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Facilities Maintenance Worker

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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:

1. Performs semi-skilled work related to maintaining and repairing plumbing, mechanical, and carpentry repair work in a residential housing complex
2. Performs all duties in a manner consistent with residence life operations and in line with the goals and expectations of the Residence Life Program
3. Completes maintenance work in a timely manner to create a positive experience for residence life students
4. Adjusts controls and makes routine checks to ensure proper performance of HVAC and mechanical equipment.
5. May install, maintain and repair a variety of electrical equipment and appliances.
6. Installs and repairs doors, door hardware, and locks.
7. Checks buildings daily to ensure building systems are operating (e.g., HVAC, elevators, lights, roof, and doors).
8. Helps install and repair wiring systems, electric fixtures, and equipment.
9. Performs minor repairs on windows, doors, floors, ceilings, walls, roofs, and other parts of the buildings
10. Installs and repairs general plumbing equipment, such as sinks, toilets, and baths.
11. Assists in cleaning and repairing boilers, air handling units, pumps, heaters, pipelines, valves, traps, and other mechanical/ventilating systems.
12. Removes snow and ice, as needed, from main walks, emergency exits, pathways, and steps.
13. Performs cleaning tasks such as removal of rubbish, vacuuming, cleaning windows and doors
14. In general, assures that the facility is clean at all times.
15. Operates trucks, automobiles, air compressors, and other motorized equipment
16. Performs a variety of other related skilled and unskilled maintenance tasks as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 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

1. Ability to perform work requiring physical effort such as bending, climbing, reaching, lifting, and prolonged crouching or crawling in cramped spaces.
2. Willingness to be exposed to disagreeable conditions such as dirt, grease, grime, and offensive sights or odors
3. Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position
4. Working knowledge of modern building operations and maintenance
5. Working knowledge of practices, tools, and terminology of heating, electrical, carpentry, painting, and plumbing trades
6. Semi-skilled in performing maintenance tasks in the aforementioned trades
7. Knowledge regarding the appropriate use of cleaning chemicals
8. Ability to understand and follow written instructions
9. Ability to work from plans, specifications, and rough sketches

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS 

The employee must possess a valid NYS motor vehicle operator’s license at the time of appointment and maintain such license for the duration of employment.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Background check required.  Send a cover letter that addresses the above-stated qualifications; resume; and the names and contact information for three (3) current work-related references to the College Association of SUNY Niagara, Inc., 3111 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn, NY  14132.  Email: ca@niagaracc.suny.edu. Written letters of recommendation from the three (3) references and official transcripts of academic degrees are required at the time of the scheduled interview. The College Association of SUNY Niagara, Inc. is an EOE/AA employer dedicated to workforce diversity.