Maintenance Mechanic (Landscape/SWM)
- Employer
- Towson University
- Location
- Towson, MD
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Auxiliary Services, Facilities Management & Sustainability
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
- Conducts scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and inspections of building surfaces, stormwater facilities and related equipment. Performs required routine preventive maintenance and repair activities. Performs minor repairs to grounds surfaces construction and installation such as stormwater facilities, roadways, walkways, bridges, and other building surfaces.Assists lead personnel in semi-skilled maintenance and repair work; assists in new grounds construction and renovation work. Performs maintenance on building surfaces such as green roof and stormwater facilities. Performs grounds activities to includes but not limited to raking, pruning, planting, trash /debris removal and snow removal activities.Provides guidance and instruction to maintenance assistants, groundskeepers, groundskeeper leads. May have lead responsibility for special projects.Performs routine and emergency repairs including correcting minor electrical malfunctions, repairing basic plumbing fixtures, pipes and fittings, repairing and replacing light fixtures, repairing doors and locks, changing filters, belts, and hoses. Perform repairs on walkways, roadways, bridges, walls, patios.Assists in the preparation of various building and landscape construction components and systems. Disassembles and installs related equipment and fixtures.Operates and ensures operational readiness and safety of tools, equipment, and building components. Cleans work area upon completion of project.Essential position required for snow removal and other campus emergencies.
Qualifications and Skills
- High school diploma or equivalent; three years relative work experience.Class C Drivers License.General knowledge of a variety of building construction or maintenance and repair practices and techniques used in the trade areas where assigned; of safety practices and procedures related to the assigned trade areas. Working knowledge and skill in the use of tools and equipment of the trade. Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; to communicate effectively; to complete logs, work order forms and prepare reports; to make adjustments, repairs and replacements to building fixtures and mechanical equipment; to work in, on, around, over and under fixed equipment or machinery; to work at heights up to 35 feet; to manipulate heavy equipment, tools, supplies and/or exert force up to 70 lbs.; to concurrently manipulate multiple controls on machinery and equipment; to work in hazardous or irritating environments, confined spaces and adverse weather or temperature conditions; to wear and work in personal protective equipment.Except for qualifications established by law, additional related experience, and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.
Organization: Administration & Finance Division
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: May 26, 2022
Organization
Towson University (TU; www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and is Baltimore’s largest comprehensive university, and the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Towson University offers many cultural, educational and athletics programs and events that are open to the public ranging from concerts and lecturers to Division I college sports.
Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia. The town of Towson, MD. has a population of approximately 52,000, with tree-lined streets, shops, restaurants, movies, bookstores, a county library branch, live music venues, and is in walking distance of the TU campus. Towson was established in 1750 and is the seat of Baltimore County government.
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