BUILDING MAINTENANCE MECHANIC III

Town of Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Town of Chapel Hill is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician to maintain town facilities and related equipment, ensuring safe, reliable operations.

The role requires at least five years of building or facility maintenance experience, a high school diploma, and the ability to read technical manuals, perform preventive maintenance, and document work and purchases. This is a safety-sensitive, on-site position with driving responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in building or facility maintenance.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals.
• Experience documenting work and purchases and using purchasing receipts.
• Safety-sensitive position with driving required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and repairs facilities and related equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance and diagnostic checks on systems.
• Inspects interior and exterior building surfaces and materials.
• Repairs plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and controls systems.
• Attends safety and equipment training.
• Documents work and purchases and verifies receipts.
• May provide aerial lift training.

Skills

Facilities maintenance

Reading technical manuals

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Web-based software

Job description

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described here. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned that are not specifically spelled out in this job description, but which may be reasonably considered to require similar knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Summary of Position:

The purpose of this position is to perform maintenance and repair town owned facilities and facility related equipment.

What you can expect to be doing (Essential Functions):

• Maintains and repairs facilities and facilities-related equipment; inspects and repairs damages to interior and exterior building surfaces and materials; performs preventive and repair maintenance and diagnostic checks on equipment, verifies power/gas/water supplies, repairs plumbing and fixtures, performs simple maintenance on electric devices and controls and improves facilities.
• Attends training sessions for equipment maintenance and operations; Town specific training and safety training.
• Documents work and purchases; maintains and produces suitable receipts for purchases; and verifies purchases used for specific tasks.
• May provide aerial lift training.
• Completes basic- to advanced or expert-level repairs and maintenance on various plumbing, HVAC, electrical and controls systems, roofing, and building envelope systems.
• Completes all other duties as assigned.

Do you supervise or not?

This position has no responsibility for the direction or supervision of others.

What are the physical demands?

The employee uses equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity. Work often requires walking, climbing stairs and ladders, lifting, crouching, kneeling, crawling and balancing. The work often requires exposure to voltages up to 600v. Work often requires working on platforms, surfaces, ladders or roofs at heights in excess of 30 feet above ground.

Where and how do you work?

The work is typically performed at, in, near or on facilities and roofs, outdoors, or in mechanical or electrical rooms. Work is occasionally performed outdoors in adverse conditions including high winds, high heat, rain, snow etc.

What do you need to know to do this job effectively?

Knowledge of:

• Standard commercial maintenance practices, means, methods, materials and tools for electrical, structural, HVAC and plumbing assemblies and systems.
• Safe use of hand and bench tools, gauges, and test meters.
• Town and department policies and procedures.

Ability to:

• Read and use technical manuals.
• Use tools associated with the trade.
• Climb a ladder six feet off the ground.
• Use web-based software systems.
• Use Microsoft Office tools relevant to the position.
• Solve problems and make sound decisions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and customers.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Model behavior that is consistent with our values of RESPECT.

What is education and/or experience do you need to be considered for this job?

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

A minimum 5 years of experience in building or facility maintenance is required.

What are the safety considerations for this job?

• This position is designated safety sensitive and driving- essential.
• You will be subject to the Drug and Alcohol-free Workplace policy.
• You will be subject to the Safe Driving and Accident Policy.

Here is other information you should know about the position:

• A valid NC driver’s license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to provide transportation between job sites is required.

The Town of Chapel Hill has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

The Town of Chapel Hill does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.