The Facilities Technician performs skilled and semi-skilled maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance throughout the Touro University Nevada campus. The position serves as a hands-on general maintenance technician with an emphasis on plumbing, building repairs, carpentry, minor electrical work, equipment maintenance, and general facility upkeep. The Facilities Technician responds to work orders, identifies and corrects facility deficiencies, supports preventive maintenance activities, and coordinates with specialized vendors when repairs exceed the position's authorized scope or technical capabilities. The position also supports the safety, functionality, appearance, and overall operational readiness of campus facilities.
Located in Henderson, Nevada, approximately twenty-five minutes from the iconic Las Vegas strip, Touro University Nevada is a non-profit medical, health sciences, and education graduate university focused on positively impacting our community in healthcare and education. Our values surrounding intellectual pursuit and service to humanity are steadfast and are clearly visible in the actions of our students, faculty, staff, and graduates.
We invite you to apply to our position for consideration to join the ranks of our talented and professional staff and faculty. Please visit the tun.touro.edu/administration/human-resources website where you can see a comprehensive listing of optional benefits and Human Resources contact information.
Review work orders as assigned and perform related repairs and maintenance.
Maintains and repairs buildings and assets.
Perform general maintenance throughout the university to include general building maintenance, equipment preventative maintenance, minor repairs and clean-up.
Perform a broad range of skilled and semi-skilled building maintenance and handyman repairs, including plumbing, minor electrical, carpentry, drywall repair, painting, patching, caulking, door and hardware repair, ceiling tile replacement, flooring repairs, fixture installation, and general building finishes. Identify work requiring licensed or specialized contractors and coordinate as appropriate. Performs preventative maintenance on specialty equipment, pumps and campus facilities systems. Ensures periodic confidence testing is performed and units are fully functional. Ensures detailed logs are maintained for work performed.
Schedules, oversees, and inspects work performed by vendors and contractors.
Operates a variety of hand, power tools, and test equipment.
Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of tools, equipment and
Operate pallet jacks, forklifts and scissor lifts.
Perform daily building inspections.
Ensure building is safe, fully operational, clean, and meets exceptional appearance standards.
Remedy any discrepancies through a work order and/or vendor.
Ensure all safety equipment is present and functional.
Performs furniture moves and set-ups for offices and classrooms.
Assembles furniture and other office equipment.
Complete all assigned work orders within the specified time as assigned by the Facilities Manager.
Monitor and promote workplace safety and receive OSHA-sponsored training. Assures adherence to safety rules, regulations, procedures, and precautions while involved in work tasks.
Prepare purchase requests for supplies and equipment.
Performs monthly facilities condition assessments.
Perform routine plumbing maintenance and repairs, including troubleshooting and repairing faucets, flush valves, toilets, urinals, sinks, drains, traps, supply lines, valves, fixtures, and minor leaks; clear minor drain obstructions and identify conditions requiring licensed or specialized contractors.
Troubleshoot building, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical issues to identify probable causes, determine appropriate corrective actions, and complete repairs within the employee's qualifications and authorization.
Performs other duties as assigned.
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