Maintenance Mechanic 2

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Houston in Houston, Texas, invites applications for a maintenance supervisor in the Global Hospitality Leadership department. The role supervises maintenance mechanics, oversees preventative maintenance, and ensures basic electrical, plumbing and HVAC work is completed to standard.

The position may involve interviewing and hiring staff and performing on-site maintenance as needed.

Qualifications

• General knowledge of building maintenance (electrical, plumbing, HVAC).
• Able to troubleshoot and perform routine maintenance independently.
• Overnight shift availability.
• Minimum of 3 years directly related experience.
• Criminal history check required.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and inspects work of maintenance mechanics.
• Establishes a preventative maintenance schedule for equipment and facilities.
• Orders supplies and maintains inventory levels.
• May interview and hire other maintenance personnel.
• Performs the duties of a maintenance mechanic as required.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical basics

Plumbing basics

HVAC basics

Troubleshooting

Customer service

Communication skills

Night shift readiness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Department:Global Hospitality Leadership Salary:20.67 - 23.51

Description

Supervises or leads the work of maintenance mechanics in the maintenance and repair of building facilities and servicing of common mechanical and electrical devices. May function in a highly skilled craft capacity with no supervisory responsibility. Pursuant to the State of Texas Executive Order No. GA-48, this position researches, works on, or has access to critical infrastructure and requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the University infrastructure. This position requires personnel be routinely reviewed to determine whether or not criminal history or continuous connections for the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the employee from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

1. Schedules and inspects work of maintenance mechanics.
2. Establishes a preventative maintenance schedule for equipment and facilities.
3. Orders supplies and materials and maintains adequate inventory levels.
4. May interview and hire other maintenance personnel.
5. Performs the duties of a maintenance mechanic as required.
6. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• General knowledge of building maintenance, including basic electrical, plumbing, and HVAC.
• Ability to troubleshoot and complete routine maintenance tasks independently.
• Previous hotel, hospitality, or commercial building maintenance experience preferred.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work overnight shifts and respond to emergency maintenance needs.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience will be considered in lieu of education.

Education will be considered in lieu of experience.

MQ: Requires a basic knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation and simple mathematical functions like percentages, ratios, etc. as might normally be acquired through attainment of a high school diploma or GED. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.