East Tennessee State University
MEP Maintenance Technician
TN, United States · Contract
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About the role
- This position assists skilled trades employees with maintaining HVAC equipment, electrical systems, plumbing systems, water and sewer infrastructure, steam and hot-water systems, and other campus utility equipment.
- Work may be performed indoors and outdoors in mechanical rooms, utility tunnels, rooftops, confined areas, and other campus locations.
Responsibilities
- The MEP Maintenance Technician performs general maintenance, inspection, repair, and operational support for the University's mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and utility systems.
- Aligned with the institution's mission, we value efforts to engage in teaching, scholarship, creative activities, and service that involve community partners and address significant societal needs in our region and beyond.
- Disclaimer: The Job Summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work individuals perform in this classification.
Requirements
- Ability to safely use common hand tools, portable power tools, ladders, meters, pumps, drain-cleaning equipment, and maintenance equipment.
- Ability to recognize leaks, damaged equipment, unsafe conditions, abnormal noises, odors, vibration, and other indications of equipment failure.
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
- Ability to read basic equipment labels, work orders, preventive-maintenance instructions, diagrams, and safety information.
- Ability to record readings, materials, labor, and completed work accurately.
- Ability to use a computer, tablet, or mobile device to access and update work orders.
- Ability to work effectively with employees from multiple skilled-trade areas.
- Ability to work independently on routine assignments and request assistance when needed.
- Non-exempt positions are only required to be posted for a minimum of five (5) calendar days. The closing date for this posting is subject to change without notice to applicants.
- It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.
Nice to have
- One or more years of experience in commercial, institutional, industrial, or campus facilities maintenance
- Experience assisting HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or utility trades
- Experience with water, sewer, steam, chilled-water, heating-water, or stormwater systems
- Experience using a computerized maintenance management or work-order system
- Familiarity with preventive-maintenance programs
- OSHA 10-hour or OSHA 30-hour training
- Forklift, aerial-lift, confined-space, or excavation-safety training
- Job Family - Facilities Services Trades Specialist 1
Skills
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Compensation
- Market Range - 4 Salary Schedules
- East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an institution with over 14,000 diverse students and highly ranked graduate and undergraduate programs.
Benefits
- For information on benefits, please visit Employee Benefits
Equal opportunity
- ETSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This listing is sourced directly from East Tennessee State University's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.