General Maintenance

Department:

Operations & Maintenance

Normal Work Schedule:

7:30am-4:30 Monday-Friday, Call maybe required

Anticipated Start Date:

July 8, 2024

Salary:

$17.61 per hour

Job Summary:

The General Maintenance employee performs skilled work in repairing, renovating, and maintaining University buildings, primarily residence halls and University-owned apartments. General Maintenance duties include electrical, plumbing, and carpentry work. This could be a supervisory position with one or more student workers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Lifts and carries desks, chairs, tables, beds, wardrobes, and other furniture from residences or apartments.

Operates pesticide sprayers to spray residence halls and apartments.

Drives University vans and small trucks to transport furniture, cleaning supplies, tools, fixtures, or parts required for projects.

Instructs maintenance subordinates in appropriate maintenance or repair tasks.

Installs, maintains, and repairs water lines, sewers, lavatories, commodes, gas lines and gas heaters in apartments or residence halls.

Installs, maintains, alters and/or repairs wiring, lighting, power appliances, light machinery, ovens, ranges, fans, water heaters, and overhead circuits.

Installs, maintains, and repairs smaller electric motors and related electrical and mechanical equipment.

Performs a variety of general carpentry including repair and/or construction of tables, chairs, cupboards, book shelves, computer tables, benches, and cabinets; performs skilled bench work; repairs doors and locks, and replaces broken glass.

Reads relevant work orders, instructions, equipment manuals, labels, and other materials that are written in English.

Performs additional duties as assigned

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of training and experience equivalent to: High school graduation and three years experience in routine and general maintenance which includes carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work.

Valid Alabama state driver’s license.

Required Documents:

Cover Letter

Resume

Employee Benefits:

JSU strives to provide great quality of life to our employees through an attractive, competitive benefits package for our full-time faculty and staff. These benefits enhance your salary as a JSU employee and are part of your total compensation package.

Benefits include:

Retirement Plans

Alabama Teacher’s Retirement System (TRS)

RSA-1 Deferred Compensation

403-B Retirement Annuity (TIAA)

Health Insurance

Medical (PEEHIP)

Optional plans: vision, dental, flexible spending plan, dependent care, cancer and hospital indemnity

Long-term disability and life insurance

Tuition assistance

Paid and unpaid leave

Employee Assistance Program

Prescription assistance

For additional information regarding benefits, please visit our website.

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