Title: Maintenance Technician - Paint

Employee Classification: Maintenance Technician

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-VP Finance & Admin

SubDivision-Department: UNT-Facilities

Department: UNT-Facilities-Gen-152000

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Salary commensurate with experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility:

About Us - Values Overview:

Department Summary

Facilities Structural Services strives daily to make sure the students, faculty, and staff have safe and well-maintained spaces. Our mission is to keep the buildings on campus aesthetically pleasing inside and out with our professional crew of maintenance staff. We are responsible for all painting, flooring, and general maintenance for the campus educational and general-use buildings. We also provide all signage for the campus, tables and chairs for events, outside welding repair, office furniture relocation, surplus services, and have full cabinet/carpenter shop onsite. Customer service is our priority, and customer satisfaction is our expectation.

Position Overview

This position is responsible for intermediate-skilled craftwork that involves general maintenance work. Duties include installation, maintenance, repair, and service of building systems and requires advanced skills in a primary craft and may require limited competency in a secondary craft.

* Performs a variety of semiskilled and technical tasks in routine maintenance duties.
* Supports faculty and staff members by making needed repairs to offices, building and installing shelves, hanging pictures, moving furniture, etc.
* Makes periodic inspections and does incidental repairs.
* Check the functioning of doors.
* Repairs furniture and chairs.
* Studies building plans and working drawings to determine work aids required and sequence of installations.
* Ensures all equipment is working properly.
* Maintains carpet, ceiling tiles, doors and door stops, locks, lights and ballasts, tile, and restrooms for needed repairs.
* Cleans shops.
* Performs inventory of tools and materials in and around the shop and maintains tools and equipment.
* Reports needed equipment and supplies in order to maintain proper amounts of inventory to perform jobs in a timely manner.
* Assists other shops from the department in moving services, flooring, painting, welding, sign shop, and roofing as needed.
* Other duties assigned

** This position is considered to be essential personnel and may require working overtime, which could include nights and weekends as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

One year of experience in maintenance/repair or related field; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

* Knowledge of and skill in use of standard tools, equipment, materials, methods, and practices of general maintenance tasks.
* Knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions of general maintenance.
* Knowledge of blueprints, schematics, and working drawings.
* Ability to use basic shop math applications.
* Ability to locate and identify problems in appropriate building systems or equipment and to plan and execute necessary repairs.
* Physical ability to perform moderately heavy physical work which includes lifting and crawling, and to remain outdoors in inclement weather.
* Knowledge of appropriate safety and security precautions appropriate to work performed.

Preferred Qualifications

The preferred candidate will possess the following additional qualifications:
* Knowledge of proper use of all hand tools.
* Some knowledge of general maintenance and carpentry.
* Ability to use Tablet and basic computer skills.
* Use spray guns and accessory equipment.
* Perform finish painting.
* Work from a scaffold.
* Have complete knowledge of paint and sign shop practice and procedure including mixing, blending, and matching of paints, decorative and protective functions of paint and other applied materials, and maintenance and new construction painting.
* Use paint brushes and do precise freehand sign painting.
* Use layout tools, spray guns, and painter equipment.

Required License/Registration/Certifications

Possession of a valid Texas driver's license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment; ability to drive a vehicle and maintain coverage under University liability insurance policy, if required to drive University vehicles.

Job Duties:

• Demonstrates punctuality and follows policies and procedures for absences, time and attendance 
• Committed to maintaining a safe and secure work environment. 
• Maintain Work vehicle, tools and equipment account for and lock at their end of their shift. Also revised any fluids on work vehicle. 
• Learn knowledge of ADA standards to install items such as Soap dispensers, whiteboards, TVs etc. 
• Assist Senior techs and Lead techs, on daily work orders and projects. 
• Report any repairs needed on buildings walked such as, light bulbs, leaks, stalls, flooring, and ceiling tiles. 
• Submit time or requested time by their end of shift such as vacation, sick, or personal time. 
• Consistently completes expected duties in a timely manner without constant supervision. Accepts responsibility for own work and follows through on commitments. 
• Promotes Facilities core values of Service, Integrity, and Excellence by conducting oneself in a manner that is respectful, honest, ethical, and customer focused. 

Work Schedule:

Tuesday - Friday 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Driving University Vehicle:

Yes

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Benefits:

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EEO Statement:

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit -- and takes actions to prevent -- discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence) and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities and employment practices. The University of North Texas System immediately investigates complaints of discrimination and takes remedial action when appropriate. The University of North Texas System also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist or participate in an investigative proceeding or hearing.