26997BR
FS Maintenance Services
Position Overview
Facilities Services supports KU's mission of learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor by operating and maintaining the University's physical plant and grounds. Job duties for this position include moving, delivery, and set-up of a variety of items throughout the campus, changing light bulbs and ballasts and performing other various services as needed. Work requires working independently and/or as a lead worker as well as operating work issued vehicles, forklifts, pallet jacks and other mechanized equipment.
If you are looking for a rewarding and dynamic career, look no farther than the University of Kansas. In addition to a competitive salary, KU offers great benefits to employees with up to 176 hours of paid vacation per year, 96 hours of sick leave earned per year, 9 paid holidays plus one discretionary day, a great retirement program, medical and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, other benefit plan options and state of Kansas discounts offered by various vendors. KU also offers employees educational opportunities for employees. KU is a great place to work!
Work Schedule is 7:30am-4pm Monday to Friday
Job Description
60% - Moving/Set-Up:
- Loads and unloads trucks, drives trucks and vans. Picks up and delivers office furniture within and between buildings; percussion equipment and other band instruments for University Band Department; mattresses, dressers, and other residential room furniture; janitorial supplies to residence halls and scholarship halls; and undergraduate catalogs and time tables. May load pianos and lab equipment. Loads, transports, sets up and tears down chairs, tables, staging and other equipment for special events.
- Removes broken or obsolete furniture or equipment, such as typewriters, computers, desks, chairs, etc.
- Uses Geni lift and scaffolding.
- Assembles furniture, Herman Miller office systems, bunk beds for residential rooms, and special orders, following the specifications of the manufacturer and shop supervisor.
- Disposes of broken or obsolete furniture. Installs and removes bulletin boards, chalkboards, and whiteboards.
- Installs, repairs, and maintains large tables, tablet arm chairs, table tops, and desks. Repairs office equipment and furniture such as file cabinets, desks, Herman Miller and other wall partitions, chairs and computer work stations.
- Operates hand and power tools and equipment as necessary on work sites.
- Repairs shop equipment such as two and four wheel moving dollies, pallet jacks and lifts on the moving truck.
- Assists electric shop with light bulb and ballast wiring changes (with required training and tools).
- Assists HVAC technicians in performing seasonal maintenance on large chillers, cooling towers, window a/c units and other related equipment.
- Acts as lead worker in the absence of supervisor.
- Demonstrates safe lifting methods and other procedures to others.
- Reports materials usages and anticipated early or late completions of work in progress.
- Cleans work sites and tools.
- Completes necessary paperwork associated with assigned projects.
- Assists with snow/ice removal and surface treatment as needed.
Position Requirements
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Additional Candidate Instruction
A complete application will include your current contact information including email, phone number and your previous work experience including dates of employment.
Review of applications will begin Friday, February 2nd and continues until a qualified pool of applicants is identified.
Advertised Salary Range
No less than $34,840 annually ($16.75 hourly). Salary offers increase with relevant experience.
Application Review Begins
02-Feb-2024
Anticipated Start Date
04-Mar-2024
Primary Campus
University of Kansas Lawrence Campus
Employee Class
B-University Support Staff
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday 7:30a-4p
Job Family
Facilit Plan Design&Operat-KUL
Work Location Assignment
On-Site
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, [email protected], Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY (for the Lawrence, Edwards, Parsons, Yoder, and Topeka campuses); Director, Equal Opportunity Office, Mail Stop 7004, 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, KS 66205, 913-588-8011, 711 TTY (for the Wichita, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas medical center campuses).
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