General Maintenance Worker

Job Summary

The General Maintenance Worker is responsible for performing a variety of preventative maintenance and general maintenance tasks for buildings, systems, equipment, and machinery. This position requires practical skill and knowledge in trades such as HVAC, carpentry, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, painting, and masonry.

Pay Rate

$30.47 per hour (union position).

Essential Job Functions

• Perform assigned general maintenance duties required to maintain and repair campus buildings, structures, machinery, and equipment, involving skill in carpentry, plumbing, painting, and/or the electrical or mechanical trades.
• Perform preventative maintenance on large industrial HVAC systems, including rooftop systems, water pumping systems, air‑moving equipment, chillers, boilers, and cooling towers.
• Carry out tasks such as filter and belt changes, mechanical adjustments, cleaning, greasing/lubricating systems and machinery, and taking/documenting measurements (pressure, temperature, volume).
• Frame walls, perform finish carpentry, replace electrical receptacles, wires, switches, and fixtures.
• Install and repair plaster, fix drywall cracks in walls and ceilings, replace sinks and water coolers, and paint structures and equipment.
• Repair or replace concrete floors, steps, sidewalks, damaged paneling, carpet, and floor tile.
• Hang doors, install door locks, replace windows, and repair or replace various roofing materials.
• Replace valve cartridges, flushometers, and maintain sump pumps, thermostatic control valves, domestic water systems, and water heaters.
• Respond to and repair issues in housing units, including light bulbs, power loss, water leaks, clogged toilets, and temperature complaints.
• Establish and maintain effective service relationships and communications with customers.
• Perform work efficiently and produce a quality product.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of all work details, work orders, and required paperwork.
• Work extended hours as needed, including split shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays, to support project requirements.
• Ensure jobs specified on maintenance requests and work orders are completed satisfactorily.
• Refer work requiring more specialized crafts to the appropriate trades supervisor and follow up to completion.
• Assist in periodic inspections of buildings and structures.
• Maintain tools and equipment required for preventive maintenance tasks and keep inventory of equipment and supplies.
• Make emergency repairs within the area of knowledge and responsibility.
• Maintain required records of hours and materials expended for each job.
• Attend special training classes and sessions to increase skill in various crafts.
• Inspect machinery in operation to assure proper functioning, including checking pressures and temperatures as required.
• Perform natural gas meter readings into logbooks, noting any issues.
• Perform fuel level readings on all diesel or fuel‑oil tanks by dipping the tank and converting measurements to gallons using appropriate charts.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.