Job Title: Lead Maintenance Technician

Department: Facilities

Reports To: Assistant Director of Facilities & Director of Operations

Position Overview: Responsible for performing mechanical repairs

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Team leader and point person between personnel and management.
• Review, respond and complete work orders and daily tasks in a timely manner.
• Conduct regular, periodic inspections of building grounds and for physical appearance, compliance, and state of repair.
• Set priorities for day-to-day assignments.
• Ensure cleanliness of building is maintained and held up to standards.
• Provides detailed status and daily reports to directors.
• Maintain equipment and inspection logs.
• Perform electrical maintenance to include but not be limited to replacement or repair of fixtures (e.g. wall switches and outlets, incandescent and fluorescent bulbs and tubes, ballast, sockets, etc.) using appropriate hand, power and specialty tools.
• Perform plumbing maintenance (e.g. replacement or repair of leaks in showers, sinks, drains and faucets, unclogging of drains, repairing pipe leaks, repair or replacement of flushometers, HVAC equipment and filters, irrigation lines, trenching and laying new lines, winterization, etc.).
• Perform building and/or masonry repair such as preparing cement, installing patching and finishing cement work, and replacing damaged masonry and pavers.
• Perform carpentry and painting work (e.g. repairing furniture, preparing surfaces and using brush, sprayer, or roller to apply paints, stains, and varnishes, hanging doors, fitting locks and handles, replacing floors, carpet tiles, ceiling tiles, etc.).
• Perform other duties as directed or required which may include: inspection and repair of site furnishings; snow and ice removal; set-up and breakdown of classrooms and special events; move furniture and equipment.
• Participate in the winterization of buildings (e.g. cleaning roof gutters, building integrity, mechanical survey, etc.).

• Respond to emergency calls and shift coverage as needed.
• Maintain and assign work orders using SVA’s maintenance work order system.
• Handles corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance work orders in a timely and professional manner.
• Escort vendors/agencies (Building Dept., FDNY, HVAC) upon request.
• Participate and attend college functions and events as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Certifications required
• High school diploma or GED.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in repair, maintenance, and replacement in the areas of carpentry, painting, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and basic locksmith knowledge.
• Ability to perform a variety of physical tasks, including but not limited to climbing ladders, bending, kneeling, reaching and standing for long periods of time, walking, lifting, and carrying boxes up to 50 lbs., tools, equipment, and building materials.
• Work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Must be flexible and dependable with the ability to work overtime on an as-needed basis (department coverage, holidays, and college events).
• Willingness to cross-train for additional job functions and to take training to obtain necessary certificates.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills as well as entry-level computer skills