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Facilities Mechanic - Hardware Shop

Employer
University of California, Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, CA
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details


Department Summary

Supporting the University’s mission by creating an environment where students, faculty, and staff can thrive. We aim to maintain and improve campus buildings, grounds, and infrastructure through responsive, efficient, and customer focused service.
Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Sr. Superintendent and/or Locksmith Supervisor, perform routine maintenance of locks and related hardware. Disassemble locks and repair or replace work tumblers or cylinder pins to change lock combination by using hand tools and special equipment. Cut keys using code, tracing, and pneumatic key machines. Reorder key blanks as needed. Adjust, clean, replace and make minor repairs to key cutting machines. Make repairs or adjustments to desk and file locks; install swing-away bars on file cabinets; maintain key inventory on database; receive materials and check purchase order for any discrepancies; shelve materials. Complete work orders, process paperwork and update information by entering into database. Assist walk-in customers to shop or telephone inquiries. Maintain accurate hours worked on each job, operate and maintain a variety of power and/or hand tools and equipment related to the trade. Transport materials, equipment and personnel to and from job site expeditiously. Follow all established safety procedures at all times. Upon completion of work, clean-up job site and return equipment, materials, tools, radios, pagers and Kronos wands to designated storage areas.


Salary & Compensation

*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications

  • Locksmith type tasks At least 3 years of experience performing locksmith related tasks (Preferred)
  • Working knowledge of materials, tools, and equipment related to locksmith trade as well as power operated doors, including hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems (Required)
  • Ability to correctly and skillfully operate the various standard tools and equipment used by locksmiths (e.g., code cutters, Medeco duplicating machine, key de-coding machine (Required)
  • Ability to troubleshoot full range of institutional hardware for signs of deterioration, malfunction or need for adjustment (Required)
  • Skill in estimating material and labor requirements to accomplish task (Required)
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of personnel and/or police actions, and confidentiality on security issues involving secured areas (Required)
  • Skill in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing 4-digit numbers and fractions in order to calculate layouts and offsets, and provide accurate cost calculations (Required)
  • Skill in monitoring inventory levels to assure that materials and equipment used on a daily basis are available to subordinates (Required)
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with peers, subordinates, supervisors, administrators, customers, visitors and outside agencies (Required)
  • Oral communication skills to obtain or convey clear, concise and grammatically correct information (Required)
  • Skill in writing simple English phrases using correct grammar and spelling to complete reports that are accurate and easy to comprehend (Required)
  • Ability to work independently and follow through on assignments (Required)
  • Ability to bend or stoop repeatedly or continually over time to remove and replace door locks; make skillful, controlled manipulations of small objects (Required)

  • Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

  • Must possess, upon hire, and maintain a valid CA noncommercial Class C License in accordance with the California (CA) Department of Motor Vehicles. (Required)

  • Special Conditions for Employment

  • Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
  • Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.
  • Pre-Placement Physical: Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory physical examination.
  • Driving Record: The position is subject to the California DMV "Pull Notice System" and continued employment is contingent upon proof of a satisfactory driving record.
  • Color Vision Testing

  • Schedule

    6:30AM - 3:00PM, Monday through Friday
    Union/Policy Covered

    K4-Skilled Crafts-UCLA
    Complete Position Description

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    Organization

    Working at University of California, Los Angeles

    UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.

    UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.

    The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.

    The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.

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