Job Details

Maintenance Repair Specialist

Position Number: 6081584
Location: Madison, WI
Position Type: Facilities Management

Maintenance Repair Specialist

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Job Posting Date:
March 14, 2025

Application Deadline:

Salary Information:
$20.26 - $24.82

Department:
Facilities Planning

Job Description:

Madison College is seeking a Maintenance Repair Specialist to join the Facilities Planning team. This position involves general, non-mechanical maintenance and repair work of a routine and relatively non-complex nature. Responsibilities include inspecting, maintaining, and repairing various surfaces such as floors, walls, ceilings, doors, brick, masonry, glass, tile, wood, and laminate fixtures. Additional duties involve moving, modifying, assembling, and setting up demountable wall systems, systems furniture, office furnishings, and suspended ceiling systems. The role also includes hanging pictures, bulletin boards, whiteboards, and other instructional training aids, as well as performing setups for special and scheduled events and picking up and delivering supplies between campus locations.

The Maintenance Repair Specialist typically performs work under the direction of the Director of Planning & Construction Management, with occasional collaboration and supervision of student help.

The is a full-time position with scheduled working hours of Monday through Friday, 6:00am - 2:00pm.

Madison College offers an excellent benefits package including vacation, holidays, health/vision/dental/life insurance options and participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS).

Madison College's dedication to promoting equity, inclusion, and diversity is reflected in our Mission, Vision, and Values. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we seek applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits of diversity in a higher education community. Hiring a diverse workforce that mirrors our student population is more than just a commitment at Madison College-it is the foundation of what we are striving to do. Come be part of our great team!

This position will be open until filled, with a first consideration date of March 30,2025, at 11:59 pm. After this date, the recruitment may close without further notice. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Required documents (1)

Resume

*Failure to include this document by the first consideration date will RESULT IN THE DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Essential Responsibilities:

Performs general preventive, corrective, parts replacement, and predictive maintenance tasks on building non-mechanical systems such as floor and wall coverings; ceiling tiles, doors, walls, walks and drives, masonry, glass, tile, and wood and laminate fixtures. Repairs or replaces damaged wall coverings, damaged doors, broken glass, damaged ceiling tiles and grid, caulk, tuck point joints, cove base and mop boards. Repairs/ replaces/ patches damaged or worn carpet, carpet tile and floor tile.
Plan with contractors to obtain quotes and schedule work.
Performs drywall and plaster repair including taping, mudding, touch-up and painting. Makes, moves, installs and repairs exterior and interior signage throughout the District's facilities.
Performs installation of floor and wall coverings to include wallpaper and vinyl coverings, demountable partitions, suspended ceiling systems, cove base, television mounts; hangs pictures, bulletin boards, chalk boards and other instructional training aides.
Installs, moves, assembles, and modifies demountable wall systems, systems (modular) furniture, and other office furnishings
Performs furniture set ups and take downs for special and scheduled events.
- Arranges furniture to accommodate special needs for events scheduled within District facilities.
- Picks up and delivers materials from vendors.
- Transfers materials and supplies between campuses.
- Relocates movable furnishings such as file cabinets, chairs, tables, desks, etc., from location to location.

Performs adjustments, repairs and replacements to doors and overhead doors including associated controls and hardware such as: closers, locks, hinges, panic bars and automatic controls.
Performs maintenance and repairs on all custodial equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Skill in communicating effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing.
Demonstrated skill in communications and human relations with populations of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds and persons with disabilities.
Knowledge of basic math and algebra.
Knowledge of basic wood working skills.
Knowledge of basic construction materials and processes. Knowledge of building codes.
Knowledge of proper use of hand and small power tools associated with maintenance tasks. Knowledge of basic safety procedures associated with maintenance tasks.
Knowledge of basic microcomputers.

Minimum Requirements:

One (1) year post-secondary. *Experience used as an equivalent of an educational requirement is in addition to any experience required by the position.
Two (2) years of directly related experience to the skills required for successfully performing the duties of this position.
Valid Driver's License

Madison College does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term.

If you are experiencing application issues, please contact us at the Talent Acquisition email Talent@madisoncollege.edu or HR hotline (608) 246-6900.

To ensure that emails from us regarding your application do not go to your spam folder, please add the @madisoncollege.edu domain as a safe sender in your email.

Madison Area Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in employment, admissions or its programs or activities. Madison College offers degrees, diplomas, apprenticeships and certificates in Architecture & Engineering; Arts, Design & Humanities; Business; Construction, Manufacturing & Maintenance; Culinary, Hospitality & Fitness; Education & Social Services; Health Sciences; Information Technology; Law, Protective & Human Services; Science, Math & Natural Resources; and Transportation. Admissions criteria vary by program and are available by calling our Enrollment Office at (608) 246-6210 or (800) 322-6282 Ext. 6210. The following person has been designated to coordinate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and to handle inquiries regarding the college's nondiscrimination policies: Lisa Muchka, Director, Civil Rights and Compliance, 1701 Wright Street, Madison, WI 53704 (608) 246.5221

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