Building Technician - West Coast University

Imagine doing the best work of your career in a place where your efforts provide building repair and maintenance for the daily operation of assigned buildings including inspection, minor repairs, and preventive maintenance of building systems, furniture, fixtures, and equipment for our institution. We are proud that West Coast University has been certified as a Great Place to Work for the fourth year in a row! We are over 110 years in education and still growing. Come work and grow with us!

You will make an impact by: 

Performing, supporting, and coordinating general operational services for common area maintenance and responding to requests for movement of materials, shipping and receiving, room setup and breakdown of classrooms and conference rooms, cleaning, spills, glass doors, etc.

• Manages communications with leadership and serves as a trusted resource between finance and capital spend departments.
• Receives packages and deliveries, provides assistance with the shipping and handling of large items and boxes.
• Replenishes lounge/breakroom supplies and maintains area cleanliness.
• Performs daily/weekly/monthly building audits and makes relevant corrections.
• Performs and/or coordinates preventative maintenance; cleans, adjusts, and repairs equipment and systems.
• Participates in the coordination, monitoring, scheduling, and execution of facility-related activities, service/requests with contractors and special events.
• Troubleshoots problems, repairs, tests, and makes adjustments, as necessary.
• Maintains tools and equipment required for maintenance/repair tasks and inventory of related materials.

Your experience includes:

• 2+ years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Working knowledge of electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning repairs and maintenance.
• Clean and valid driver’s license required.
• Ability to type routine reports, correspondence, and emails.
• Strong customer service orientation and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Excellent time management skills and functions well under pressure of deadlines and conflicting priorities.
• Self-starter capable of operating with little daily supervision and the ability to escalate issues when and where appropriate.
• Flexible to meet the demands of the department including travel and after-hours work with the ability to drive/travel locally to respond to afterhours/weekend emergencies as requested.
• Must be able to work onsite Monday-Friday 10am-6pm.

Education/Certifications:

• Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school preferred.
• Facilities related certifications preferred.

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