Senior Building Maintenance Worker

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• Job : 78627
• Location: Santa Cruz
• Full/Part Time: Full Time

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IRD for this job: 06-13-2025

UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

Colleges, Housing and Educational Services (CHES) is a multi-funded organization of the division of Student Affairs and Success (DSAS) division at UC Santa Cruz. CHES provides leadership in the areas of college student life and residential services, housing services and facilities, capital planning, business and financial analysis, dining services, conference services, and early education services, through these units educational and developmental programs and services are offered to all members of the campus community including students, faculty, staff, children and external constituents.

The Facilities unit of CHES provides comprehensive facilities support to over 9,500 student residents in ten colleges and six associated residential communities, as well as seven Dining facilities. The department maintains 191 buildings of 1.9 million square feet. Facilities employs 45 represented and non-represented career staff and over 100 student staff positions, and manages an annual budget of approximately $9 million.

The mission of Facilities is to plan for, develop, and maintain a comfortable and safe physical environment for our residents and cost effectively maintain the assets of the campus in a manner that meets the highest standards of the housing and facilities management profession in coordination with other campus facilities units.

Under the general supervision of the Senior Building Maintenance Supervisor, the Senior Building Maintenance Worker will perform various routine unskilled and semi-skilled building maintenance tasks in residence halls, dining halls, apartment complexes, administrative offices, and other related facilities. The incumbent will also assist the Skilled Crafts Workers in performing more complex repairs and remodeling projects. This position must interact effectively on a daily basis with other facilities staff, college housing staff, student staff, and residential customers.

The Senior Building Maintenance Worker will be cross-trained and able to respond to maintenance needs in various campus housing areas as required. Basic knowledge of and demonstrated skill in routine plumbing, electrical, and carpentry repair and troubleshooting.

Budgeted Salary: $28.36/ hourly

Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits

Schedule Information:

• Full-time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week:
  Mon-Fri
• Shift Includes:
  Day & Weekends

Employee Classification: Career appointment

Job End Date: None

Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus

Union Representation: Service Employees (SX)

Job Code Classification: BLDG MAINT WORKER SR (008212)

Travel: Never or Rarely

• 75% - Facilities Repair and Maintenance
  • Performs routine carpentry, plumbing, electrical, appliance, and mechanical repairs and preventative maintenance tasks.
  • Diagnoses problems, obtains necessary parts or supplies, makes repairs, and completes required work order documentation using on-line computer maintenance management system.
  • Repairs may include replacement of lamps, switches, receptacles, and light fixtures; replacement of plumbing fixtures and parts; rodding of drain lines; replacement and adjustment of lock hardware and door closers; diagnosis of problems with residential forced-air furnaces, water…