Plant Mechanic

Compensation

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Responsibilities and Duties Include:

• Serves as the lead in providing general maintenance for assigned Santa Fe College educational center locations which may include unique educational center features.

• Maintains interior and exterior upkeep for all buildings providing a neat clean and safe environment for faculty staff students and visitors.

• Proactively inspects facilities systems rooms and common areas daily; troubleshoots and repairs basic carpentry plumbing lighting and electrical problems. May include painting and ground maintenance as well as other light carpentry assignments.

• Leads and performs routine and preventative maintenance; tests machinery and diagnoses malfunctions and reports any findings or issues and determines how to correct them including checking blueprints repair manuals or parts catalogs.

• Troubleshoots and completes basic maintenance on HVAC equipment including monthly filter changes and scheduled preventative maintenance; diagnoses and resolves technical hardware and software issues on Building Automation System through system knowledge and research using available resources.

• Practices proper work methods and techniques; complies with applicable industry standards and specifications; enforces safety regulations to ensure compliance in providing a safe environment; provides routine inspections of facilities to monitor needed repairs.

• Practices personal safety and vigilance in the identification of safety or security hazards to actively support and enforces a safe and hazard free working environment.

• Assists employees with special projects and events as time permits and does not conflict with main duties surrounding general maintenance.

• Works from aerial lift and elevated platforms up to 65 feet.

• Assists with ordering maintaining and organizing supplies in storage areas.

• Liaison with outside contractors and trades personnel completing work on-site at assigned educational centers locations.

• Assists in leading work crews and coordinating the work of temporary maintenance employees located at assigned educational center locations.

• Assists with fire and building inspections on a regularly scheduled basis.

• Acts as safety representative for the center keeping record of keys and alarm codes.

• Complies with all published College Rules procedures guidelines and laws/regulations governing public employees including but not limited to those related to document retention and destruction FERPA and confidentiality.

• Strictly honors the privacy security and confidentiality of records and other sensitive information according to appropriate state federal and college regulations policies and procedures.

• Provides service excellence through courteous informed accessible and professional engagement.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: High school diploma or equivalent with a certification from a recognized HVAC electrical or plumbing vocational or trade school or a Journeyman Certificate of Competency or higher with two (2) years of related commercial work experience or six (6) years of related work experience.
Additional Requirements: Applicants must have a valid Florida driver license and be authorized to drive for the college. Applicants must also have the ability to work in confined or tight spaces. A criminal background check will be conducted.
Preferred: Experience with energy management and an EPA-Universal refrigerant license.

General Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work successfully in a multi-cultural environment.

• Adaptability to Change able to be flexible and supportive able to positively and proactively assimilate change in rapid growth environment.

• Communication able to effectively communicate in a professional diplomatic empathetic and tactful manner using preferred method and level as applicable to the job.

• Ethics able to demonstrate integrity professionalism civility and a high degree of ethics in all job-related actions.

• Organization & Time Management able to plan schedule and organize tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames.

• Problem Solving proven skills in identifying issues determining their cause developing creative solutions and following through with implementing resolutions.

• Team Orientation & Interpersonal highly motivated team-player with ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with all levels within and external to the organization.

• Relationship Management able to personally provide high level of interactive service to others building relationships and addressing identified needs.

• Results Orientation proven ability to set and exceed established targets.

• Detail Oriented - Proven accuracy and attention to detail.

• Multi-task - Ability to expeditiously organize coordinate manage prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously to swiftly assess a situation determine a logical course of action and apply the appropriate response.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS) please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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