Skilled Maintainer - Electrical

Uconn Health Center; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UConn Health Center seeks an Electrical Maintenancer to perform skilled tasks in building maintenance across multiple campus buildings in Farmington, CT. The role involves assisting electricians, performing construction, maintenance, and repair work, and keeping records and reports as required.

Requires two years of building maintenance experience with electrical work, plus a vocational diploma in electrical trade; licenses or certifications may be required.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in building maintenance to include electrical work.
• Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in the electrical trade may be substituted for the General Experience.
• Incumbents may be required to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.
• Electrical knowledge and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist to a QCW-Electrician or other trade staff in construction, maintenance and repair as an electrician.
• Keep records and prepare reports as required.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Maintenance skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Education

Electrical trade diploma

Tools

Computer software

Job description

Career Opportunities at UConn Health

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

At UConn Health, this class is accountable for performing tasks of a skilled nature related to electrical work. Tasks performed will be in building maintenance, electrical and other areas as assigned.

This position will be required to provide services at multiple buildings on the UConn Health Campus including but not limited to; Outpatient Pavilion, UConn Health Surgery Center, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute, Munson Road, ASB, UConn Health John Dempsey Hospital and University Tower located in Farmington, CT. This position may also provide services at off campus UConn Health satellite offices throughout CT.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May lead employees of the same or lower class, patients or students as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• In addition to trades tasks performed by lower-level maintainers, performs skilled tasks for a substantial amount of time (75%) as an assistant to a QCW-Electrician or other Trade's Staff, performs construction, maintenance and repair as an electrician, keeps records and prepares reports, performs related duties as required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of methods, tools, equipment, materials and procedures of electrical work; knowledge of maintenance problems and their proper handling; skill in manual and machine operations of electrical work; interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills; ability to follow written and oral instructions; ability to utilize computer software.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

• Two (2) years of experience in building maintenance to include electrical work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in the electrical trade may be substituted for the General Experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Electrical knowledge and experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• 1. Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
• 2. A physical examination may be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• 1. Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights and may be exposed to significant levels of dust, heat, noise, extreme weather conditions and risk of injury from equipment and assaultive and/or abusive individuals.
• 2. The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

SCHEDULE: Full time, 75 hours every two weeks, days, Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. , holidays are required as scheduled, in urgent/emergency situations must be able to work other mandated shifts, 30-minute unpaid meal break.

The University of Connecticut Health Center is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at www.ethics.state.ct.us .