Building Maintenance Technician

ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY seeks a maintenance technician to perform multi-craft upkeep across campus facilities, including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and painting tasks. Duties may include evening or weekend assignments to support campus operations.

The role requires hands-on experience with electrical components, plumbing fixtures, carpentry repairs, and carpentry-related tasks. Flexibility with schedule and strong problem-solving skills are essential for maintaining building systems.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining campus facilities or similar environments.
• Ability to use multiple craft skills including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and painting.

Responsibilities

• Replaces electrical and plumbing components (bulbs, ballasts, fixtures, valves, faucets).
• Troubleshoots and replaces circuits, breakers, fuses, motors as needed.
• Proficient with electrical test instruments (voltmeters, ammeters, ohmmeters).
• Repairs minor plumbing components (faucets, valves, traps).
• Repairs wood components by measuring, cutting, nailing, gluing and sanding.
• Repairs seams in carpets and replaces thresholds.
• Cuts and threads water pipes up to 1 ½ inches.

Skills

Electrical

Plumbing

Carpentry

Painting

Electrical testing instruments

Tools

Voltmeter

Ammeter

Ohmmeter

Job description

Provide maintenance services involving several craft skills (including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and painting) necessary for the upkeep of campus facilities. May be assigned to evening or weekend schedule.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Replaces electrical and plumbing components, such as light bulbs and ballasts, ceiling fans, wall switches, electrical outlets, toilet fixtures, flush valves, lavatory, and shower faucets.
• Troubleshoots and replaces electric circuits, breakers and fuses, electric motors on in-line circulator pumps and room exhaust fans.
• Proficient with electrical test instrument: voltmeter, ammeter, and ohmmeter.
• Repairs minor plumbing components such as faucets, shower valves, traps, toilet seats.
• Repairs/replaces deteriorated wooded building components by measuring, cutting, nailing, gluing and sanding wood.
• Repairs seams in carpets and replace thresholds.
• Measures, cuts, reams, and threads water pipes; Measures, cuts, and solders copper water pipe up to 1 ½