Preventive Maintenance Technician – Facilities

State of Louisiana; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans seeks a Maintenance Repairer 2 to perform preventative maintenance across multiple trades at the campus facilities. Requires a Louisiana driver’s license and a willingness to work across trades to keep systems operational.

The role includes installing and repairing plumbing, electrical components, ceilings, floors, and walls, with safety as a priority and potential collaboration with painters. Competitive state benefits and retirement plans are offered.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance;
• Completion of a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering;
• Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses.

Responsibilities

• performs a variety of preventive maintenance inspections and functions necessary for the continued preservation and proper operation of equipment, fixtures and structures across all maintenance trades.
• installing and repairing all types of piping for potable water supplies for fixtures, water heaters, sewerage lines, medical air/vacuum, acid waste, and gas lines unstopping and repairing storm water and sanitary drain lines
• replacing ballasts and bulbs in light fixtures throughout the campus
• hanging sheetrock to install new walls or repairs existing walls taking care not to bend, break, dent or cause unnecessarily large holes in the sheetrock
• installing and repairing suspended ceilings
• installing cabinets and other storage accessories
• installing, repairing and replacing ceramic and vinyl tile and carpeting on floors
• if needed may assist with painters with general painting tasks
• possesses the ability to properly and safely operate the following equipment: manlift, mud and trash pumps, pipe threading machine, drill press, and other equipment used in daily tasks
• stays alert for safety violations by other employees that may injure those employees, this employee, or other persons in the area campus maintenance emergencies
• plan, price, and order materials necessary for repairs using proper facility purchasing rules/regulations special events work

Education

Two-year vocational program in building construction, construction technology, or engineering

Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering

Job description

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans seeks a Maintenance Repairer 2 to perform preventative maintenance across multiple trades at the campus facilities. Requires a Louisiana driver’s license and a willingness to work across trades to keep systems operational.

The role includes installing and repairing plumbing, electrical components, ceilings, floors, and walls, with safety as a priority and potential collaboration with painters. Competitive state benefits and retirement plans are offered.