Facility Operations Assistant

Collin County Community College•Plano, TX

33d•Onsite

About The Position

Assist the facility operations supervisor in ensuring the building(s), equipment and utilities are maintained in good working order and facility grounds are properly maintained in accordance with facility policies. Facility Operations Staff are considered critical to the operation and security of the district in all conditions and, therefore, are expected to report for duty as usual during emergency weather closures and be flexible to work varied hours and schedules including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Knowledge of safety policies and procedures
Knowledge of multiple hand and power tools
Knowledge of cleaning solvents and other cleaning materials
Knowledge of the security practice for the buildings
Basic knowledge of the HVAC controls
Knowledge of painting techniques
General knowledge of drywall maintenance
Basic electrical skills
Basic plumbing skills
Customer service skills
Basic computer skills
Interpersonal skills
Ability to maintain composure and keep calm when faced with stressful interpersonal situations
Ability to use independent judgement
Ability to perform a wide variety of general building maintenance
Ability to work varied hours and schedules, including nights, weekends and holidays
Ability to read and follow a event diagram
Ability to assess and calculate setup and breakdown times in the event of multiple, concurrent and future event setups
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Ability to assess the Chair Count/Classroom Supplies Chart
Ability to read and understand work orders and delivery tickets
High School Diploma or High School Equivalency.
One (1) year of experience required.
Valid Texas Driver's License and insurability with the college's insurance carrier.
Individuals hired for this position may be required to drive a company vehicle. A Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) will be run in conjunction with the background check during the contingent offer stage and annually/bi-annually for the duration of employment at Collin College. Candidates who fail the original background/MVR or subsequent MVRs may not be hired and/or terminated based on the results of the report.
This position is required to be in person as authorized by state law.
This position is Security Sensitive, therefore, candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

Two (2) years of experience with one (1) year of commercial experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for locking and/or unlocking the facility daily.
Perform regular building maintenance and repairs in the areas of, but not limited to, painting and drywall, floor and ceiling tiles, doors, locks, closers, minor plumbing and fixtures, partitions, lamp replacement and roof leaks.
Serve as liaison between plant operations and staff, faculty, students and community to perform customer service duties such as: temperature adjustments, move district-owned furniture, load/unload heavy boxes, and assist with deliveries as needed. Special event setups and customer service. Table/chair configuration, assisting with transfers of packages, boxes and equipment (and cleaning if contractor fails to arrive.) Customer service contact includes Collin College faculty, staff, students and visitors.
Prepare areas for painting, making necessary repairs, rearrange furniture, clean baseboards for masking tape adhesion and finally match paint, paint and clean up.
Take care of assigned areas, to include, but not limited to: lights, custodial performance, special customer service set-ups, general maintenance to confirm areas are ready, at all times, for classes. General maintenance tasks for the campus: lights (repair/replace as needed), door PM, meter readings (electric, water and gas), swimming pool tests, receiving deliveries, stockroom deliveries, and work requests.
Safeguard the security of the building(s) when assigned evening, weekend or holiday work. Lock and/or unlock the facility daily to make certain students, faculty, staff and visitors can enter the facility according to campus opening time and to ensure facility is secure at closing. Perform safety and security checks of the doors during daily rounds and report all safety and security infractions to the facility plant operations manager, Collin Police Officer on duty, and/or the director of facilities operations.
Receive and complete written work orders or verbal instructions from supervisor, including minor drywall repair and painting.
Operate gas/electric powered cleaning equipment such as sweepers, blowers, industrial polishers, power washers, etc., as needed.
Remove all bulk trash/recycle materials to appropriate containers/exterior dumpster and perform light cleaning, as needed.
May operate two-way radio for communication. May be required to drive a company vehicle.
May supervisor contract custodial workers of work to be done, as needed, to maintain cleanliness of the facility.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Perform all duties to maintain all standards in accordance with college policies, procedures and core values.