SR. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Pay Rate: $23.96 - $25.04 per hour

Full-time, permanent position within the Maintenance & Repair department at the Narragansett Bay Campus.

About the Role

To perform various skilled and semi-skilled tasks in the maintenance of machinery, buildings, and equipment. This role involves work of a skilled level in several trades and includes supervising helpers and others assigned to assist.

Receives general directions and instructions from a superior with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment; work is reviewed on completion.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex duties related to the maintenance of plumbing fixtures, steam lines, steam heating, and cooking equipment.
• Repair hospital sterilizers.
• Cut, thread, and install pipe for steam and water lines.
• Repair wall plugs, lighting equipment, and fans.
• Repair and adjust laundry washing, drying, and pressing machinery; supervise helpers in the oiling and greasing of this equipment.
• Operate lathes, millers, drills, and other machine shop equipment.
• Paint buildings, walls, or other surfaces.
• Perform masonry work in connection with buildings, foundations, walks, and walls.
• Repair doors, door frames, and furniture; fabricate and install temporary partitions.
• Operate and maintain wood lathes, sanders, joiners, power saws, planes, and related power and hand tools.
• Make repairs to roofs and install flashing and spouts.
• Make minor repairs on refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
• Weld and braze metals using arc and acetylene welders.
• Perform related work as required.

Requirements

• A working knowledge of standard practices, materials, tools, and processes involved in trades related to general building maintenance.
• A working knowledge of the operation of mechanical equipment and the use of common tools and materials.
• Ability to make varied repairs without supervision and supervise a small group of helpers.
• Ability to work from pencil sketches and diagrams.

Qualifications

Education: Such as may have been gained through completion of ten school grades.

Experience: Such as may have been gained through employment in building and plant maintenance work involving at least two of the building, electrical, or mechanical trades.

OR: Any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.

Schedule

7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday