General Maintenace Crew Member

Grand Canyon University!  One of Arizona’s leading institutions of higher learning. Located in the Valley of Sun in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, GCU is a regionally accredited, private, nondenominational Christian University. 

GCU Facilities manages and services all university-owned property. By the development and maintenance of the GCU campus and surrounding areas, the GCU Facilities team aims to support and ensure the accomplishment of the university’s mission. By working creatively and collaboratively, the Facilities team fulfills the needs of the university by successfully managing resources while delivering excellent customer service.

Grand Canyon University is currently seeking 2 General Maintenance Crew Members. This role would be responsible for performing a wide variety of maintenance repair, installation, alteration, and construction activities involving carpentry, flooring, roofing, drywall, painting, door hardware and minor concrete and asphalt repair work to improve, maintain, remodel, and renovate campus or partner facilities, buildings, and fixtures.

Schedules: Mon-Fri 7am-4pm or Tues-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat 7a-4pm

What you will do:

• Monitors, maintains, and performs repair to building electrical systems, such as lighting tubes replacement, fixtures lenses; assists licensed electricians with non-technical repairs as appropriate.

• Monitors performance of heating, ventilation, and cooling systems; performs non-technical maintenance tasks such as cleaning of heating and cooling fan coil units and filter replacement.

• Monitors and performs maintenance of plumbing systems, to include standard repair of leaking fixtures, cleaning obstructed waste lines, and/or performing non-technical modifications to plumbing and water supply systems; assists licensed plumbers, as appropriate.

• Performs carpentry maintenance tasks including routine sheetrock/drywall installation and/or repair, window replacement, cabinet and countertop replacement, painting and texturing, and door and hardware installation, paints interior and exterior finishes, as appropriate.

• Repairs and installs various flooring such as carpet, tiles, wood, and vinyl.

• Makes minor repairs to horizontal surfaces such as streets and sidewalks using asphalt, concrete and/or brick pavers.

• May perform general maintenance, custodial and trash removal tasks.

• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.

• Maintains appropriate records of work performed within computerized work management system.

• Repairs and maintains physical structures of all campus and partner buildings and housing facilities using hand tools and power tools.

• Performs preventive building maintenance duties, caulk windows and doors, repair and replace broken windows and hang items on walls.

• Work requires ability to climb extended ladders to reach high places.

• Performs the following from work orders: assess situation; assemble necessary tools and materials, completes work and records completion time in work order system.

• Preserves physical appearance of all buildings/facilities.

• Cleans all floors, floor coverings, walls, windows, window coverings, kitchens, restrooms as needed during inspection.

• Other duties as assigned.

What you need:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in general maintenance role which involved essential job functions as outlined above preferred.

• Industrial or trade school graduate or certificates.

• Knowledge of one or more building trades

• Skilled in use of welding tools

• Related work experience to demonstrate skill in essential functions.

• Must be able to pass pre-employment background check.

• Must have valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

• Must have work authorization for the U.S.

• Physical ability to perform moderately heavy physical work which includes lifting and crawling, and to remain outdoors in all climatic conditions.

Why work at GCU?

• Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan.

• Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays

• Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events.

• Free covered parking

• We also offer full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program

• Free on-site gyms at all our office locations