Job Description

Under the supervision of the Superintendent of Physical Plant, provide support to the physical plant for maintenance, repair, installation, and operation of a wide range of buildings, infrastructure, and equipment. This position is a career appointment that is 100% fixed.

Pay Scale: $23.57/hour to $27.08/hour

Job Posting Close Date: This job posting is open until filled. The first application review date will be 10/31/2024.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform the following operations on two different facilities, Kearney and Westside REC facilities as needed:

• Perform routine building maintenance, preventative maintenance and repair of building systems. Repair and replace plumbing fixtures on faucets, sinks and toilet bowls. Repair and maintain HVAC systems, air compressors, boilers, and greenhouses.
• Maintain interior/exterior lighting fixtures, wall switches, cord caps, outlets, etc.
• Install fire extinguishers, pencil sharpeners, blackboards, etc.
• Clean adjust or replace doors closers, locks, latches and other building hardware.
• Repair office furniture and equipment; repair fences and gates; replace damaged floor and ceiling tiles.
• Assist in rough carpentry; pour, tramp, screed, and finish concrete flatwork.
• Paint markings on asphalt; paint building interior/exteriors, fixtures, and equipment, including texturing, prep sanding, and masking.
• Repair, maintain and install an automatic landscape, farming, and domestic water PVC piping systems, sprinklers, and time clocks.
• Spray weeds and mow lawns.
• Assist with routine maintenance of building equipment.
• Assist Physical Plant staff with various projects to lab and farm operations research equipment.
• Move office furniture, set up conference room, coordinate recyclable and garbage pickups, and other related tasks.

Health and Safety

• Maintain and update hazardous materials inventory and MSDS.
• Ensure industrial forklifts are checked at start of each shift.
• Escort vendors that perform various inspections and tests for HVAC sanitation, back-flows, pressure vessels, emergency eyewashes, extinguishers, showers, and elevators.
• Communicate potential safety hazards immediately to supervisor, Safety Coordinator, advise Unit Managers and Superintendent.
• Participate in emergency notification planning and activation process.

Recording Keeping and Public Relations/Communication

• Maintain daily work/time logs for physical plant operations and maintenance. Prepare and submit weekly work log.
• Update preventive maintenance service and repair records.
• Assist with setups of equipment for field days, workshops, tours.

Requirements:

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalency.
• Skill to perform basic building trades to set forms, pour and finish concrete, prep and paint building interior/exteriors.
• Skill to perform minor building repairs.
• Skill to maintain landscaping, mow lawns, repair and maintain field/ground irrigation systems, time clock, and landscaping.
• Written and oral communication skills to follow instructions and clearly communicate.
• Organizational skills to plan and prioritize tasks and complete assignments.
• Ability to move furniture, operate a forklift, change light bulbs, replace light fixtures, operate common trade portable power and hand tools, and voltage testers.
• Ability to monitor and perform routine maintenance on various building systems and physical plant equipment.

Preferred Skills:

• Completed certified apprenticeship program preferred.
• 2 years' work experience in this job trade preferred.
• Ability to check and service HVAC systems, clean evaporative cooling systems and filters, adjust float levels, confirm pump and blower function, check water heater function, drive a fork lift, have or obtain an EPA card etc.
• Ability to maintain a positive, service-oriented attitude while dealing with a diverse group of people.
• Ability to adapt to new and changing procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of related building trades terminology, symbols, and concepts.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Must possess valid California Driver's License to drive a County or University vehicle. Ability and means to travel on a flexible schedule as needed, proof of liability damage insurance on vehicle used is required. Reimbursement of job-related travel will be reimbursed according to University policies.
• The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check. This is a designated position requiring a background check and may require fingerprinting due to the nature of the job responsibilities. UC ANR does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities.
• As of January 1, 2014, ANR is a smoke- and tobacco-free environment in which smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes), is strictly prohibited.