Temporary Senior Building Maintenance Worker

Your Role on the Team

Perform skilled maintenance, repair, and preventative maintenance on Housing facilities, including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, appliances, locks, and general building systems.

Respond to work orders by diagnosing issues, completing repairs, documenting work performed, and communicating job status to residents while maintaining a clean and safe work area.

Conduct routine inspections, preventative maintenance, and equipment upkeep to ensure safe, functional, and well-maintained residential facilities.

Support departmental operations by maintaining tools and inventory, assisting with emergency response, overseeing small projects or temporary staff as assigned, and providing excellent customer service.

Required What It Takes to be Successful

• Experience performing plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, appliance, and general building maintenance in residential, commercial, or institutional facilities.
• Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and complete maintenance repairs using hand and power tools while maintaining accurate work orders and documentation.
• Strong customer service, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple work orders and use basic computer applications, email, and maintenance management systems.
• Knowledge of safe work practices and ability to perform physically demanding work, including lifting up to 50 pounds, climbing ladders, kneeling, and working in confined spaces.
• Ability to read, write, and follow written and oral instructions in English.

Preferred

• Experience maintaining student housing, apartment communities, hotels, hospitals, or other multi-unit residential facilities.
• Experience with appliance repair, electronic lock systems, preventative maintenance programs, or computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).

Total Rewards

In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions Of Employment

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment
• Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

Pay Rate

$25.69/hour

Conditions Of Employment

Temporary Employment This is a temporary employment recruitment reporting to the UCI Temporary Employment Services (TES) Department. Interviewing and hiring is based on internal hiring needs and how well the candidate's experience matches the assignment requirements. Certain temporary assignments may require clearance of a health physical or require a valid California Driver’s License for driving university vehicles. The majority of our temporary positions are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. We also have occasional part-time, weekend, and evening hours available, depending on the assignment.

Comprehensive benefits options are also available for temporary employees, including paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.

Closing Statement

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming. UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500 or eec@uci.edu. Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship Must be able to provide proof of work authorization.