General Maintenance Worker II - Franklin Pierce University

Since 1962, Franklin Pierce University has empowered thousands of undergraduate and graduate students to achieve academic excellence and lead meaningful, successful lives. Drawing from our strong foundation in liberal education, we offer programs and educational experiences that develop essential intellectual and professional skills; promote close connections between students, faculty members, and staff; and position our students to realize their potential through highly personalized, financially accessible academic offerings.

Franklin Pierce encompasses a far-reaching geographic and virtual network educating a diverse population of residential undergraduates, online learners, and full-time graduate students through our main campus in Rindge, NH and online and graduate centers in Manchester, and Lebanon, (NH) and Goodyear, AZ.  As one University with boundless opportunity, we continue to explore new educational models and programs that build on our legacy of excellence and help students expand their knowledge, direct their passions, and graduate as qualified, engaged leaders.

Position Summary:

The General Maintenance Worker will perform a variety of routine and semi-skilled maintenance and construction work on College buildings and grounds.

Typical Schedule:

This is a non-exempt position and your expected work schedule will be either Monday through Friday or Tuesday through Saturday, 40 hours per week.  As a non-exempt employee your schedule may vary based on the number of hours needed to meet the job responsibilities. Any overtime hours must be pre-approved by the Director or Assistant Director of Facilities. The individual holding this position will be expected to work some weekends and will need to be available evenings, weekends or holidays to meet the demands of the department.

All General Maintenance workers will participate in a rotating on-call program with the use of a phone, and be required to respond to the university to perform different tasks at various hours of the day and night.

ESSENTIAL POSITION DESIGNATION: This is an essential position and must report to the University during severe weather and other emergencies, unless directed otherwise.  As essential personnel, hours during inclement weather may change and/or the employee will be required to work overtime.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions of the Position:

As an essential employee, you are responsible for the following:

• Be responsible for the inspection of buildings and grounds for needed repair, preventive maintenance, adjustment and/or replacement of parts as required to maintain the buildings and grounds, and to generate work orders for major repairs as needed.
• Pick up trash around buildings, dorms and campus grounds, and empty trash cans as required by the Director or Assistant Director of Facilities.
• Assist the Maintenance Trades Workers as assigned by the Director or Assistant Director of Facilities.
• Receive, perform and complete work orders pertaining to a variety of routine, semi-skilled building maintenance and repair tasks to include:  Install, replace, repair flooring; toilet hardware, faucets, wallboard, walls, appliances, tools, interior and exterior painting; rough carpentry; window replacement; bulb replacement; preventive maintenance on heating fixtures; routine plumbing and electrical repairs and other tasks as deemed necessary by the Director or Assistant Director of Facilities.
• Maintain/operate tools, equipment, and vehicles utilized to complete the assigned tasks for maintenance work.
• Follow OSHA standards in the work place.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Franklin Pierce University offers a generous and competitive benefits package.

• 160 hours (4 weeks) of Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid sick time
• 20 Paid Holidays - including a 10-day paid winter break
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance for you and your family (Employer Paid) 1.5x-3.0x your salary
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (Employer Paid)
• Retirement plan as a 403(b) with an employer contribution
• Tuition Benefits for you and qualifying family members
• Additional Perks and Benefits

As an Equal Opportunity employer, Franklin Pierce recognizes the impact of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, age, disability gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at jobs@franklinpierce.edu or 603-899-4075. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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