Building Maintenance Technician

Job Title: Building Maintenance Technician

Experience: 6+ years

Location: Minnesota, MN

Duration: Full Time

Job Description:

Equipment Maintenance:

• Perform preventative maintenance, equipment modifications, and troubleshooting of department’s movable equipment.
  
• Assemble, disassemble, replace, or repair, defective parts; reassemble as required; troubleshoot or adjust movable equipment.
  
• Assist the area supervisors with their equipment needs, repairs and replacement.
  
• Deliver equipment to and from the warehouse.
  
• Assist with repairs to cage and rack washers, tunnel washers, bottle washers, bottle fillers, bedding dispensers, automatic watering systems, autoclaves, etc.
  

Inventory Control:

• Maintain inventory of parts and equipment in the warehouse, the parts room, and in RAR facilities.
  
• Coordinate with supervisors for any needed equipment
  

Professional Development:

• Participate in department, college, and University events, meetings, projects, and initiatives
  

Additional Duties:

• Other duties as assigned.
  

Physical and Environmental Requirements:

• Proof of current Tetanus vaccine must be provided before starting of employment
  
• Rabies vaccines or titer will be complete, or employee may complete a declination form
  
• Measles vaccine or titer will be completed
  
• Toxoplasmosis titer will be drawn, or declination form completed
  
• There will be exposure to animal allergens
  
• Annual test for Tuberculosis will be completed
  
• Due to high level of noise annual hearing test are performed
  
• The employee may work in wet rooms
  
• Employee may work in outside environments in all weather conditions
  

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree or a combination of related education and work experience to equal four years in Facility Maintenance Technology.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have basic mechanical skills.
  
• Have basic troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
  
• Have basic knowledge of pneumatics, plumbing and steam fittings.
  
• Have basic knowledge of installation, troubleshooting and de-bugging PLC hardware and software.
  
• Basic skills with Microsoft Office software and web-based applications.
  
• Communication and time management skills.
  
• Clean driving record and ability to drive a 26ft box truck.