Technician, Maintenance

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Technician, Maintenance

Job Description Summary:

A maintenance technician is responsible for conducting general maintenance and repairs on facility equipment and property structures. They ensure that heating and plumbing systems perform at optimum functionality, the installations HVAC and the upkeep of the landscape. Essentially, the goal of a maintenance technician is to maintain the facilities and common areas in the best possible condition.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Performs general building maintenance including replacing floor tiles, light bulbs, ballasts, pencil sharpeners, ceiling tiles; performs thermostat repairs, door closure repairs, window pane replacement, and installation of items as needed; repairs miscellaneous equipment.

• Performs general plumbing repairs such as unstopping clogged sinks, drains, waste lines; replaces operational parts; repairs water coolers, water heaters, and components.

• Performs general electrical repair such as replacing receptacles, switches, and relays; resets breakers, replaces cord caps and light switches; uses schematics and drawings to locate electrical problems.

• Performs preventative maintenance throughout the campus.

• Complies with all applicable health and safety regulations, policies, and established work practices.

• Performs general maintenance tasks including landscaping, painting, and carpentry.

Knowledge

• Building and equipment maintenance/repair techniques.

• Energy management and climate control programs.

• Hazardous chemicals and materials, first aid, and CPR.

Skills

• Accountable for inventory/property management.

• Grounds tasks, if the facility contains lawns or other outdoor areas in need of maintenance.

• Maintaining an established work schedule, with occasional nights and weekends.

• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.

• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills including tact and diplomacy.

• Applying building and equipment maintenance/repair technique.

• Estimating time and materials needed for assigned work projects.

• Understanding and following instructions precisely.

• Communicating in a concise and effective manner.

• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.

• Establishing and maintaini