Maintenance Worker I, Housing and Campus Services

Job Summary

The Maintenance Worker I provides semi-skilled work in the performance of a variety of maintenance and repair tasks in one or more craft areas at an apprentice level. This role is responsible for general facility upkeep such as rough painting, minor plumbing tasks, replacing light bulbs, and assisting in carpentry work.

Core Responsibilities

• Provides a wide variety of installation and maintenance work in several building and mechanical trades areas.
• Provides semi-skilled work in the performance of a variety of maintenance and repair tasks including rough painting, paint mixing, and color matching; unstopping sinks, commodes, hand basins and sewer lines; assisting in construction, repair, and maintenance of wooden items; replacing light bulbs, fuses and makes routine repairs to electrical equipment and apparatus, and trash removal.
• Completes and compiles records, receipts, timesheets, and work orders, and researches costs and materials sources.
• Performs similar skilled and semi-skilled duties in any craft assigned.
• Serves in an on-call night maintenance capacity to support after-hours and weekend operational needs.
• Promotes safety and environmental protection by immediately reporting unsafe situations, spills, and accidents; following University safety plans/procedures/protocols; and participating in appropriate safety training.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A High School Diploma, Vocational Training or Apprenticeship in a related field.
• One (1) year of related work experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Verbal and Written Communication
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Electrical Installation and Repair
• Use of Hand and Power Tools
• Maintenance Recordkeeping
• Cross-Training with Multiple Trades
• Estimating Materials and Labor
• Environmental Safety and Compliance

Working Conditions

• Exposure to mechanical and electrical hazards, hazardous chemicals, high pressure water and air systems, high speed equipment, confined spaces, and heights.
• Exposure to variable Texas weather conditions and/or physical hazards such as working in elevate and confined spaces; working in attics, sub-floors, machine rooms, on roofs, and other operational areas.
• Exposure may be prolonged.
• Exposure to various mechanical, electrical, laboratories, and other university spaces.
• Exposure to construction and physical plant hazards including high voltages (15KV), confined space, elevated heights, dust & dampness, high noise levels, outside weather and energized equipment & systems.
• Exposure to potential occupational hazards including toxic, biological, and chemical hazards within certain laboratory spaces.
• Exposure to elevated level of noise.

Physical Demands

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, finger, grasp, feel, and/or use repetitive motions.
• Ability to climb ladders and stairways and work on building rooftops of high elevation.
• Ability to work in confined spaces such as ceiling, under floor crawlspaces, and manholes.
• Repetitive motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Reaching overhead, at or below shoulder level.
• Operating machinery and/or power tools.

Job Details

This position will work primarily on campus. Travel and parking expenses are the employee's responsibility.

This position is contingent upon a successful background check. Verification of a valid driver’s license and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) may be completed as applicable. Applicants selected must be able to show proof of eligibility to work in the United States by time of hire.