General Maintenance

About Bellarmine University:

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 3,200 students and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 387 Colleges and is recognized as a top U.S. university in rankings published by U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world.

SmartAsset ranked Louisville among the top 25 U.S. cities for best work-life balance, while workplace insights platform kununu.com named Louisville one of the top five U.S. cities for happy employees. Glassdoor recently recognized Louisville as one of the top 15 cities for jobs, based on hiring opportunity, cost of living and job satisfaction. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 10 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population.

Deeply embedded in the heart of Louisville, Bellarmine is an engaged partner expanding learning opportunities, enhancing career networks and economic growth, and advancing equity and quality of life for its neighboring communities. By connecting the campus, the community, and the curriculum through engaged scholarship and action, we enhance social and civic engagement, including faculty, staff, and student-led, asset-based initiatives.

Bellarmine is committed to core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Bellarmine will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of its increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential.

Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Job Description:

This is a regular, full-time, position working late-shift hours, providing general maintenance services to the campus. Occasional overtime and weekend coverage may be required as needed. This position may require the individual to respond to emergencies after normal business hours as determined by the supervisor.

Essential Functions:

• Perform preventive maintenance, as scheduled, on all equipment.
• Be alert for problems, and when detected, report them to schedule for repair.
• Assist in the training of other maintenance personnel in areas where the individual has experience/expertise not possessed by other members of the maintenance team.
• Perform maintenance tasks as assigned and within the limits of experience and training.
• Where possible, work with contractors to provide them with assistance.
• Ensure the proper and efficient use of materials, tools and equipment (including vehicles) belonging to the University's maintenance department.
• Maintain a safe and clean shop and other work areas.
• Have contact with all other areas to discuss or perform work requested.
• Interact professionally with vendors or contractors.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision as required.
• Complete and close out work orders correctly.
• Perform work in a safe manner and operate equipment correctly, abiding by all OSHA and other safety rules and regulations.
• Be able to work and interact positively within a diverse, multi-cultural environment, and communicate with all members of the campus community in a professional and respectful manner.
• Must maintain a civil and professional relationship with all members of the campus community.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor, or Assistant Supervisor, within the scope of the job description and training and experience.

Working Conditions:

Maintenance personnel, by definition, may be exposed to various hazards while performing assigned duties. These hazards can be, but are not limited to, working around electrical devices, pressurized pipes and containers, hot water/steam, exposure to various chemicals, dust, molds, heat, cold, working at heights above six feet from ground level, working inside confined spaces, around power equipment and machinery, etc. While Bellarmine University makes every effort to maintain a safe and accident-free working environment, potential hazards do exist.

Requirements:

2-5 years general maintenance skills, i.e., basic plumbing, carpentry, etc.

Possess a valid driver's license and have an MVR that passes the criteria set by our insurance carriers.

Additional Information:

Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Application Instructions:

For consideration, you must submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not provided for this position.