Maintenance Helper

Maintenance Helper

Job Summary

Installs, maintains, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance on building structures, small appliances, mechanical and electrical equipment, and utilities throughout the University campus. The Maintenance Helper reports to the Maintenance Supervisor. Maintenance Helpers maintain the public spaces within the buildings, complete work requests that arise from students living in occupied spaces, and conduct preventative maintenance checks and processes. When the students move out in May as well as prior to their arrival in August, the Maintenance Helper staff complete a check of every room to repair facility issues. Maintenance Helpers rotate through serving as on-call staff for urgent issues arriving after business hours.

Responsibilities
1. Inspects equipment, appliances, structures, and buildings to determine if repairs are warranted and may be assigned to estimate cost of repairs.
2. Repairs electrical equipment or appliances by troubleshooting problems, replacing worn parts, switches, fuses, and rewiring electric motors.
3. Installs electrical equipment to include lights, ballasts, switches, sockets, plugs, etc., following manufacturer\'s instructions and safety precautions.
4. May construct or modify small structures such as sheds, hot houses, or make repairs to buildings, roofs, and floors. Determines and orders materials to be used for those repairs or modifications.
5. May construct or repair bedroom furniture, kitchen furniture, counter tops, and cabinets using appropriate carpentry tools.
6. Installs or repairs dry wall in facilities and buildings and prepares surfaces for finishing and painting. Hangs doors and installs hardware such as door knobs, dead bolts, hinges, etc.
7. May be assigned to Paint interiors and exteriors of structures, facilities or buildings using spray equipment or painting by hand; mixes paints, varnishes or stains in order to match existing color scheme.
8. Assists in installing plumbing fixtures such as sinks, toilets, urinals, and shower accessories by detaching the existing plumbing and removing old the fixture. Seats new fixture and reconnects plumbing modifying it (if necessary) to fit the new fixtures. Repairs facets by replacing washers and seats as needed.
9. May perform preventive maintenance on secondary air handling and temperature systems by inspecting units on a scheduled basis, making minor adjustments, replacing steam traps, fan pulley belts, filters, lubricating motors, and pulleys.
10. Replaces broken windows, mirrors, and other glass products by removing old glass, replacing with new and then puttying windows. May also replace ceramic tile and regrout tile area as needed.
11. May inspect mechanical equipment such as diesel engines, high vacuum pumps, air pumps, autoclaves, other appliances and other equipment related to a hospital setting making repairs or rebuilding as needed.
12. Maintains a log of repairs made, materials used, and the date repairs were made so that an audit trail can be followed should the equipment become inoperative.
13. May lay carpet, floor tile, wood and parquet or may patch or mend them in order to keep floors in good repair.

Minimum Qualifications
One year of related experience; demonstrated knowledge of general maintenance and related tools or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience); the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and climb step ladders/scaffolding; and, demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills required.
A Utah driver's license may be required.

This position is not responsible for providing patient care.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

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Requisition Number: PRN40556B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: M-F 8:00am - 4:30pmRotating On-call shift 12:30-9:00pm weekend call-ins.
Department: 00307 - Housing & Residential Educ
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $17.95
Close Date: 1/31/2025
Open Until Filled:

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/174913


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