Maintenance Worker I (Housing)

UTHealth Houston; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical premiums for full‑t‑

Generous time off

Longevity Pay

Retirement/pension plan

Free financial and legal counseling

Free mental health counseling services

Gym membership discounts

Employee discounts

Resources for child and elder care

Job summary

UTHealth Houston is seeking a Maintenance Worker I to perform semi-skilled maintenance across carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC, assisting skilled technicians with installations, repairs, preventive maintenance, building inspections, and work-order completion to help ensure campus facilities remain safe, functional, and well-maintained.

This essential position may require reporting to work during emergencies or campus closures; you will carry a university device and respond to calls

Qualifications

• Completion of 10th grade High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs semi-skilled maintenance, PM, repairs, and remodeling tasks across multiple trades.
• Assists personnel in electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, and other trades with installation and repair tasks.
• Conducts building rounds to check equipment, logs readings, and reports concerns to supervisor.
• Completes work orders using CMMS via PC and smartphone.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Job description

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

The Maintenance Worker I performs semi-skilled maintenance and repair work across multiple trades, including carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. Assists skilled technicians with installations, repairs, preventive maintenance, building inspections, and work order completion to help ensure campus facilities remain safe, functional, and well-maintained. This is an essential position that may require reporting to work during emergencies or campus closures.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees!

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Performs semi-skilled and limited-skill work, and assists others in the performance of a variety of installation and maintenance tasks in several craft areas.

Position Key Accountabilities

• Under direct guidance and supervision, performs semi-skilled maintenance, preventative maintenance (PM), repair, and remodeling tasks. Tasks include, but are not limited to, removing and replacing ceiling tiles and floor tiles, water cleanup (including the use of a wet vacuum), moving and relocating furniture, performing light carpentry work, repairing and installing sheetrock, painting, light electrical repairs, removing and installing water and air filters, removing and installing fan belts, removing and repairing, and installing plumbing fixtures and associated piping, removing and installing various lights and light fixtures, replacing electrical fuses, performing door maintenance including replacing doorstops, hinges, and other door hardware, and replacing baseboards and cove base.
• Assists personnel in various trades (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, and others) with the removal, repair, and installation of related equipment as assigned.
• Performs building rounds which may include checking building equipment for normal operation, logging temperature and pressures (as required), and noting concerns and reporting findings to supervisor.
• May be required to complete assigned work orders using the computerized maintenance manager system (CMMS) through personal computer (PC) and smartphone applications. Performs assigned tasks following university and departmental policies and procedures.
• Required to carry a university communication device as assigned and respond to calls during normal business hours.
• This job classification is designated as essential at the UT Health Science Center at Houston. In case of an emergency, essential positions are those required to sustain clinical services and/or are responsible for the protection of university assets. Personnel in designated essential positions are expected to report to their designated work site during their appointed work schedules, even when the institution has been officially declared to be on restricted access or closed due to adverse conditions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

• None

Minimum Education

Completion of 10th gradeHigh School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Minimum Experience

1 year Experience performing a variety of semi-skilled maintenance and repair tasks as a helper to a journeyman or as a handyman in a general building maintenance environment required

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.