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Maintenance Assistant - Rochester EOC
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Position Number: 5134450
Location: Brockport, NY
Position Type: Facilities Management

Maintenance Assistant - Rochester EOC

Job no: 496879

SUNY Budget Title: Maintenance Assistant
Work type: Full time
Location: Rochester, NY
Department: EOC Maintenance
Categories: Facilities Maintenance & Skilled Trade
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The SUNY Rochester EOC (REOC) has been an established adult educational facility in the city of Rochester NY for over 50 years. Conveniently located in Downtown Rochester, the REOC has earned the reputation as one of the outstanding Centers in the state. REOC employees collaboratively provide skill and academic training necessary for students to continue to college or obtain a career. REOC has a strong connection to both SUNY Brockport and the University Center for Academic and Workforce Development. REOC is one of ten Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) and two Career Counseling and Outreach Centers located throughout New York State, each with a commitment to supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce and student population. When you join the REOC, you are a part of a team with student success as the focus!

Job Summary:
Performs routine, repetitive maintenance, installation, and repair tasks in one or a combination of the mechanical, building construction, motor equipment, and electrical trades. Performs journey level activities, under supervision or after receiving detailed instructions, to learn and perfect their skills. Performs the activities of this class with considerable independence when supervision is not available and performs routine activities with considerable independence. Identifies, removes, packs, transports, or disposes of hazardous materials including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, and more. Assists in the process of asbestos removal projects to facilitate repairs. Handles various types of hazardous materials such as: asbestos, refrigerants, gas, fuel oil, solvents, and more. Works in confined space situations using personal protective equipment.

Essential Functions:

Perform daily inspections of facilities to identify a wide variety of building maintenance tasks or deficiencies needing attention in various zones.
Perform corrective actions to identified facilities deficiencies, and/or reports maintenance concerns requiring skilled trades to the appropriate supervisor. Corrective actions include but are not limited to semi-skilled tasks of the structural, locksmith, mechanical/plumbing, and HVAC/R trades as well as basic electrical work and architectural finishes.
Assist skilled trades' persons when needed.
Review work orders daily and provides appropriate feedback.
Perform snow removal tasks as assigned.
Perform routine and emergency tasks involving scheduled/unscheduled overtime.
Handle various types of hazardous materials such as: refrigerants, gas, fuel oil, solvents, and more.
Work in confined space situations using personal protective equipment.
Use personal protective equipment when necessary.

Job Requirements:

Knowledge of safety standards and procedures.
Knowledge of applicable codes and regulations for the trade or trades to which assigned.
Ability to read plans, specifications, manuals, and blueprints.
Perform moderate to heavy manual labor.
Understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
Climb ladders and work at heights on scaffolds and platforms.
May act as backup supervisor when Trades Generalist is out.
Use the tools, machines, equipment, and materials of the trade or trades to which assigned.

Operating Needs

Ability to work holidays, scheduled/unscheduled overtime, shift work and REOC special events.
Capacity to work both independently and in a team environment.
Ability to alternate in different areas as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:
Non-competitive: Two years of full-time experience in maintenance or mechanical work under the supervision of a skilled tradesperson; OR completion of an appropriate two-year technical school course at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services, such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association-Partnership (NYS CSEA-P) Applied Skilled Trades Certificate Program*.

If taking the NYS CSEA-P program:
*Successful completion of the NYS CSEA-P Applied Skilled Trades Certificate Program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific classroom instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work. It does not include 4,000 hours of on-the-job training, as required for the NYS CSEA-P Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship.

Preferred Qualifications:

Technical training/education in related skills.
Skilled in one or more trades.
Demonstrates computer literacy.
Willingness to learn new skills.

Work Schedule: 40 Hours/Week; Monday-Friday; 1:30pm - 10:00pm; Occasional Weekends
Salary and Benefits:
$40,193

May be benefits eligible; Find out more about benefits at Careers@Brockport! This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Application Instructions: Submit your application, cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references via our Employment Opportunities website at jobs.hr.brockport.edu by April 5, 2024.

Background Investigation Statement:
All applicants are subject to a pre-employment background check.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing:
Pre-employment drug test and DOT physical may be required for positions requiring a valid Class A or B CDL driver's license with passenger endorsement.

New York State Executive Order:
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Non-Discrimination Statement/Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer:
SUNY Brockport does not discriminate. SUNY Brockport is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the university community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law, or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

Diversity Statement:
SUNY Brockport is committed to creating and maintaining an equitable environment that welcomes, values, and supports individuals and communities who affirm human dignity. The University provides opportunities for engagement, learning, growth, and transformation to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive institution.

Reasonable Accommodations:
SUNY Brockport provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, veterans, or wounded warriors where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Office of Human Resources or email your request to Tamara Gouger, AVP for Human Resources and ADA Coordinator, at tgouger@brockport.edu. Determinations or requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

SUNY Brockport is an AA/EEO/ADA employer. The University actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the University.

To apply, visit https://jobs.hr.brockport.edu/cw/en-us/job/496879/maintenance-assistant-rochester-eoc