Building Mechanic III - 12mon -1st
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Department: Facilities Management
Work Type: Union
Location: Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Full Time / Part Time: Full Time
Categories: Labor/Service/Maintenance
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Michigan Technological University is an R1 technological research university founded in 1885 in Houghton. Our rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's scenic Upper Peninsula and is home to nearly 7,500 students from more than 60 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan's flagship technological university offers more than 185 undergraduate (https://www.mtu.edu/admissions/academics/majors/) and graduate (https://www.mtu.edu/gradschool/programs/degrees/) degree programs. Research focus areas include defense, health, energy, automotive, environment, and aerospace.
The area's waters, forests, and snowfall support year-round recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and paddling. The University is an integral part of the region, supported by a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in being a true college town. We embrace our size, climate, sense of adventure, and originality.
Summary
Responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of all facilities systems within the building complex or zone as defined and assigned. Maintain a safe and comfortable environment for students, faculty and staff in a cost-effective manner under minimum supervision.
Responsibilities and Essential Duties
Ensure conformance to safety, security, and sanitation regulations.
Provide excellent customer service to a diverse group of internal and external customers.
Identify maintenance and custodial needs.
Establish and adjust work assignments to meet operational needs.
Maintain inventory and order parts and materials for maintenance and custodial operations.
Prepare maintenance inspection reports.
Conduct inspections of storage areas in order to maintain a neat, clean and well-organized area.
Perform general maintenance and repair/replace work in the assigned areas and buildings to maintain the various structures including architectural finishes, electrical systems, machines, pumps, heating systems, equipment, plumbing, furniture, windows, kitchen equipment, fume hoods and other lab equipment.
Conduct daily inspection of doors, entrances, parking lots, elevators, snow conditions, HVAC equipment, temperature control systems, water systems, and steam systems.
Conduct weekly inspections of lighting, roof drains and flashing, cooling systems, chemical treatment, generators and fire systems.
Replace and repair lights, ballast, receptacles, switches, fuses, pipe insulation, steam traps, expansion joints, plumbing fixtures, gaskets, doors, windows, furniture, hardware, and clocks.
Respond to fire and elevator alarms and provide a variety of building occupant needs.
Responsible for first line building energy management.
Perform janitorial work as required and assigned.
Assist Licensed Trades in making repairs.
Perform various preventative maintenance tasks according to Maintenance Direct work order system, and update and improve preventative maintenance when new equipment or procedures are installed.
Read and work from blueprints, sketches, schematic diagrams and instruction manuals.
Cut, and sweat fittings using proper hot work procedures and perform routine carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work.
Conduct monthly readings of utility meters.
Clean-up mechanical and electrical rooms on a regular basis.
Operate safely and effectively all pieces of equipment pertaining to the facility systems.
Utilize a network terminal to interface with and operate the building systems HVAC energy management systems.
Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
Contribute to a safe working environment by following safe work procedures, wearing assigned PPE, actively participate in safety training and development of safe work procedures.
Ability to be trained from and to work in OSHA regulated confined spaces.
Supervisory Responsibilities as needed: Functional supervision of AFSCME employees and student employees when necessary.
Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work
Required Education, Certifications, Licensures
High school diploma, with a minimum of two years in a related trade school OR an Associate Degree in Construction, Technology, or related field OR an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
Possess a valid driver's license and meet Michigan Tech University's vehicle use requirements.
Required Experience
Four years experience in building operations and maintenance including electrical, mechanical, architectural, HVAC, steam systems, water systems, refrigeration systems, and fire suppression systems.
Two years experience working with the general public/customers.
Desirable Education and/or Experience
Building maintenance experience in an athletic, research, or academic facility
Two years of functional supervision of maintenance/custodial personnel.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities
Demonstrated knowledge of computers including email and search engines and demonstrated ability to use computerized building control systems.
Demonstrated ability to use basic internet and web-based applications.
Excellent interpersonal, customer service and oral/written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to independently organize and prioritize work assignments.
Demonstrated ability to learn and follow instructions.
Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with people in varying situations, and in all areas when assigned.
Demonstrated ability to maintain a clean and safe facility.
Demonstrated understanding of safe operating and maintenance procedures.
Demonstrated ability to perform fire system test checks on a weekly, monthly, yearly basis including pull tests, pump exercising and visual inspections.
Knowledge and ability to properly troubleshoot, maintain and repair commercial and industrial building HVAC systems.
Demonstrated knowledge of commercial and industrial digital and pneumatic HVAC controls systems and components.
Demonstrated ability to read blueprints, wiring diagrams, temperature control diagrams, operating and maintenance instructions, plans and manuals.
Basic knowledge of parallel and series electrical circuits.
Basic knowledge of 3-phase circuits up to 480 volts.
Ability to use a work order related software program to process and create work orders for your particular building(s).
Must be able to demonstrate competency in evaluating, prioritizing, and completing work orders in a timely manner.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty, and staff.
Demonstrated commitment to contribute to a safe work environment
Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities
Language Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to complete routine reports. Ability to effectively present information in one on one situations to customers or employees.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions,
