Facilities Technician

Job ID: 504112 | Department: FS Structural Maintenance (500775) | Contact: Michael Herrera, 575-646-7838, mbherrer@nmsu.edu | External search | Bargaining unit: AFSCME

Position Details

Facilities Technician in the Facilities and Services division, located in Las Cruces, NM. Full-time (1.0 FTE), non-exempt, standard schedule Monday–Friday, 8:00–5:00. Target hourly rate: $16.83. Not contingent on funding.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of facilities services tasks including non-technical maintenance of facilities and equipment at a level not requiring formal licensure.
• May perform tasks of other unlicensed trades such as light equipment operator, carpenter, mason, and/or roofer.
• Monitor, maintain, and perform standard repairs to building facilities.
• Perform carpentry, masonry, and welding maintenance tasks including routine sheetrock/drywall installation and repair, window, roof, cabinet and countertop replacement, door and hardware installation.
• Perform masonry repairs and new installation of ceramic tile, cinder block, plaster, and concrete.
• Operate heavy equipment as appropriate.
• Inspect buildings, grounds, and equipment to determine need for maintenance and repair; recommend most economical way to make changes and improvements to supervisor; issue work requests to appropriate authority.

Requirements

• High School diploma or higher degree.

Preferred Qualifications

Special certification or licensure.

Working Conditions & Physical Effort

• Environment: Almost constant exposure to unusual elements — extreme temperatures, toxic chemicals, biohazardous materials, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, loud noises, and other potentially dangerous materials/situations requiring safety precautions and protective equipment.
• Physical Effort: Considerable physical activity; physical work is a primary part (more than 70%) of the job.
• Lifting Requirements: Heavy physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects up to 50 pounds required.
• Risk: Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations requiring extensive safety precautions and protective equipment.

Pay & Schedule

• Target hourly rate: $16.83
• Standard work schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00–5:00
• Full-time (1.0 FTE), non-exempt

About New Mexico State University

NMSU is New Mexico’s land-grant institution and a comprehensive research university dedicated to teaching, research, public service, and outreach. It is a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), a minority-serving institution (MSI), and home to the first Honors College in New Mexico. The university serves a diverse population across four campuses, Cooperative Extension offices in all 33 New Mexico counties, 12 research and science centers, and through distance education via NMSU Global Campus (over 70 online degree and certificate programs). The 900-acre main campus in Las Cruces sits at the crossroads of I-10 and I-25. Additional campuses include Doña Ana Community College (workforce-focused degrees and certificates), Alamogordo Campus (established 1958, serving Holloman Air Force Base), and Grants Campus (serving Cibola and McKinley counties and several Pueblo communities).