Review Vacancy
TitleC250053- Maintenance Assistant, Residential Maintenance Services
Occupational CategorySkilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance
Bargaining UnitOSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary RangeFrom $42641 to $42641 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Duties Description Position Summary:
Campus Living invites applications for the Maintenance Assistant position. This role offers consistent, daytime work hours and the opportunity to work overtime. As a Maintenance Assistant, your contributions will ensure that structures and equipment are installed correctly, properly maintained and repaired as needed.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Repair/adjust electrical equipment
• Operate and maintain heating/air conditioning systems
• Perform semi-skilled carpentry activities
• Repair, maintain and service structures and equipment
• Masonry
• Plumbing
• Painting
In choosing to work for UB’s Campus Living, you will find a dynamic environment that encourages professional growth.
Our team recognizes the advantages diverse perspectives and backgrounds bring to the workplace. We are particularly interested in candidates who share this value and will work to achieve the university’s goals of inclusive excellence.
About Campus Living
Campus Living, a unit within the division of Student Life, serves to provide the best residential living experience for students at the University at Buffalo. Campus Living offers quality, affordable and desirable campus housing in support of the university’s mission. Campus Living is comprised of 13 residence halls and five apartment complexes accommodating 8,000 residents on the North and South Campuses. Approximately 5,800 students reside in the residence halls and 2,200 students reside in the apartment complexes. Campus Living is comprised of 210 professional and classified staff with a total operating budget of $70m.
Departmental Operation Needs:
• Working knowledge of safety standards and procedures as well a knowledge of applicable codes and regulation is important.
• The ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• This position requires traveling within the campus, between the campuses, and off campus, therefore, the candidate must be able to demonstrate their ability to meet this requirement.
• The incumbent must be able to communicate well with others and possess and demonstrate positive customer service skills.
• Since the activities of other employees depend on the availability of the employee in this position, reliable attendance is a factor that will be considered when filling this vacancy.
Physical Demands:
• Routine tasks require moderate and/or heavy physical effort.
• The ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, twist, lift, reach overhead and work at elevated heights using ladders and other equipment for extended periods of time is required.
Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:
One or more of the following:
• Two years of full-time experience in maintenance or mechanical work under the supervision of a skilled tradesperson;
• OR completion of an appropriate two-year technical school course at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services, such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association-Partnership (NYS CSEA-P) Applied Skilled Trades Certificate Program*;
• OR an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of appropriate technical courses at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Based on the transportation needs of the position, a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in NYS is preferred.
Additional Comments Additional Information:
University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and in keeping with our commitment, encourages women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans to apply.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
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