Performs activities related to maintaining University buildings and grounds overall appearance. May include providing basic maintenance/repair services. Specific positions may require certain skill sets.
- Perform minor electrical repairs such as restoring power, resetting breakers, replacing switches and receptacles, re-lamping and replacing fluorescent lamps and ballasts.
- Perform installation, repair or replacement of ceiling tiles and ceiling grids. Maintains and cleans tools and equipment.
- May be responsible for set-up and break-down of equipment, furniture, etc. in classrooms, event venues, etc.
- Orders supplies and maintains inventory. Write/complete work orders. Write RFPs and requisitions for tools, parts, and materials. Write reports, maintain daily time cards
- Attend various briefings, meetings, safety and departmental meeting, training classes, quality and focus group meetings.
- Install, maintain & repair tile floors, VCT, LVT and cove base. Coordinates routine maintenance and simple repair on a fleet of tractors and lawn mowers.
- Conducts routine inspections of University buildings; determines if any preventative maintenance is needed.
- Performs various building maintenance tasks including repairing, fixing broken windows and doors, spot painting, replace broken window/door glass; repair/replace bathroom stall walls and doors, soap, paper towel and sanitizer dispensers, whiteboards, sheetrock repairs and finishing.
- Perform minor plumbing repairs such as repair/replace flush valves, spuds, stops, faucets, clear stopped up drains in toilets, urinals, and sinks
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum of one (1) year of appropriate experience.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
The University of Memphis is a leading, student-centered, urban public R1 research institution. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, on 1,160 acres. The University serves a population of nearly 20,000 students and 2,500 employees, including more than 1,000 full-time faculty members. The University offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 230 areas of study, master’s degrees in more than 50 subjects and doctoral degrees in 26 disciplines; supported an institutional record of more than $100 million in research awards for FY24; and has an operating budget of close to $500 million.