Facilities Maintenance Technician Senior

Facilities Maintenance Technician Senior

Under the general supervision of a senior technician or supervisor, the facilities maintenance technician performs intermediate tasks related to day‑to‑day inspections, preventive maintenance, and repair of buildings and equipment.

Functions include, but are not limited to: daily inspections, installations, general maintenance (plumbing, electrical, carpentry, HVAC) and repairs; responding to emergencies and correcting defects; assisting lower‑level technicians and other trades; adhering to safety practices; maintaining work areas and equipment; attending meetings; completing documentation; providing high‑level customer service; communicating with customers, coworkers, and supervisors via written, electronic, and verbal methods; operating department vehicles;

and performing other duties as assigned.

Actively supports the university’s commitment to integrity, personal accountability, and professionalism.

Incumbents may perform any or all of the duties listed and other job‑related duties as required.

• Carpentry
  • Installs and removes fixtures (bulletin boards, clocks, pictures, coat hooks, signs).
  • Installs and repairs shelves, ceiling tiles, drywall, flooring and trim.
  • Paints and patches walls.
  • Assembles, installs, repairs and replaces dispensers, beds, furniture, doors and associated hardware.
  • Repairs fire‑wall penetrations, fire doors and related hardware.
• Electrical
  • Installs and repairs light fixtures, outlets, switches, appliances, controls and motors.
  • Repairs 1‑phase motors, retrofits lighting fixtures, resets breakers, replaces fuses.
  • Resolves local power outages and locally disconnects phase wiring.
  • Conducts basic preventive maintenance and responds to electrical emergencies.
  • Performs intermediate and complex preventive maintenance on electrical systems.
• Plumbing
  • Installs and repairs toilets, sinks, showers, and plumbing components such as supply lines, mixing valves, traps, and pipes.
  • Tests eye‑wash stations and emergency showers.
  • Adjusts water temperature (too hot/too cold) requests and unclogs drains.
  • Repairs or replaces water fountains and replaces damaged or missing piping insulation.
  • Locates local water shut‑off valves and performs preventive maintenance.
  • Responds to plumbing emergencies.
• HVAC
  • Responds to and assesses room temperature requests.
  • Repairs and replaces thermostats, calibrates and programs units.
  • Cleans external ducts, cooling towers, air dampers, condensers, evaporator coils.
  • Repairs and replaces HVAC components such as actuators, fan blades, pump seals and bearings.
  • Performs intermediate and complex preventive maintenance on HVAC/R systems.

• Technical Support – Ensures areas comply with applicable codes; documents regulatory compliance tests; becomes knowledgeable of equipment and utilities and shares that knowledge with other staff; may assist lower‑level technicians.
• Communication / Recordkeeping – Documents labor, materials and work performed on work orders; provides feedback on materials; informs customers when tasks are completed; initiates work‑order escalation if needed; requests required equipment and materials.
• Other Departmental Duties – Participates in professional development and continuing education (certifications, soft‑skill development, etc.); interacts with and assists other departments; attends meetings, training, orientation; may serve on committees; performs other duties as assigned.