Maintenance Technician

Lewiston, ME - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Title:Maintenance Technician

Position Purpose:

This position is responsible for a wide range of general maintenance repair and inspection activities. Performs routine and preventive maintenance activities on a variety of building systems including emergency lighting emergency egress pathways and fire escapes filter changes for HVAC equipment and water fountains. Perform seasonal inspection activities including dorm room inspections upon student move-out exterior building condition assessments winter egress pathways etc. Document specific meter readings on a variety of equipment and vehicles including generator run hours vehicle mileages etc.

Job Duties:

Conduct routine inspections and necessary repair of emergency lighting systems and equipment per code requirements.
Perform preventative maintenance in cross-functional areas including carpentry plumbing and HVAC equipment. This includes filter and belt replacements in fan coil units air handlers air compressors and other HVAC equipment; water filter replacement in water fountains and other plumbing equipment.
Perform basic repairs and cross-functional maintenance on a wide variety of equipment without supervision where professional licensing is not required and/or assist with maintenance and repair work under supervision of a journeyman or master level licensed technician for more complex work.
Conducts inspections of college facilities periodically to identify deficiencies including dorm rooms building exteriors exterior walkways egress pathways fire escapes and other building systems or equipment.
Performs electronic recordkeeping related to preventive maintenance and repair; tracks assigns personal labor hours enters work logs reviews and closes assigned work orders using a handheld electronic device.
Ability to learn and maintain a broad working knowledge of materials systems and code requirements related to the maintenance of college facilities.
Responds to college emergencies and closures including adverse weather to ensure that all facilities are protected and remain operational. Assists with tasks required to keep campus operational including snow shoveling and ice removal systems and equipment checks and start-up operations of systems as assigned.
Once familiar with campus buildings and systems performs after-hours emergency response on-call duties in rotation.
Knows and understands basic OSHA safety requirements and safety procedures of the college and performs all work in accordance with proper safety procedures.
Operates a college vehicle and is responsible for its safe operation and reporting any observed maintenance needs.
Maintains appropriate records and reports.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Related degree or certification from a technical school preferred but not required.
Must possess a valid Maine drivers license.

Experience

Proven maintenance work experience for a minimum of one year.
Any combination of training education and experience that would provide the required knowledge skills and abilities.

Skills and Knowledge

Skilled in the use of hand and power tools.
Ability to check blueprints repair manuals or parts catalogs as necessary.
Professional presentation and attitude.
Ability to maintain focus while working individually.
Demonstrate strong customer service skills and establish maintain and foster positive and effective working relationships.
Commitment to equity and inclusion and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.

Benefits:

Bates College offers competitive salaries excellent benefits (health dental 9% retirement contribution with potential for an additional 3% match 10 days of vacation* 13 paid holidays free parking access to library and athletic facilities & more) and a supportive collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression age disability genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students in the administration of its education policies and programs or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty staff students contractors visitors and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the colleges policies compliance with applicable laws statutes and regulations (such as Title VII Title IX and ADA/Section 504) and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow Title IX Officer or via email at .

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college attracting 2000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855 Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender race religion or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces intellectual trends demographic changes and technology that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions graduates over 90 percent of its entering students and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community Maines second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65000. Bates is located on a beautiful 133-acre traditional New England campus in Lewiston an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate a lively arts scene and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland 140 miles north of Boston and 350 miles north of New York City.

Required Experience:

Title:Maintenance TechnicianPosition Purpose:This position is responsible for a wide range of general maintenance repair and inspection activities. Performs routine and preventive maintenance activities on a variety of building systems including emergency lighting emergency egress pathways and fire ...