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Facilities Maintenance Worker
Download a printable Employment Application. DATE DUE: Continuous POSITION CATEGORY: Full-time, year-round, hourly position reporting to the Facility Manager of the College Association of SUNY Niagara, Inc GENERAL STATEMENT: This position performs semi-skilled maintenance work needed to maintain a student residential housing complex. The work primarily involves the performance of a variety of maintenance tasks including heating, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, masonry, and painting trades. This position reports to the Facilities Manager of the College Association of SUNY Niagara, Inc. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs semi-skilled work related to maintaining and repairing plumbing, mechanical, and carpentry repair work in a residential housing complex
- Performs all duties in a manner consistent with residence life operations and in line with the goals and expectations of the Residence Life Program
- Completes maintenance work in a timely manner to create a positive experience for residence life students
- Adjusts controls and makes routine checks to ensure proper performance of HVAC and mechanical equipment.
- May install, maintain and repair a variety of electrical equipment and appliances.
- Installs and repairs doors, door hardware, and locks.
- Checks buildings daily to ensure building systems are operating (e.g., HVAC, elevators, lights, roof, and doors).
- Helps install and repair wiring systems, electric fixtures, and equipment.
- Performs minor repairs on windows, doors, floors, ceilings, walls, roofs, and other parts of the buildings
- Installs and repairs general plumbing equipment, such as sinks, toilets, and baths.
- Assists in cleaning and repairing boilers, air handling units, pumps, heaters, pipelines, valves, traps, and other mechanical/ventilating systems.
- Removes snow and ice, as needed, from main walks, emergency exits, pathways, and steps.
- Performs cleaning tasks such as removal of rubbish, vacuuming, cleaning windows and doors
- In general, assures that the facility is clean at all times.
- Operates trucks, automobiles, air compressors, and other motorized equipment
- Performs a variety of other related skilled and unskilled maintenance tasks as required
- Minimum age 21 years
- Must have an H. S. diploma or equivalent
- Two years of experience working in general building maintenance
- This position is subject to a criminal background check.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Ability to perform work requiring physical effort such as bending, climbing, reaching, lifting, and prolonged crouching or crawling in cramped spaces.
- Willingness to be exposed to disagreeable conditions such as dirt, grease, grime, and offensive sights or odors
- Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position
- Working knowledge of modern building operations and maintenance
- Working knowledge of practices, tools, and terminology of heating, electrical, carpentry, painting, and plumbing trades
- Semi-skilled in performing maintenance tasks in the aforementioned trades
- Knowledge regarding the appropriate use of cleaning chemicals
- Ability to understand and follow written instructions
- Ability to work from plans, specifications, and rough sketches
Contact
College Association 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd. Sanborn, NY 14132 Phone: 716-614-6239 Email: ca@niagaracc.suny.edu