Building Mechanic III

Michigan Technological University•Houghton, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Michigan Technological University is seeking a Building Mechanic III to help ensure the safe operation and maintenance of campus buildings and provide a secure, comfortable environment for students, faculty, and staff. The role performs advanced preventive and reactive maintenance, supports regulatory compliance, and contributes to facility management. Duties include routine custodial and repair work, inspection of building conditions and systems, responding to facility emergencies and occupant reports, monitoring alarms, and troubleshooting HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and structural systems. The position also provides functional supervision to seasonal, temporary, and student employees, assists licensed tradespersons, and contributes to safe work practices and continuous improvement. The position is full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month appointment, non-exempt, and on the first shift. The external-candidate minimum pay rate is $23.67 per hour. The position reports to the Facilities Manager. Offers are contingent on a background check, and the employee must be eligible to work in the United States without employer sponsorship throughout the appointment.

Requirements

High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience providing comparable knowledge and abilities.
Valid driver’s license and ability to meet University vehicle-use requirements.
Five years of experience in building operation and maintenance, including routine inspections, preventive and reactive maintenance strategies, and routine repairs.
Advanced experience maintaining building HVAC, electrical, mechanical, architectural, and water systems.
Advanced experience inspecting doors and hardware, elevators, mechanical equipment, water valves and drain systems, and environmental controls.
Advanced experience conducting weekly and monthly inspections of lighting, roof drains, cooling systems, chemical treatment systems, generators, fire suppression systems, utility meters, elevators, and plumbing systems.
Advanced experience preparing or repairing common items such as lights, ballasts, receptacles, switches, pipe insulation, thermostats, plumbing fixtures, gaskets, doors, windows, furniture, ceiling tile and track, hardware, and clocks.
One year of experience working with the general public and/or internal customers.
Ability to perform general maintenance tasks, including adjusting or replacing belts, greasing bearings, and changing filters.
Ability to troubleshoot and maintain building systems, including electrical services, water systems, and commercial or industrial HVAC systems.
Ability to organize and prioritize assignments and work from general direction with minimal supervision.
Ability to troubleshoot and maintain building equipment such as pumps, electrical motors, and valves.
Ability to perform advanced carpentry, including woodwork, trim work, rough framing, and drywall hanging and finishing.
Ability to adapt to frequently changing work environments, conditions, and schedules.
Ability to use computerized systems and software, complete digital forms, and send and receive email and text messages.
Ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty, and staff.
Ability to read and work from blueprints, sketches, schematic drawings, and maintenance manuals.
Ability to incorporate safety practices into daily work.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; complete routine reports; and present information effectively in one-on-one situations.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems; define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and interpret technical instructions in mathematical, diagrammatic, written, or oral form.
Complete University training courses, including Employee Safety Overview, Annual Data Security Training, Anti-Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation Training, and Annual Title IX Training; complete additional periodic departmental training.
Ensure eligibility to work in the United States without employer sponsorship on or before the appointment’s effective date and maintain eligibility without sponsorship throughout the appointment.

Nice To Haves

Experience maintaining different floor surfaces using auto-scrubbers, burnishers, buffers, carpet-extraction vacuums, and other commercial cleaning equipment.
Experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing custodial equipment.
Experience troubleshooting and maintaining HVAC systems, diagnosing electrical and mechanical malfunctions, and repairing steam traps, coils, compressors, controls, and ductwork.
Experience troubleshooting and maintaining building electrical services, including replacing lighting fixtures and like-for-like electrical components.
Experience augering drains, patching or repairing water leaks in PVC and copper piping, and using a pro-press for small-diameter pipe repairs.
Experience troubleshooting and maintaining structural building elements, fixtures, and finishes, including floors, ceilings, doors, trim, locksets, windows, and window coverings.
Experience troubleshooting and maintaining building steam, refrigeration, and fire-suppression systems.
Demonstrated success in or potential future contributions to working with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and viewpoints.
Excellent interpersonal, customer-service, and oral and written communication skills.
Familiarity with maintenance-management software and electronic work-request ticketing systems.
Prior safety training and a proven understanding of safe operating and maintenance procedures.
Excellent work attendance record.
Good physical condition to safely, efficiently, and sanitarily perform the work, with or without accommodation.
Broad knowledge of applied trade practices, techniques, and applicable rules and codes.

Responsibilities

Perform routine custodial, maintenance, and repair services in campus buildings.
Check interior and exterior building conditions daily, including removing snow and applying salt; ensure buildings function properly and remain comfortable and secure.
Conduct weekly inspections of building systems for reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Conduct monthly inspections of building components and equipment; organize and clean mechanical and electrical areas and audit spare-parts inventories.
Perform preventive maintenance according to manufacturers’ recommendations and take corrective action based on findings.
Provide initial response to facility emergencies, including building-system alarms, security and fire alarms, power outages, and elevator faults.
Monitor building systems and alarms using a network terminal, computer, or mobile device/application.
Respond initially to occupant reports of nuisance odors, water leaks, tripped breakers, plugged drains, and similar issues.
Exercise functional supervision over seasonal, temporary, and student employees.
Perform assigned custodial duties, including cleaning and maintaining conference rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, offices, laboratories, stairwells, and other areas.
Perform advanced troubleshooting and maintenance on HVAC systems, electrical services, plumbing systems, and building structural elements, fixtures, and finishes.
Participate in training and assist building mechanics and licensed tradespersons with assessing, diagnosing, repairing, and restoring building systems.
Learn and apply continuous-improvement strategies and participate in University continuous-improvement initiatives.
Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, schematic diagrams, and instruction manuals to assess and troubleshoot simple systems, circuits, and networks.
Follow safe work practices and procedures, wear assigned PPE, complete assigned safety training, and participate in developing safe work procedures.