Landscape Equipment Mechanic - Facilities Services - UTK
About The Position
The Landscape Services Equipment Mechanic maintains Landscape Services equipment, including a range of diesel- and gasoline-powered heavy equipment. The role performs preventive maintenance and emergency repairs, updates equipment information in a computer system, and manages inventory of parts and supplies. The position is based on-site at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus. It includes checking in new equipment and monitoring warranty periods, managing asset, parts, and safety-equipment inventories using software such as a computerized maintenance management system, ordering replacement parts, and operating grounds equipment for troubleshooting and diagnostics.
Requirements
- Two-year mechanic’s degree or certificate from vocational or technical training.
- At least two years of experience working on grounds equipment.
- Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods in all kinds of weather.
- Ability to read and follow instructions.
- Ability to maintain, diagnose, and repair commercial riding and walk-behind mowers, skid steers, mini-excavators, wood chippers, utility vehicles, push mowers, line trimmers, blowers, chainsaws, and similar equipment.
- Ability to operate or learn computer software for new-equipment check-in, work-request review, and inventory management.
- Ability to interpret electrical schematics for diagnostic purposes.
- Ability to interpret hydraulic schematics for diagnostic purposes.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States full-time without current or future need for employment-based visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities
- Perform preventive maintenance and emergency repairs on grounds, turf-care, and varied diesel- and gasoline-powered equipment, including small gasoline engines, two-cycle power equipment, robotic mowers, debris vacuums, tractors, specialty turf equipment, and heavy machinery.
- Check in new equipment and monitor warranty periods.
- Manage asset, parts, and safety-equipment inventories using computer software.
- Order replacement parts needed for repairs.
- Operate grounds equipment as needed for troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes.
Benefits
- Career development and coaching
- Continued education
- Training and development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
