General Maintenance Technician
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Located in Springfield, MO
Salary: $20
Join a respected local university as a General Maintenance Technician and help keep campus facilities safe, functional, and looking their best. This hands-on role is ideal for someone with maintenance experience who enjoys problem-solving, performing repairs, and supporting a positive environment for students, faculty, and staff.
Job Duties and Responsibilites:
• Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, perform general repair and maintenance on structures, facilities, and equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on structures, facilities, and equipment according to established schedules.
• Perform routine installations and repairs and systems maintenance duties in assistance to skilled maintenance personnel in projects involving specialized trades to include electrical, plumbing, flooring, roofing, drywall, HVAC, carpentry, and masonry.
• Respond to emergency request to perform routine repairs and adjustments to buildings and facilities.
• Install shelving and bulletin boards, repair desk, chairs, and other furniture and equipment.
• Maintain routine records and logs related to maintenance and repair activities.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilites:
• High school diploma or equivalent and five years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. License/certification in electrical/HVAC/mechanics or welding preferred.
• This position is included in the emergency and on call process. Must be able to provide a valid cell phone number or contact number where employee can be reached in the event of a campus emergency.
• Ability to operate a forklift and use equipment, machines, and tools for general maintenance and repair work.
• Knowledge of electricity and the ability to connect and disconnect wire equipment.
• Knowledge of gas and the ability to connect and disconnect pipe equipment.
• Knowledge of water and the ability to connect and disconnect pipe equipment.
• Knowledge of welder and torch and the ability to join steel, copper pipe.
• Knowledge of small hand tools and the ability to assemble and disassemble equipment.
• Knowledge of volt gauge and amp probe and the ability to read electric current.
• Knowledge of manifold gauge and the ability to measure coolant.
• Knowledge of drill, motor and grinder and the ability to fabricate parts.
• Ability to be alert and coordinated in order to think and react quickly.
• Ability to read equipment labels and mixing directions.
• Ability to identify colors in order to identify wire equipment and test chemicals.
• Ability to prepare written logs and order parts.
• Knowledge of math and the ability to calculate mixtures.
• Knowledge and understanding of mechanics of lock systems.
Education and Experience:
• High school diploma or equivalent and five years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. License/certification in electrical/HVAC/mechanics or welding preferred.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Full Time Evaluation Hire Position
$20.00 / hour
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