Job Summary
The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for the maintenance and repair of buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the Auburn University campus.
Essential Functions
Performs inspections and routine maintenance, troubleshoots and repairs various building environmental systems and associated systems; including heating, cooling and ventilation systems. Coordinates with supervisors to schedule repairs and maintenance needs.
Installs, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains building plumbing systems including domestic hot and cold and sanitary sewer. Includes, but not limited to; replacing fixtures, repairing leaks, replacing piping, clearing drains.
Installs, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains building electrical systems; including lights, devices, fan motors, and breakers. Provides routine and scheduled maintenance such as replacing bulbs, ballasts, and batteries.
Performs basic carpentry tasks such as door repair and replacement, window repair and replacement, furniture repair and replacement. Including, but not limited to; replacing locks and hinges, replacing balances and locks, replacing drawer glides and pulls.
May maintain indoor and outdoor surfaces in regards to painting structures and objects. Maintains professional appearance of the facilities extending service life through proper surface prevention and maintenance. May provide assistance in additional variations of building maintenance and repair including but not limited to; brick work, concrete, flooring, and general construction.
Communicates and/or collaborates with coworkers and management to make repairs for routine and emergency repairs to ensure jobs are completed in a quality and timely manner.
Enters occupied and unoccupied facilities to include, but not limited, to campus housing buildings, personal suites, university dining facilities, personal offices, and academic and administrative buildings. Personal interaction between University housing residents, students, faculty, and staff both during and after normal working hours is required.
This position includes the above mentioned tasks, but is not limited to them. Additional related tasks could be requested as different situations arise.
