Facilities Mechanic - Electric

Department Summary

At UCLA Housing & Hospitality (H&H), you become part of UCLA's tradition of excellence by providing quality housing, dining, and hospitality services to student-residents, faculty, staff, and campus visitors. We believe there's more to a job than simply being employed. In addition to competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and retirement plans, H&H team members enjoy significant opportunities for professional and personal growth in a supportive work environment.

No matter what your role, you will join more than 2,600+ H&H team members who understand that our motto Hospitality First! means that a warm, gracious attitude makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve.

Under the general supervision of the Department Manager and Supervisor/Lead, incumbent is responsible for providing support to properties managed by UCLA Housing & Hospitality. The incumbent performs semi-skilled tasks, not requiring a licensed technician, involving the installation, removal, repair, and preventive maintenance of various components, circuits, and equipment related to electrical and access control systems on a regular and continuous basis.

Work on de-energized circuits and systems operating at up to and including 277 volts. Repair and install new electrical feeders, conduits, boxes, outlets, fixtures and equipment necessary to provide complete working circuits for a variety of electrically powered appliances and equipment. Understand how to energize and de-energize electrical circuits and systems. Repair and install new access control and electrified door hardware systems and their components, including card readers, electrified door releases, interfaces with panic hardware, and power supplies.

Assist journey-level electricians in diagnosing and troubleshooting a wide variety of electrical circuits, components, and systems. Assist journey-level electricians in completing repairs to higher level electrical equipment including circuit breakers, panels, distribution systems, motors, and emergency power systems operating at up to 480 volts. Assist journey-level electricians with maintaining and repairing fire alarm systems and components. Maintain all tools and equipment in the proper fashion including vehicles and carts, personally assigned tools, and departmental tools.

Perform various administrative and follow-up tasks related to completing work orders forms, logs, and vehicle inspection sheets for example.

UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Benefits start on day one. The benefits package and the total compensation estimator are available for review via the UCLA benefits information for employees.

• Two years experience in performing semi-skilled electrical tasks, including minor electrical repair on de-energized electrical circuits. (Required)
• Ability to perform routine and semi-skilled electrical tasks, including minor electrical repair on de-energized electrical circuits. (Required)
• Working knowledge of various power and hand tools, equipment, materials and methods of the electrician's trade. (Required)
• Ability to recognize electrical system and equipment malfunctions, signs of damage deterioration or need for adjustment. Working knowledge of standard safety practices and methods. (Required)
• Ability to work as part of a team through close collaboration with colleagues. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, managers, student residents, guests and contractors. (Required)
• Oral communication skills to obtain or convey clear and concise grammatically correct information. Skill in reading, understanding and interpreting administrative policy and procedure manuals. (Required)
• Basic writing skill sufficient to complete forms and work orders that are accurate and easy to comprehend. Skill in reading Standard English text in order to follow through on work orders and carry out…