Maintenance Worker II | Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Location
East Lansing, MI | United States
Job description
Position Summary
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES – RESPONSIBILITIES
- Install and repair linoleum and formica counter tops and backs.
- Repair folding and sliding doors.
- Repair, rebuild, and assist in recovering sofas.
- Install floor and ceramic tile and base cove.
- Repair and replace glass block and brick.
- Repair and replace plumbing fixtures, valves, and traps.
- Repair and replace cast iron, copper, steel, and sanitary piping.
- Clean sewer lines, plugged stools, and drains.
- Install new toilet stools, tanks, urinals, sinks, and related accessory fixtures.
- Clean, adjust, and repair automatic controls, pilot lights, hot water heaters, and flex tubes in gas ranges.
- Repair and replace eave troughs, drain spouts, expansion joints, and install sheet metal flushings.
- Repair and replace defective controls, switches, and other electric fixtures.
- Adjust thermostats.
- Inspect and make minor repairs to refrigerators, including the replacement of controls, panels, and parts.
- Request parts and supplies as needed.
- Assign work to and check work of assigned support employees.
Perform related duties as assigned including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
- Weld and lead pipe joints.
- Maintain and repair electric vacuum sweepers and related floor cleaning and resurfacing equipment.
- Operate a vehicle for service calls.
- Repair and alter floors, doors, roofs, decks, stairways, rails, and screening.
- Repair wood and aluminum window and door frames.
- Install window glass and plexiglass and repair aluminum storm door closers and chains.
- Replace and install weather stripping on doors and windows.
- Clean, repair, and patch carpets.
- Inspect and make minor repairs to electric ranges, including the replacement of oven controls and coils.
- Varnish and/or paint doors and other parts of building's exterior and interior.
- Install plaster board, dry wall, ceramic, and plastic tile.
- Make minor adjustments and repairs to heating equipment.
- Tighten and replace belts in fans and motors.
- Replace light bulbs, fuses, and make minor electric switch repairs or replacements.
All positions in SLE are designated as critical status. In the event of a university closure, modification, or suspension of operations due to snow or other emergency condition, persons in this position are expected to make all reasonable attempts to report to work as scheduled for the duration of the closure/suspension. If a person has an approved remote work agreement to work a portion of their normally scheduled work hours remotely, they may be called upon to work on-site to serve the MSU community.
Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills
- Working knowledge of repair methods, equipment, and tools of the various building trades is necessary.
- Two years of satisfactory experience as a Maintenance Worker I or an equivalent combination of technical training and experience is necessary.
- Possession of a valid Michigan vehicle operator's license(s) is necessary.
- Supply own tools.
- Frequent lifting of 26 to 75 pounds is required.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Work Hours
Monday-Thursday-8:00-4:30pm, Friday-Saturday-Off, Sunday -6:30-3pm
Building Location
MASON HALL
Summary of Physical Demands
- Frequent lifting of 26 to 75 pounds is required.
Bidding eligibility ends March 12, 2024 at 11:55 P.M.
About Michigan State University
Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.
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