Job Description
Maintenance Technician
Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR4160
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Maintenance Technician position. The Maintenance Technician is a full-time, year-round position, starting at $21.35 per hour. Given Amherst's distinction as one of the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the country, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ways in which they bring value to and will work towards supporting a broadly diverse community.
The Maintenance Technician of Rental Housing supports the residential real estate maintenance operations at Amherst College, Mount Holyoke, and Smith College. The university style portfolio is spread across three campuses and towns, and consists of over 260 units currently valued at $51.7M that range from single family homes to commercial apartment buildings.
The Maintenance Technician performs diversified maintenance duties including troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining the rental housing units and carrying out scheduled and emergency maintenance repairs to residential housing units.
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for taking appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participating in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Maintenance and repairs
• Troubleshoot and carry out routine repairs in the mechanical, plumbing, electrical, painting, and carpentry trades which do not require a license
• Prepare vacant units for rental
• Communicate with tenants and contractors in support of department's customer service initiatives
• Assume rotational on-call to address after-hours maintenance emergencies
• Report building deficiencies and safety hazards
Administrative
• Fill out and complete service requests and daily work logs
• Assist the Maintenance Supervisor with the bidding of projects and service contracts, cost estimates and analysis of maintenance needs
• Purchase and maintain shop and vehicle inventory
Qualifications:
Required
• High school diploma or equivalent
• A valid driver's license and successful credentialing is required in order to operate college vehicles.
• 3-5 years of experience in general maintenance and repairs
• Strong verbal communication, customer service, problem solving and time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative, and work independently and collaboratively
• Some work outside normal business hours is required
• Commitment to or experience working with a diverse community
• Successful completion of the pre-employment physical and CORI
Preferred
• Vocational high school diploma, or specialized training in one or more of building trades (mechanical, plumbing, electrical, painting, or carpentry)
• 5-10 years of experience in general maintenance and repairs
Amherst College offers many opportunities for professional growth and development, continued learning, and career advancement.
Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation, so it is critical that you review all of the options to ensure it meets your total compensation requirements. Click here forhttps://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online athttps://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Career icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
https://www.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/JCCRProject1
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