Facility Maint Tech-Mech Trade (Temp)

Winston-Salem State University•Winston Salem, NC

49d•$20 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Why Join WSSU? At Winston-Salem State University, we take pride in fostering an environment built on excellence, communication and service. As a valued member of our Facilities team, you will play a vital role in maintaining a safe, efficient, and welcoming campus for our students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Your expertise in technical maintenance, problem-solving, and attention to detail will ensure our facilities operate at the highest standards. Apply Today! Communication: Clarifies the purpose and importance of directives, instructions, and messages: presents information in a clear and concise manner. Seeks input, listens, and checks for mutual understanding asks for and provides clarification as needed. Explains purpose and procedures of facilities maintenance projects in language easily understood by customer. Client/Customer Service: Identifies options, develops solutions, and takes action when responding to customer requests. Satisfies individual customer requests while balancing multiple priorities. Assesses or checks with customer to ensure solution meets request. Develops effective working relationships with internal/external customers that further the work unit's goals. Reviews customer requests and seeks clarification as needed. Safety and Health Compliance: Identifies and resolves potential safety problems and unsafe work practices. Demonstrates to employees and others, safe ways to perform job tasks or the use of equipment. Informs supervisor of unusual safety concerns and makes recommendations for resolution. Determines appropriate protective equipment based on established standards. Regularly assess site and shop operations for safety. Knowledge - Technical: Documents all safety issues or incidents that arise and inform proper management. Performs tasks or functions to test, renovate, overhaul, replace and perform preventive maintenance on standard mechanical systems. Provides technical assistance to others by troubleshooting standard facilities maintenance issues and determining their cause. Mentors other technicians. This level of work also includes: installation of chillers, overhauling and re-wiring of electrical systems, major underground plumbing repair, installation of campus security cameras and card swipes. Problem Solving: Identifies facilities-related maintenance problems that require in-depth analysis, and identifies options for solving those problems. Solve unusual facility maintenance problems that require the application journey level trades knowledge and determines the most effective and efficient course of action. Gathers, analyzes/interprets information to better understand the nature of the problem. May seek input from subordinates, peers, and/or managers in the decision-making process in order to solve the problem. Ensures that problem is appropriately addressed. Attention to Detail: Ensures all work meets and/or exceeds applicable codes and standards. Checks and re-checks work prior to, during, and after completion. Ensures that all parts of a project/task are completed. Uses appropriate record keeping methods. Primary Function of Organizational Unit Facilities Management is responsible for maintaining the condition of the campus' physical facilities, cleaning and maintaining a healthy environment and assuring that customer's need for services, supplies and equipment are met.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency; or demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.
Some positions may requirespecial licenses or certification.
Valid US Driver's License

Nice To Haves

High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma or a sufficient year for year combination of education and experience in the installation, maintenance or repair of air, water, gas or waste disposal systems; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Clarifies the purpose and importance of directives, instructions, and messages
Presents information in a clear and concise manner
Seeks input, listens, and checks for mutual understanding asks for and provides clarification as needed
Explains purpose and procedures of facilities maintenance projects in language easily understood by customer
Identifies options, develops solutions, and takes action when responding to customer requests
Satisfies individual customer requests while balancing multiple priorities
Assesses or checks with customer to ensure solution meets request
Develops effective working relationships with internal/external customers that further the work unit's goals
Reviews customer requests and seeks clarification as needed
Identifies and resolves potential safety problems and unsafe work practices
Demonstrates to employees and others, safe ways to perform job tasks or the use of equipment
Informs supervisor of unusual safety concerns and makes recommendations for resolution
Determines appropriate protective equipment based on established standards
Regularly assess site and shop operations for safety
Documents all safety issues or incidents that arise and inform proper management
Performs tasks or functions to test, renovate, overhaul, replace and perform preventive maintenance on standard mechanical systems
Provides technical assistance to others by troubleshooting standard facilities maintenance issues and determining their cause
Mentors other technicians
Installation of chillers, overhauling and re-wiring of electrical systems, major underground plumbing repair, installation of campus security cameras and card swipes
Identifies facilities-related maintenance problems that require in-depth analysis, and identifies options for solving those problems
Solve unusual facility maintenance problems that require the application journey level trades knowledge and determines the most effective and efficient course of action
Gathers, analyzes/interprets information to better understand the nature of the problem
May seek input from subordinates, peers, and/or managers in the decision-making process in order to solve the problem
Ensures that problem is appropriately addressed
Ensures all work meets and/or exceeds applicable codes and standards
Checks and re-checks work prior to, during, and after completion
Ensures that all parts of a project/task are completed
Uses appropriate record keeping methods