Maintenance Team Member

Description

Stephens College is seeking a Maintenance Team Member that assists in maintaining our historic campus by providing support to our maintenance departments including carpenter shop, painting, mechanical shop, custodial, grounds, and deliveries.

Responsibilities:

Carpenter Shop

• Constructs, erects, installs and repairs structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, wallboard, brick, masonry, tile and concrete using carpenter's hand tools and power tools, in compliance with local building codes. Work involves structures/fixtures such as roofs, tiles, window frames, air vent frames, cabinets, ceiling tiles, countertops, glass, blinds, screens, doors, door hardware, subfloors, floors, molding, benches, playground equipment, stairs, bleachers, walls, manhole masonry, shelves, paneling, etc.

Painting

• Arranges and assembles scaffolding units and/or ladders at the site.
• Cleans brushes, rollers and equipment by using soap or other solvents. Leaves work area clean and orderly.
• Follows safety procedures in the use and disposal of hazardous materials, and the use of personal protective equipment.

Prepares surfaces for painting/coating by:

• patching plaster/drywall.
• finishing drywall.
• pressure cleaning.
• sanding, scraping, or using other methods to remove peeling paint or material adhering to surfaces.
• cut glass and install sealing/caulking/glazing of windows.
• using cleaning solutions to clean surfaces or to remove old finishes.
• placing drop cloths over shrubbery, furniture or floors.

Mechanical Shop

• Assists mechanical shop in cleaning coils, changing filters, lubricating parts, replacing belts, repairing leaks, logging maintenance records, plumbing, sewer, fire safety, boilers, electrical, changing light bulbs and batteries, etc.

Custodial

• Maintains overall appearance of campus.
• Cleans and disinfects showers, sinks, drains, toilets, dusting, emptying trash, supplying paper products and soap, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping and set-up and breakdown for events, emptying recycling bins, etc.

Grounds

• Maintains turf by riding mowers and push mowers, edging, trimming with hand-held tools.
• Removes trash and limbs, cuts trees with chain saw, landscaping.
• Drive 18,000-pound truck with stick shift.
• Removal of leaves with leaf blowers and rakes.
• Removal of snow with tractors and shovels, etc.

Requirements

Education/Skill Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED with 1-2 years experience in related field.
• Ability to read e-mail or be trained on computer.
• Ability to read and understand instructions for the safe use of machinery, tools and Material Safety Data Sheets (M.S.D.S.).
• Valid Missouri vehicle operators permit and be able to drive manual transmission.
• Knowledge of safe work practices.

Stephens College is a women’s college proudly located in downtown Columbia, MO, home to the University of Missouri and two private colleges with a total student population of about 40,000. Since our founding in 1833, we’ve been offering innovative, career-focused programs sound in the liberal arts with a focus on creative arts and sciences. We take a hands-on, experiential approach to education, making sure our students get both quality classroom instruction and external work experiences that complement their coursework. Stephens College prepares students to become leaders and innovators in a rapidly changing world. Graduate, online, and certificate programs available to women and men as part of our commitment to lifelong learning.

The college prides itself on fostering a close-knit faculty community and on providing a welcoming, learning-centered environment for students. The learning community is distinguished by small classes, close engagement with faculty, intellectual rigor, and dynamic programs of study that reflect the College’s mission of lifelong learning. Stephens College contributes to the vibrant social and cultural climate which makes Columbia such a desirable place to live.

Stephens College does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of age, color, disability, gender expression and identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or vete