Preventative Maintenance Mechanic,Plumbing Job Marquette area,Michigan USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

Position: Preventative Maintenance Mechanic I, Plumbing

Preventative Maintenance Mechanic I, Plumbing

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Position Title:

Preventative Maintenance Mechanic I, Plumbing

State: WI

Employment Status:
Full Time

Position Status:
Regular

Position Type:
Staff

Job Family:
Facilities Maintenance, Planning, Engineering, and Construction

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Position Overview

Join Our Team and Be the Difference!

Our Maintenance department has a robust professional development program that has a truly excellent track record of growing skillsets and careers. Marquette University offers a rich and competitive Total Rewards package including medical, dental, vision, 403(b) with 8% university match once eligible, generous time off package, and tuition benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents with no payback requirement! For more information, please view the Total Rewards Guide
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The Preventative Maintenance Mechanic I performs scheduled preventive maintenance tasks on a variety of systems with a special focus on plumbing systems and components.

This is your next opportunity to join a department and an organization that invests in their employees’ career journey by diversifying their skills, deepening their expert knowledge, encouraging a healthy work‑life balance, focusing on personal wellbeing, providing a wide range of training, and sustaining a culture of respect and inclusion.

Please note: Applications must include either your complete work history - and/or - your up-to-date resume.

Duties and Responsibilities

Perform assigned preventive maintenance. Typical systems will focus on plumbing systems but may also include a variety of other systems: HVAC, steam, commercial refrigeration, kitchen equipment, chilled water, cooling water (towers), lab, medical, and process air, vacuum, etc.

Provide startup, and shutdown for service of HVAC and other mechanical equipment as directed.

Perform system inspections, document conditions, and communicate system needs.

Calibrate systems controls and thermostats.

Perform minor mechanical, electrical and plumbing repairs such as rebuilding faucets and flush valves, replacing ballasts, relamping fixtures, replacing wall thermostats, replacing belt sheaves and actuator diaphragms.

Keep equipment, tools and mechanical areas clean and orderly.

Perform minor repairs to building finishes and carpentry such as maintenance painting, replacing ceiling tiles, repairing windows, doors and door hardware, cabinets, tables and bookshelves, windows, windows shades and blinds, cleaning lighting fixtures and air supply & return grilles.

Perform seasonal maintenance on systems such as draining and charging coils of, or with, fluids, drying coils, washing coils, opening and closing air and hydronic system vents, and checking for leaks.

Record readings of gauges, meters, instruments and site glasses.

Required Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

High school diploma or GED
Valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record
One year of relevant experience

KNOWLEDGE OF OPERATIONS & PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF:

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment including boilers, steam generators, steam traps, air handlers, terminal units, air conditioning units, exhaust fans, dampers, motors and actuators
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems
Cooling and heating water treatment equipment. Cooling towers, water lines, steam systems, pneumatics, fluid uses and levels, belts, tensioners, filters, and shaft alignment
Swimming pool filtration equipment, systems and chemical treatment
Common federal, state and local codes and regulations pertaining to preventive maintenance of systems and equipment
Occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trades, such as lock‑out tag‑out fall protection and use of personal protective equipment.

ABILITY TO:

Operate basic computer programs used in tracking and executing preventive maintenance work
Work at heights using ladders and aerial work platforms such as boom lifts (60’ max), scissor lifts, and…


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