General Technician , II, or III Auxiliary Services

General Technician I, II, or III Auxiliary Services

Position Title General Technician I, II, or III Auxiliary Services

Division/College Auxiliary Services

Department Campus Services

Location Moscow

The Gen Tech I, II or III position works in Campus Services providing maintenance and building support to their assigned area. This role reports to Campus Services, the largest unit in Auxiliary Services, and works primarily in the residence halls and multi-use facilities (Idaho Student Union Building, ICCU Arena, PF1CU Kibbie Dome and others). This role is critical in providing routine and preventive maintenance and ensuring all buildings under Campus Services are maintained at the highest level for the students, staff, and community members who utilize our services.

This position will perform general building maintenance tasks on a regular and continuing basis. It will provide general support for a variety of construction, trades, landscaping, exterior service and maintenance areas to repair and maintain university facilities and grounds. Job duties will vary widely depending on the work and projects assigned.

Duties may include:

• Utilize basic tools and equipment
• Repair and maintain basic machinery, equipment and facility property
• Assist with routine facility inspections and monitor cleanliness
• Assist with inventory and distribution of deliveries
• Manually move and transfer items
• Participate in snow removal
• Other duties as assigned

This position independently performs semi-skilled maintenance and repair duties that vary widely depending on the work and projects assigned. It is responsible for inspecting, maintaining and repairing university equipment and facilities. The position will provide support for construction, maintenance and other skilled trade professionals to meet university needs.

Duties may include:

• Perform routine maintenance and repairs to university facilities
• Assist trades, crafts, vendors and technical staff with construction, design and operational maintenance as needed
• Repair and maintain machinery, equipment and facilities
• Perform routine and non-routine facility inspections and monitor cleanliness
• Receive, inspect, inventory and distribute deliveries independently to appropriate entities
• Other duties as assigned

This position provides leadership to the General Technician team, which performs semi-skilled maintenance and repair duties for university facilities and equipment on and near the Moscow campus. The work of the team varies widely depending on the work and projects assigned. The position is responsible for planning, organizing, training and monitoring the team’s daily work activities while also performing inspection, maintenance and repair duties.

Duties may include:

• Hire, train and supervise the General Technician team
• Monitor and balance workload among individual technicians
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs to university facilities
• Assist trades, crafts, vendors and technical staff with construction, design and operational maintenance as needed
• Repair and maintain machinery, equipment and facilities
• Perform routine and non-routine facility inspections and monitor cleanliness
• Receive, inspect, inventory and distribute deliveries independently to appropriate entities
• Three years performing semi-skilled maintenance tasks
• Five years performing semi-skilled maintenance tasks in custodial, landscape, construction and/or utilities trades

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Possess a valid driver’s license and be able to meet policy requirements for driving university-owned vehicles
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Ability to participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation which may include nonstandard business hours including evenings, weekends and holidays periodically

• Experience:
  • Working in construction or building maintenance
  • Using power tools and equipment
• Expressed interest in learning and acquiring skills related to building maintenance
• Experience:
  • With heating and cooling system maintenance and repairs
  • With basic components and functions of electrical systems, plumbing systems, heating ventilation…