines
• Ability to comprehend technical topics and specialized information
• Ability to find a solution for issues/obstacles in completing work that aligns with best practice maintenance repair; ability to determine when issue needs to be elevated to management to resolve.
• Knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions of general maintenance.
• Basic understanding of and ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics drawings
• Ability to use basic shop math applications.
• Basic understanding of electrical, hydraulic, and other mechanical systems
• Willingness to learn new skills and methods
• Ability to read English language sufficiently to understand written work orders and instructions as well as directions for the proper mixture, use and disposal/storage of any cleaners or chemicals needed for job tasks and for the proper use of power tools.
• Ability to demonstrate safe operation of tools, equipment and machinery required in job tasks.
• Sufficient strength and physical dexterity to perform duties and responsibilities of the job, including heavy work with exposure to desert heat for prolonged periods of time.
• This position requires a 40-hour work week schedule; also, may request over time as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Experience/ Education

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in general maintenance role which involved essential job functions as outlined above preferred.
• Industrial or trade school graduate or certificates.
• Knowledge of one or more building trades
• Skilled in use of welding tools
• Related work experience to demonstrate skill in essential functions.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment background check.
• Must have valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Must have work authorization for the U.S.
• Physical ability to perform moderately heavy physical work which includes lifting and crawling, and to remain outdoors in all climatic conditions.

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting:      0-1 hours a day
• Standing:  6-7 hours a day
• Walking:   6-7 hours a day
• Lifting:      Frequently
• Carrying:   Frequently
• Pushing:    Frequently
• Bending:   Frequently
• Squatting: Frequently
• Kneeling:     Frequently
• Climbing:    Frequently
• Reaching:    Frequently
• Grasping:     Frequently
• Fine Eye to Hand Coordination:  Continuously
• Driving:       Rarely
• Work Environment:  Work performed is primarily inside, subject to variations in temperature and weather, equipment noise and dust.