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Fire Door Maintenance Technician

VP Facilities
Blacksburg, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/22/2025

Job Description

Reporting to the Facilities Access Control Supervisor, the Fire Door Maintenance Technician's primary focus is the maintenance, repair, and installation of fire rated doors and door hardware. Employs technical skills necessary to maintain complicated mechanisms used on impaired mobility doors. Responds to afterhours call backs on a rotating basis for door related issues. Maintains tools and updates work order records in the computerized maintenance work order system (HokieServ).

Required Qualifications

  • Considerable experience at the journey level in carpentry field, including maintenance of doors and doors featuring automatic mechanisms.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of carpentry methods, tools and materials.
  • Valid driver's license with good driving record.
  • Will be required to operate a motor vehicle daily.
  • Ability to work and communicate with a diverse group of University customers.
  • Ability to safely and frequently move and handle heavy objects weighing 50 pounds or more; maneuver materials up and down stairs; climb and work from elevated work stations such as ladders and scaffolds; work for long periods of time standing, walking, reaching, bending, pushing/pulling; communicate effectively, have good team work skills, and be able to understand, comprehend and follow directions in the workplace.
  • Must be able to work in all types of weather conditions, including extreme temperatures.
  • May be required to work additional hours/shifts to meet the needs of the department.
  • This is a designated emergency personnel position.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in a large commercial or educational setting.
  • Experience with Stanley, IR & Dorma Automatic Openers.
  • Knowledge of Hokie Passport and how it relates to exterior and interior doors.
  • Experience using HokieServ.
  • Familiarity with HokieMart.
  • Familiarity with basic ADA needs.
  • Familiarity with basic fire alarm door operations/functions.

Pay Band

3

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

$40,000-$46,000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

April 4, 2025

Additional Information


The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.


About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Facilities HR at opsHR-g@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.


Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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