Position Information
Position Number 79140Type of Recruitment External Position Title PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Position Summary
Assist Journey-level trades employees with skilled tasks and performs unskilled and semi-skilled work predominately in the mechanical maintenance area.
Required Qualifications
Education equivalent to the completion of twelfth grade. One year mechanical trades experience or other equivalent combination of training, experience and/or education. Possession of a valid Michigan Operator's license. Ability to work from ladders and scaffolding. Demonstrated ability to follow and/or interpret oral or written directions. Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and project a positive image.
Preferred Qualifications
Some knowledge of trades in assigned areas. Some skill in use of materials and equipment in assigned areas. Ability to work from blueprints, drawings, or sketches.
Duties & Responsibilities
Change filters on mechanical systems; unit ventilators, air handlers, etc. Lubricate bearings on motors and fans. Perform clean-up activities in mechanical rooms and tunnels. Assists in journey level trades employees in daily skilled mainteance and repair. Collection and delivery of materials and/or equipment as requested. Unclogging drains, limited to hand tools, throughout campus. Coordinate student employees in the implementation of preventative maintenance.
Supervision Exercised
None.
Message to Applicants
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an online application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
Employee Group Service Maintenance Staff Pay Level 4 Pay Range $17.52 Division Finance and Administrative Services Department Refrigeration & Control - CEF Position Status Regular Position End Date Employment Status Full-Time FTE 1.0 Position Type 12 month Weekly Work Schedule Monday - Friday; 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Some nights and weekends as required Location Mount Pleasant, MI About the Department About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men's and women's Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid- American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small- town living with big-city amenities. It's part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state's largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city's central location in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
EEO Statement
CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https: // www. cmich.edu/offices-departments/ OCRIE).
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Phone: 989-774-3253 Office: 103 E. Preston St. Bovee University Center, suite 306 Mount Pleasant, MI 48858 Email: [email protected]
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