Maintenance Mechanic

About the role

• Department
• Housing & Residence Life
• Compensation $18.67 to Negotiable Hourly

General Description / Primary Purpose

This position performs skilled maintenance and repair to support the safe, efficient, and continuous operation of campus facilities. The role is responsible for installing, diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems, as well as performing preventive maintenance on equipment and infrastructure. The incumbent ensures facilities and systems operate in compliance with applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory standards, while responding to service requests and participating in on-call operations to address urgent maintenance needs.

Job Functions

Plumbing

• Install, maintain, alter, and repair sinks, faucets, showers, toilets, urinals, drinking fountains, hot water heaters, valves, etc.
• Install and repair galvanized, PVC, CPVC & copper pipes for potable water supplies and hot or cold water supply lines for fixtures.
• Use proper pipe connection procedures, such as soldering copper pipes and fittings and check for leaks.
• Unstop, repair, replace sanitary drain lines.
• Operate electric drain routing machine to open drain lines.

Electric

• Install, maintain, alter, repair electrical systems (under & above ground), conduit (underground, exterior & interior), external light fixtures & poles (roadway, parking lot, sidewalk & building), interior light fixtures, power appliances, light machinery, electrical controls (switches, breakers, fuses & panel boxes), transformers, outlets, computer & telephone cables & circuits, etc.
• Replace ballasts & bulbs in light fixtures.
• Troubleshoot and repair power & lighting circuits.

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Work

• Install, maintain, and adjust campus refrigeration air conditioning, heating & ventilation equipment & duct work.
• Evacuate and recharge air conditioning systems with refrigerants.
• Remove, overhaul, replace compressors, condensers, etc.
• Inform supervisor of repair parts & materials needed to be requisitioned.

Preventive Maintenance Work

• Inspect, clean, and replace filters for HVAC units in compliance with EPA certification.
• Lubricate electric motors.
• Inspect campus emergency generators, make minor field adjustments & report major malfunctions.
• Check all elevators.

Equipment Operation & Maintenance

• Possess the ability to properly & safely operate equipment.
• Check all equipment & vehicles.
• Follow all established & recommended procedures for the safe & effective operation of equipment.

Safety Guidelines

• Adhere to federal, state, local, campus & departmental safety regulations during the performance of assigned duties.
• Stay alert for safety violations by other employees that may injure those employees, this employee, or other persons in the area.
• Report all unsafe situations immediately to supervisor or higher authority.
• Take immediate action to personally stop unsafe acts if delay to inform supervisor may allow accident to occur.

Additional Requirements

• Position will participate in on-call rotation.
• This position is designated as a Tier 2 respondent for designated campus emergencies and events. In this event of a declared campus emergency, the position incumbent will make every effort to return to campus when directed.

Required Qualifications

• Completion of an approved apprenticeship program for multiple trades or a high school diploma and 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla.
• Stat.
• 112.219.

Statement(s) of Understanding

This position requires a background check. In conjunction with the University's policy, this position may also require a credit check.

The holder of this position is designated as a "Responsible Employee" pursuant to their role under Title IX. Therefore, the incumbent must promptly report allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual violence, and child sexual abuse by or against any student, employee, contractor, or visitor to the University's Title IX Administrator or any divisional Title IX Coordinator