General Maintenance Mechanic

Department

Hatfield Marine Sci Ctr (RMS)

Classified Staff

Newport

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This recruitment will be used to fill one full-time General Maintenance Mechanic position for the Hatfield Marine Science Center at Oregon State University (OSU ). This position will be located in Newport, Oregon.

The Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC ) is Oregon State University’s campus for research, education, and outreach in marine and coastal sciences. HMSC is located fifty-five miles west of the OSU main campus in Newport, OR. Through its partnerships, HMSC improves scientific understanding of marine systems, coastal processes, and resources, and applies this knowledge to social, economic, and environmental issues. The HMSC Facilities team supports the expanding campus endeavors and strives to maintain the highest service standards with a focus on quality, efficiency, safety, and customer service.

The General Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for performing skilled, journey-level work in the fabrication, maintenance, and repair of machinery, equipment, and physical plant operating systems. This position provides maintenance support services to over twenty-five facilities located on over fifty acres of the expanding HMSC campus footprint. Key duties include operation and maintenance of the seawater system and associated equipment, along with general maintenance tasks under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor and Trades Maintenance Coordinator.

This role delivers consistent, courteous, and reliable facilities maintenance services to all stakeholders and proactively assesses needs for equipment renewal, repairs, and preventative or scheduled maintenance. These efforts help ensure safe, secure, and hygienic facilities for students, staff, and faculty across OSU and associated state and federal facilities.

• Inspects, adjusts, maintains and repairs seawater related equipment such as pumps, pump motors, filters, air compressors, piping, chemical feed systems and seawater disinfection equipment.
• Services generators and vehicles by checking and changing oil, grease, and coolants, replacing minor components such as batteries, headlights and mufflers. May perform minor tune‑ups.
• May perform maintenance and repair of larger equipment such as refrigeration and HVAC systems.
• Fabricates tools, machinery and parts or utilizes discarded parts in repairs.
• Uses tools and equipment of various trades such as pipe cutters, saws, drills, planes, sanders, shears, and oxygen/acetylene welding tools, arc welding, and wire welding equipment.
• Supports the preventative maintenance program through scheduled inspection and servicing of equipment and facilities, while maintaining records of repairs and maintenance performed.

• General maintenance and construction work such as building fences, repairing buildings and similar structures, installing shelves, roof and gutter maintenance.
• Uses power tools, such as drill presses and various saws.
• Painting activities include cleaning surfaces to be painted by use of scrapers and dusters, mixing and applying paint to surfaces such as walls, beams, and girders.
• Performs various other skilled trades‑work such as installing signage, installing and repairing seawater pipes, valves, fittings, stovepipes, grates, chimney caps, animal care equipment and other sheet metal articles.

Conducts daily rounds to ensure that all vital HMSC facility functions remain operational.

Performs other duties such as room set‑ups, cleaning, organizing the shop and all other duties as assigned.

Performs work in, and enters permit‑required confined and non‑permit required confined spaces for cleaning, servicing, repair and construction purposes. These spaces include, but are not limited, to seawater storage facility tanks.

Other duties as assigned.

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Must obtain Confined Space Supervisor certification within 6 months of date of hire.
• Must obtain Forklift certification within 6 months of date of hire.
• In accordance with the Department of Commerce…