Facilities Maintenance Mechanic

San Diego State University • San Diego, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

San Diego State University is seeking a skilled and dependable Facilities Maintenance Mechanic to perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and operational support across campus facilities. This role helps maintain safe, reliable, and functional buildings and infrastructure while responding to changing campus maintenance needs.

Requirements

• Four years of increasingly responsible experience leading to journey-level skills in a mechanical or facilities/building trade, or any equivalent combination of training and experience as a facilities and systems mechanic which demonstrates the achievement of journey-level skills equivalent to that acquired through completion of an applicable apprenticeship program.
• Ability to apply working knowledge of multiple building and facilities trades, including mechanical, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, architectural systems, building systems, and general facilities maintenance.
• Ability to safely use hand tools, power tools, testing equipment, ladders, carts, vehicles, and other equipment required for journey-level facilities maintenance work.
• Experience working across multiple facilities trades or coordinating work with multiple trade shops.
• Experience using a computerized maintenance management system to receive, document, and close assigned work.
• Experience reading and interpreting drawings, plans, specifications, equipment documentation, and work scopes.
• Ability and willingness to perform asbestos, lead, mold, or other regulated-materials work if properly trained and assigned.
• Ability to pass appropriate certification exams related to assigned facilities maintenance duties, if required.
• Five years of verifiable employment experience performing journey-level facilities maintenance, mechanical maintenance, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, building systems maintenance, construction, renovation, or closely related skilled trade work; technical trade school certification may substitute for one year of work experience preferred.
• Experience performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and corrective maintenance work in a large commercial, institutional, campus, healthcare, government, or multi-building environment preferred.
• Valid California Driver’s License or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
• Must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Must comply with the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Technical trade school certification may substitute for one year of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform skilled preventive maintenance, inspections, testing, adjustments, lubrication, and component replacement on building systems and equipment.
• Complete scheduled maintenance and document repairs, deficiencies, labor, materials, and equipment data in the maintenance management system.
• Identify maintenance needs and perform corrective actions to support preventive maintenance goals.
• Perform journey-level maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs involving mechanical, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, architectural, and other facility systems.
• Analyze maintenance problems, complete appropriate repairs, and refer highly specialized work to the appropriate shop or journey-level specialist.
• Document completed work, materials, conditions, and follow-up needs.
• Respond to scheduled work, urgent maintenance needs, inspections, events, and changing campus priorities.
• Evaluate assigned work, perform repairs or mitigation, and escalate specialized issues as needed.
• Support campus safety, building operations, continuity, and university events.

Benefits

• 15 paid holidays
• Vacation
• Sick leave
• CalPERS pension plan with retiree healthcare
• Reciprocal agreements with other California public retirement systems, including the UC
• Medical, dental, and vision options at low or no cost
• CSU tuition fee waiver for employees and eligible dependents
• FlexCash
• Life and disability insurance
• Legal and pet plans
• Access to the library, campus events, employee groups, and volunteer and social activities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed