Lead Building Technician (1st Shift)- AZ- Campus Facilities

Summary

The Lead Building Technician reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor and is responsible for guiding departmental staff with routine and preventative maintenance and repair procedures on the university’s academic and clinical campus, housing, off-site clinics, houses, and condos. The Lead Building Technician will provide leadership and oversight to a number of Building and Maintenance Technicians. The hours for this position are Monday- Friday from 7:00am-3:30pm.

Essential Responsibilities      

• Lead Building and Maintenance Technicians by demonstrating high degree of technical proficiency and professionalism in performing minor and major repairs of all university buildings, houses, condos, and equipment, both on and off-site.
• Complete major repairs of all university buildings, houses, condos, and equipment under the supervision of licensed maintenance workers.
• Perform preventative maintenance procedures on building mechanical equipment on a scheduled basis including, inspecting belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, greasing bearings and seals, and repairing or replacing broken parts.
• Support the Maintenance Supervisor with supervising the installation, and repair of plumbing fixtures such as sinks, commodes, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners.
• Repair and maintain plumbing by replacing washers in leaky faucets, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains.
• Leverage strong project management skills, to assign work orders, ensuring team is providing exceptional service.
• Complete daily, weekly, and monthly checklists on building equipment maintenance procedures and maintain records or scheduled maintenance procedures.
• Ensure team follows all safety related policies and procedures, rules, regulations, technical instructions, and guidelines. Use situational awareness to identify unsafe behaviors and conditions.
• Communicate effectively in group settings to coordinate project and routine work assignments.
• Exhibit accountability for meeting group work assignment deadlines.
• Assist with special events and classroom setups as assigned.
• Perform after-hours, weekends and holidays standby duty as required.
• Read and interpret electrical blueprints.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities              

This job has supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must be able to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner and have regular, predictable, in-person attendance.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience      

High School diploma or GED is required.  Must have 6+ years of building maintenance related experience which may include previous work experience, formal training, education or certificates related to building mechanical, electrical or plumbing. One year certificate or Associates degree is preferred.  Must have a valid driver’s license. 

Computer Skills                                              

Computer proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams) required. Familiarity with Campus Facilities Management Systems. Knowledge on budgeting and budget requisitioning systems.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and climb or balance.  The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and color vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in this environment is moderately loud.

Midwestern University is a private, not-for-profit organization that provides graduate and post-graduate education in the health sciences. The University has two campuses, one in Downers Grove, Illinois and the other in Glendale, Arizona. More than 6,000 full-time students are enrolled in graduate programs in osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia, cardiovascular perfusion, podiatry, optometry, clinical psychology, speech language pathology, biomedical sciences and veterinary medicine. Over 500 full-time faculty members and 400 staff members are dedicated to the education and development of our students in an environment that encourages learning, respect for all members of the health care team, service, interdisciplinary scholarly activity, and personal growth.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance plans as well as life insurance, short/long term disability and pet insurance.  We offer flexible spending accounts including healthcare reimbursement and child/dependent care account.  We offer a work life balance with competitive time off package including paid holiday’s, sick/flex days, personal days and vacation days.  We offer a 403(b) retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, child care subsidy reimbursement program, identity theft protection and an employee assistance program.  Wellness is important to us and we offer a wellness facility on-site with a fully equipped fitness facility. 

Midwestern University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not discriminate against an employee or applicant based upon race; color; religion; creed; national origin or ancestry; ethnicity; sex (including pregnancy); gender (including gender expressions, gender identity; and sexual orientation); marital status; age; disability; citizenship; past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services; genetic information; or any other protected class, in accord with all federal, state and local laws and regulation. Midwestern University complies with the Smoke-Free Arizona Act (A.R.S. 36-601.01) and the Smoke Free Illinois Act (410 ILCS 82/).  Midwestern University complies with the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 and Arizona Equal Pay Acts.