Facilities Technician I

Performs general maintenance/repair activities on campus facilities including:

• Electrical: Replace existing receptacles and lamps, re-lamp campus exterior and interior lighting, including changing out electric motors.
• Plumbing:   Maintain commercial toilets and urinal in good working order. Open clogged drains with plumber’s snake, plunger, and/or drain rod. May make minor repairs on drinking fountains as needed.
• Carpentry: Construct, install, and modify building wood/metal partitions, drop ceilings, bulletin boards, assembles furniture, window frames and door shelving, minor locksmith and lock repair and repairs roofs.  Install white boards, patch walls, adjust and re-install shower doors, and adjust entry doors.
• Painting:  Apply paint or varnish with a brush, roller, and/or spray gun to surfaces (e.g. classrooms, furniture, bathroom walls, bleachers, and picnic tables); fill cracks/holes in walls with plaster or spackling paste and patches/repairs sheet-rock walls.
•  HVAC:  Perform routine inspection and cleaning on major equipment, perform minor repairs under supervision, changes filters, and perform normal preventive maintenance on equipment.  Greasing, changing and adjusting belts; adjust motors and cleaning coils.

Perform basic troubleshooting procedures to identify defective machinery and equipment. Identify parts, materials, and tools required, visually inspects various work areas to identify and detect problem areas in need of repair. Operate a variety of hand tools, power tools, and equipment in the process of completing assignments
 
Record time spent for activities completed on work orders and PM’s.  Estimate project material needs.  Operate small equipment.  Drive vans and large trucks not requiring CDL.

The position may perform other duties commensurate with the functions and level of the position to include participating in committee assignments and the recruitment and retention of students.EDUCATION: Focused training-and-may need special certification/license -and- demonstrated KSA
 
EXPERIENCE: 5 Years Experience with Certification -or- 7 Years Experience without Certification
 
An equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved may be considered.

HOURLY RATE: $18.53-19.64 (Dependent upon qualifications)

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

SPECIAL POSITION CONDITIONS: Must have or be able to obtain an Arizona Driver’s License and be insurable to drive college vehicles.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:  The application packet should consist of:

• Letter of interest
• Current resume

Background Verification:  As a condition of employment, all candidates accepting an offer of employment for a full-time, part- time, temporary, student worker, or volunteer position, will be required to undergo a background verification.  The check will be conducted by third party agent, backgroundchecks.com.  Employment with Central Arizona College is contingent upon the successful completion of the background verification.  The college does not accept responsibility for information errors reported by backgroundchecks.com during the background process.   The level of the background verification for this position is:: Basic l DL.

• Knowledge of minor mechanical, plumbing and electrical equipment, maintenance and plumbing activities.
• Knowledge of methods and techniques in building maintenance and repair. 
• Ability to use grinders, saws, drills, etc. 
• Knowledge of methods and procedures used to estimate materials and tools needed to complete a task. 
• Knowledge of current DOT highway safety laws and practices pertaining to the operation of the College vans, trucks and buses on public roadways. 
• Minor mechanical, plumbing and electrical repair/maintenance and painting skills. 
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor in performing maintenance and repair tasks. 
• Ability to operate a variety of equipment common to mechanical maintenance of facilities 
• Must be able to drive a vehicle and have or be willing to obtain a valid Arizona Commercial Drivers License. 
• Skill in communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with college administrators, faculty, staff, and students. 
• Ability to work independently as a team in completing tasks.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of his job:

•  Perform heavy manual labor requiring dexterity, physical steadiness, and awkward reaches.
•  While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand or walk seven (7) hours a day.
•  The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms for the purpose of maintenance of working with hand tools and power tools. Required to climb or balance on ladders to get on roofs or replace light bulbs or work on equipment, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl in confined spaces.
•  The employee must regularly lift and/or move 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Central Arizona College (the College) is committed to provide equal employment opportunity in decisions involving hiring, evaluation, promotion, advancement and discipline, and educational opportunity to all applicants and employees.  The College will hire without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, military status, genetic test information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.

Salary : $19 - $20