Electrical Specialist CL1 - 1st Shift

University of Maine System • Orono, ME

6h • $24 • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Maine Facilities Management Department seeks applications for
an Electrical Specialist CL1. This position works in the FM electric Shop as an
electrical specialist and performs defined responsibilities and tasks related to
maintaining the operations of assigned electrical l systems. Electricians are
life safety and electrical specialists dedicated to performing preventative
maintenance, repairs, and installing and inspecting systems. They respond to
emergent work, make repairs during power outages, respond to service calls,
maintain heat pumps and refrigeration units critical for lab operations, and
maintain all campus life safety systems. Full-time, regular, 40 hours per week,
5 days per week. Work schedule will be Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. Starting pay for this full-time position is $23.77/hr.

About the University:
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and
graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional
campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space
grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine
System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university
and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing
excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world.
More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu [http://umaine.edu/].

The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits
for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive
insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short
and long term disability as well as retirement plan options.

UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a
primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous
cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality
medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater
Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Visit the Maine Office of Tourism
[https://themainehighlands.com/places-to-visit/greater-bangor-region/] to learn
more about what the Bangor region has to offer.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) with sufficient experience to obtain appropriate certification or license AND at least one year related experience.
• Customer service principles
• Valid Maine Drivers License
• Specialized equipment and system maintenance and repair
• Recordkeeping principles
• Applicable compliance rules and regulations
• Inspecting, installing, and repairing systems
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction
• Positions in this class typically require: Ability to perform physical activities that require talking, hearing, seeing and considerable and repetitive use of arms and legs and moving entire body, such as reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, climbing, lifting, bending, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials. Heavy work: The ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Lifting and exerting forces more than 50 pounds requires assistance by other employee(s) or mechanical assistance. Individual forces must never exceed 50 pounds. Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, and extreme temperatures.

Responsibilities

• work is primarily non-routine in nature due to calls for service, and variety of assigned projects.
• Performs skilled work in assigned department operations and maintenance, which includes inspecting, installing, and troubleshooting electrical, and/or related systems.
• Monitors and troubleshoots assigned systems; processes and responds to work orders to ensure progress, safety, and/or compliance with operational policies and procedures
• Maintains and repairs assigned equipment as needed; performs ongoing maintenance checks to determine need and ensure operational safety.
• Maintains a variety of operational records, logs, and reports.
• Installs, maintains and repairs heating, ventilating, air conditioning and steam distribution equipment and systems to optimize energy use.
• Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, lap top computers and diagnostic hardware to perform work.
• Operates various measuring, diagnostic and testing instruments.
• Requisitions material and supplies from stockroom, calls vendors to discuss needs for parts and supplies, and recommends purchases and suppliers.
• Reads complex blueprints, piping, sketches, schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Maintains electronic/pneumatic testing equipment.
• Performing system checks and monitoring performance of systems.
• Performing defined system or mechanical updates and repairs.

Benefits

• tuition benefits (employee and dependent)
• comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability
• retirement plan options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED