UTILITY WORKER 2 - University of Washington

Req #: 240928 Department: HARBORVIEW - MAINTENANCE Posting Date: 11/20/2024 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $3,492 - $4,428 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please view this page . **Harborview Medical Center - Maintenance** has an outstanding opportunity to hire a **UTILITY WORKER 2** . **WORK SCHEDULE** + Full-time, 100% FTE, Day Shift **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** Under general supervision, this role will maintain and repair roads, utility systems, parking facilities and institution grounds. Perform semi-skilled work on the campus grounds and within the building at Harborview Medical Center campus. Perform semi-skilled work in maintaining facilities, utility areas, grounds and equipment to support grounds shop and move shop. Under general supervision, maintain and repair roads, utility systems, parking facilities and institution grounds. **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** - Perform semi-skilled maintenance and construction work on buildings, fixtures, equipment, grounds, walks, and driveways; such as repairing and installing sanitary storm drains and sewers; building and repairing parking lots and sidewalks; cleaning roofs and gutters; maintaining tunnel passages, sumps, and utility access holes; - Clean, service, adjust, and make repairs on tools and equipment; Operate power tools and equipment, such as electric and gas engine driven compressors, large mowers, pneumatic tamper, jackhammer, snow plows and portable pumps; - Operate motorized equipment such as automobiles, trucks, including dump trucks, forklifts, small tractors and front-end loaders, street cleaning equipment, trailers, trenchers and turf renovation equipment; - Load and unload trucks and move furniture, equipment, supplies and materials; assemble new furniture; - May assist heavy equipment operators in activities such as removing material from job site or digging ditch to place pipe; - May do layout and job planning on routine maintenance or construction projects; read and interpret blueprints; - May set up for athletic events and return sit to original condition; - Perform duties of Utility Worker 1; - Perform related duties as required. **REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:** Physical strength to do required work AND one year of work experience which includes operation of power equipment such as tampers, jackhammers, trucks, and wheel tractors OR equivalent education/experience. **ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER** As the region's only Level I Trauma center, Harborview Medical Center (HMC) is well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD CARER, and mentally-and medically- vulnerable populations. In addition to the centers of emphasis, HMC serves a mission population for King County. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. HMC is owned by King County and managed by the University of Washington (UW) and serves as a training site for UW's School of Medicine. **ABOUT UW MEDICINE - WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER** UW Medicine is Washington's only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine's mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow's physicians, scientists and other health professionals. All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. **Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities)** Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.