Lead Technician, General Maintenance - Residence

Position: Lead Technician, General Maintenance - Housing Residence Life
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Purpose of Position

Assist supervisor in assigning, scheduling, and ensuring all corrective and preventative maintenance functions are being performed in an accurate and safe manner. Provides guidance to maintenance technicians in their area of responsibility and ensure quality control / assurance of work activities. General Maintenance Technician Lead works in a multi-functional team made up of electricians, plumbers, and other skilled maintenance team members to provide complete maintenance to campus buildings.

A person participating in this dynamic team environment performs skilled work in the maintenance and repair of HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, electrical equipment and other facility components ,furnishings and furniture. These duties are performed either on a day shift, a weekend shift or another alternative shift based on the needs of the University.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties are customary for this position, but are not to be construed as all-inclusive. Duties may be added, deleted and assigned based on management discretion and institutional needs.

* Assist / perform repairs activities across all building systems: mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life safety.

* Complete preventative maintenance activities on buildings / systems as assigned.

* Participate in the emergency, on-call rotation as assigned and respond within a timely manner.

* Provide accurate documentation of work activities and tasks completion.

* This position will work second shift and is required to work during mandatory weekend events and includes shift differential.

* Performs general plumbing repair to include installing, maintaining and repairing valves, faucets, traps and other sanitary fixtures, as well as maintaining piping systems by opening clogged drains and replacing washers on leaky faucets

* Performs routine preventative maintenance to the interior of buildings such as installing/changing various lamps and ballasts in building light fixtures and laying floor tile and installing ceiling tile to ensure the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate

* Performs general carpentry work in the maintenance of buildings, roofs, stairways, partitions, doors, door locks, windows and screens

* Uses tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices to repair, replace and reassemble equipment

* Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that building systems operate efficiently such as fan coils, air handling units, unit ventilators, pumps, motors, exhaust fans and other related equipment

* Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.

* Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment as well as locates and corrects power failures and short circuits

* Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, or perform other maintenance actions, following checklists

* Efficient and timely use of the Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) program and ability to record type and cost of maintenance or repair work

* Performs maintenance and repair to facility furnishes and furniture.

* Promotes safe work practices within team and across campus

* Operates University vehicles

* Overtime hours may be required during emergencies, openings, closings, special events

* Other duties as assigned

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

* Maintains excellent communication/customer service with Building Coordinators and all other DFM team members

* Communicates bi-laterally with other maintenance teams, central trades groups, as well as other DFM team members to coordinate work activities between groups

* Performs any other general maintenance functions including housekeeping, landscaping and related duties as required

* Maintains cleanliness and order of job sites, mechanical rooms and any storage space ensuring safety codes are met if required

* Responsible for security, proper care and upkeep of all equipment and materials used in the course of completing assigned tasks including tools, machinery, and vehicles

* Performs other duties during routine work, preventative maintenance, summer blitz, M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan and special projects as assigned

* Participates in the emergency call-in rotation as requested

Knowledge and Skills Essential for Success

* Ability to assess work activity hazards and risks, read and/or form a safety plan to eliminate and/or mitigate the work risks and hazards and ability to conduct the work safely within the appropriate safety plan.

* Mechanical & operational knowledge of all machines & tools related to the carpentry,…