Job Description

Facilities Maintenance Position

The purpose of this position is to help maintain facilities, grounds, and properties in a condition of optimal operating excellence, by performing a variety of maintenance including grounds maintenance, snow removal, landscaping, and lot cleanups. Other duties may include varied mechanical, electrical, and plumbing repairs inside the building and/or on Ivy Tech vehicles and mowers.

This position will report to the Maintenance Manager. The major responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain facilities, grounds, and properties in a condition of optimal operating excellence, by performing a variety of maintenance including grounds maintenance, snow removal, landscaping, and lot cleanups.
• Other duties may include varied mechanic, electrical, and plumbing repairs inside the building and/or on Ivy Tech vehicles/mowers.
• Other duties logically associated with this position of a Maintenance employee
• Working hours may vary including afternoons, evenings, and possibly weekends

Position requires sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of the College students and employees.

Selected candidate for employment will be subject to pre-employment background checks, including criminal history check, and any offer of employment will be contingent upon that outcome.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk; use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms such as to operate machinery. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and reach forward. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools and climb ladders. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Occasionally the employee will lift and/or move up to 100lbs. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables, scaffolds, and cabinets. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Candidate must be able to work from ladders and at heights from up to 100 feet.

ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors and outdoors. The employee will work near or with moving mechanical equipment. The employee may occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, sprays, and non-household dust. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints. The employee will occasionally work irregular or extended hours and will frequently work alone. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but occasionally very loud.

Selected candidate for employment will be subject to pre-employment background checks, including criminal history check, and any offer of employment will be contingent upon that outcome.

Pay - $15/hour - may be scheduled up to 28 hours a week

Tuition Fee Remission after one year of employment

- Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, and be insurable under the college authorized driver criteria;

- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to speak and communicate effectively.

- Ability to use a computer for reporting obligations.

Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College's Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.

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