Specialist III, Maintenance

Lake Tahoe Community College District is excited to announce an opportunity to work in the Maintenance and Operations department. The Maintenance Specialist III performs a variety of maintenance and repair on all physical plant facilities and grounds. This position will perform maintenance and repair work in a variety of skilled trade areas: HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and energy management monitoring.

Facilities & Maintenance is committed to providing a safe, secure, healthful environment to all students, staff, and facility occupants.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
After review, suitable applicants will be invited by phone or email on or around Thursday, January 16, 2025 to participate in a skills assessment. Successful candidates will then be interviewed by a committee of approximately 3-5 individuals; these interviews are tentatively scheduled for January 27, 2025. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an interview. LTCC reserves the right to return to the applicant pool at any point during the recruitment process.

Salary Range: LTCC offers a competitive compensation package that includes a starting placement salary of $52,527 to $57,980 annually, dependent on education and experience. There is potential to reach $67,232 annually, through step advancement plus longevity when appropriate. In addition to base salary, this position qualifies for extra bilingual (Spanish), masters or doctorate pay.

Benefits: Health and Welfare benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long term disability. Several plan options maintain a zero monthly premium cost from the employee and include full coverage of a gold-level medical plan that, on average, covers 80% of healthcare expenses for a standard population. LTCC also matches 27% of an eligible employee’s salary and contributes it into a CalPERS pension account for qualifying employees.

Work-Life Balance: This position is 40 hours per week and 12 months per year, including summer and winter hours. Hours are expected to be Tuesday-Saturday, shifts will be within center hours of 7 am to 4 pm, hours may vary according to the needs of the program. This position is eligible for overtime compensation (non-exempt).

LTCC provides a generous leave package including 17 paid holidays per year plus 12 days vacation (with the potential to reach 24 days through years of service) and 12 days sick leave per year.

LTCC’s Commitment to Diversity

Our ideal candidate will share and participate in LTCC’s commitment to the values of diversity and equity while serving its ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student population. Lake Tahoe Community College is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution, reflecting the surrounding California and Nevada area.

Definition:
Under the direction of the Director of Maintenance and Operations, perform maintenance and repair work in a variety of skilled trade areas: electrical, plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, and energy management monitoring.

Representative Duties:

Perform general maintenance for district facilities as requested; complete work orders from departments; maintain facilities in a safe manner; work with and inspect buildings and grounds with subcontractors and fire and safety personnel.

Perform a variety of maintenance and repair duties for college equipment, facilities and grounds; perform carpentry tasks such as framing walls, roofs and partitions; remodel existing structures; hang doors; install windows; build cabinets and shelving; tape and finish dry wall, and paint. Repair furniture such as chairs, desks and office equipment; install door locks. Layout, form and pour cement.

Perform electrical repairs such a replace, install, and maintain electrical systems including lighting fixtures, light ballasts, wiring, conductor raceways, power disconnects, and circuit breaker panels. Maintain college lighting systems such as timers and other programmable systems.

Repair, replace, install, and maintain preventative maintenance on refrigeration and heating systems including controls, filters, belts, motors, valves, etc. Maintain and repair pumps, valves, air compressors, air regulators, dryers, boilers and boiler controls, treat boiler and cooling water. Maintain and repair pneumatic and electrical thermostats and controls; maintain water cooling towers. Troubleshoot electrical control systems. Maintain, operate and monitor college energy management system (EMS), including the coordinator of repairs with EMS vendor. Schedule usage of HVAC systems.

Perform plumbing maintenance and repairs including unplugging drains, replacing or installing drains and drain lines, new supply lines, all varieties of plumbing fixtures (e.g., faucets, urinals, toilets, drinking fountains and hot water heaters), water heaters, dishwashers, ice machines, sprinkler systems, etc. Maintain and repair sewer, gas and water lines.

Remove snow from roads and sidewalks using plow truck, front loader and snow blowers; perform minor maintenance and repair on snow removal equipment; perform preventative maintenance on a variety of equipment used to complete duties; assist with maintenance of grounds and custodial duties.

Other Duties:

Perform related duties as assigned.

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