MU BLDS Maintenance Student Assistant

OSU Memorial Union Building Services

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A brief Cover letter describing interest in the position and how it might fit well with your experience interests and studies at OSU.

For additional information please contact: Jenna Tidewell at

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability protected veteran and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Note:All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval

This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) MU BLDS Maintenance Student Assistant for the Memorial Union organization at Oregon State University (OSU).

The Memorial Union (MU) supports the University mission by creating community centered inclusive facilities and environments providing formal and informal gathering spaces that build meaningful relationships. We are a student-centered organization that fosters student engagement through employment and engages in shared decision making with the Student Advisory Board. The Memorial Union staff value service inclusion and accountability.

Maintenance Assistants support the Memorial Union in meeting the needs of the day behind the scenes in Building Services.

They are coordinated by the Help Desk and support the Trades (HVAC Plumbing Electrician Locksmith Painter etc.) in carrying out their Planned Scheduled Preventative and Corrective Maintenance at the Memorial Union SEC Cultural Centers & Child Care Centers.

The MU Building Services Team is looking for Maintenance Assistants who are interested in learning more about building systems general maintenance and repair and good customer service to the buildings and programs we support.

MU Maintenance Assistants support daily Operations at the MU and 15 other buildings / cafes we support. Were looking for student staff who are interested in working alongside Trades staff (Plumber HVAC Refrigeration Locksmith Painter) to carry the needs of the day. Work involves occasional use of ladders dump runs with pickup truck surplus deliveries warehouse & shop cleanup office furniture moves light-bulb changes preventive maintenance and facilities project support.

Position Duties:

Staff are trained to:

• Change filters on HVAC equipment
• Install office
• Building & programfurniture and fixtures
• Relamp light fixtures
• Support warehouse & surplus efforts
• Other assigned work that supports Trades staff working to provide Facilities Services to 15 cafes and kitchens 6 Culture Centers and general support of 300k s/f of Student Fee supported spaces.

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their this position students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Communication Critical Thinking Teamwork

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: be academically enrolled in a high school community college or university and pursuing a program or course of study

Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment

Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard

• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered full-time by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by theOffice of International Services(OIS) and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Required Qualifications:

Experience working with hand-tools troubleshooting and makingrepairs and/or moving furniture fixtures & equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience performing Preventive Maintenanceon HVAC plumbing and custodial / shop equipment
• Previous experience working among Trades Staff
• Previous experience troubleshooting mechanical failures on equipment or fixtures
• Valid Drivers License (to drive Shop Trucks & Golf Cart)

Maintenance Assistants work on ladders rooftops basements cafes bathrooms loading docks and all points in-between. Staff can expect to occasionally move furniture and fixtures haul pallets and scrap metal and provide cleaning support in our workspaces.

We fill shifts across the M-F workday 7am-5pm and will work around class schedules as appropriate. Anticipate 6-12 regularly scheduled hours per week for new hire(s)

New Maint Assistants start at $16.40 per hr with opportunity for increase upon completed training