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 position performs preventive maintenance and emergency repairs, updates equipment records in a computer system, and manages inventory of parts and supplies needed by Landscape Services. The role is based on the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus and is on-site. It includes checking in new equipment and monitoring warranties; managing asset, parts, and safety-equipment inventory using computer software such as CMMS; ordering replacement parts; and operating grounds equipment as needed for troubleshooting and diagnostics.
Requirements
- Two-year mechanic’s degree or certificate from vocational or technical training.
- Two or more years of experience working on grounds equipment.
- Ability to perform physically demanding work for long 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 on a full-time basis without current or future need for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.
Responsibilities
- Perform preventive maintenance and emergency repairs on Landscape Grounds, turf-care, and other diesel- and gasoline-powered equipment.
- Maintain gasoline combustion engines, two-cycle power equipment, electric robotic mowers, debris and leaf vacuums, farm tractors, specialty turf equipment, and diesel heavy machinery.
- Check in new equipment and monitor warranty periods.
- Manage asset, parts, and safety-equipment inventory using computer software such as computerized maintenance management software (CMMS).
- Order replacement parts needed for repairs.
- Operate grounds equipment as required for troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes.
Benefits
- Career development and coaching, continued education, and development and training opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
