General Maintenance Mechanic
General Maintenance Mechanic
Oregon State University
Department: Hatfield Marine Sci Ctr (RMS)
Appointment Type: Classified Staff
Job Location: Newport
Recommended Full-Time Salary Range:
Job Summary:
This recruitment will be used to fill one full-time General Maintenance Mechanic position for the Hatfield Marine Science Center at Oregon State University (OSU ). This position will be located in Newport, Oregon.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC ) is Oregon State University’s campus for research, education, and outreach in marine and coastal sciences. HMSC is located fifty-five miles west of the OSU main campus in Newport, OR. Through its partnerships, HMSC improves scientific understanding of marine systems, coastal processes, and resources, and applies this knowledge to social, economic, and environmental issues. The HMSC Facilities team supports the expanding campus endeavors and strives to maintain the highest service standards with a focus on quality, efficiency, safety, and customer service.
The General Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for performing skilled, journey-level work in the fabrication, maintenance, and repair of machinery, equipment, and physical plant operating systems. This position provides maintenance support services to over twenty-five facilities located on over fifty acres of the expanding HMSC campus footprint. Key duties include operation and maintenance of the seawater system and associated equipment, along with general maintenance tasks under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor and Trades Maintenance Coordinator. This role delivers consistent, courteous, and reliable facilities maintenance services to all stakeholders and proactively assesses needs for equipment renewal, repairs, and preventative or scheduled maintenance. These efforts help ensure safe, secure, and hygienic facilities for students, staff, and faculty across OSU and associated state and federal facilities.
This is an on-call position and considered essential personnel, which may require attendance during emergency university closures.
Why OSU?
Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job!
Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.
FACTS :
• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 https://hr.oregonstate.edu/work-life/diversity-and-cultural-resources that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide
• For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about
Locations:
Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.
Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.
Total Rewards Package:
Oregon State University offers a https://hr.oregonstate.edu/benefits/prospective-employee with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical illness insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
Future and current OSU employees can use the https://hr.oregonstate.edu/benefits/new-employees/benefits-calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU .
Key Responsibilities
The General Maintenance Mechanic is a valued member of the HMSC Facilities team, skilled in fabricating, maintaining, and repairing machinery, equipment, and facility systems using technology and technical drawings
40%-Mechanical Maintenance and Repair:
• Inspect, adjust, maintain and repair seawater related equipment such as pumps, pump motors, filters, air compressors, piping, chemical feed systems and seawater disinfection equipment. This equipment repair and maintenance ensure compliance with federal standards and HMSC mission.
• Service generators and vehicles by checking and changing oil, grease, and coolants, replacing minor components such as batteries, headlights and mufflers. May perform minor tune-ups.
• May perform maintenance and repair of larger equipment such as refrigeration and HVAC systems.
• Fabricate tools, machinery and parts or utilize discarded parts in repairs.
• Use of tools and equipment of various trades such as pipe cutters, saws, drills, planes, sanders, shears, and oxygen/acetylene welding tools, arc welding, and wire welding equipment.
• Supports the preventative maintenance program through scheduled inspection and servicing of equipment and facilities, while maintaining records of repairs and maintenance performed
30% – General Maintenance:
• General maintenance and construction work such as building fences, repairing buildings and similar structures, installing shelves, roof and gutter maintenance,
• Use of power tools, such as drill presses and various saws.
• Painting activities include cleaning surfaces to be painted by use of scrapers and dusters, mixing and applying paint to surfaces such as walls, beams, and girders.
• Performs various other skilled trades-work such as installing signage, installing and repairing seawater pipes, valves, fittings, stovepipes, grates, chimney caps, animal care equipment and other sheet metal articles.
10% – Conducts daily rounds to ensure that all vital HMSC facility functions remain operational.
10% – This position will perform other duties such as room set-ups, cleaning, organizing the shop and all other duties as assigned.
5% – Performs work in, and enters permit-required confined and non-permit required confined spaces for cleaning, servicing, repair and construction purposes. These spaces include, but are not limited, to seawater storage facility tanks.
5%- Other duties as assigned.
What You Will Need
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.
• Must obtain Confined Space Supervisor certification within 6 months of date of hire.
• Must obtain Forklift certification within 6 months of date of hire.
• In accordance with the Department of Commerce Background Investigation policy, the incumbent must successfully obtain the appropriate security clearance within 90 days of the employment start date.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess, and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.
What We Would Like You to Have
• Experience with the installation and alignment of pumps and motors up to 50HP.
• Knowledge of and experience with seawater treatment systems.
• Knowledge of and experience with low voltage wiring controls.
• Experience with oxygen/acetylene welding tools, arc welding, and wire welding equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate in a manner that shows respect and inclusivity for all co-workers.
Working Conditions / Work Schedule
This position will often be required to lift or carry objects weighing up to 75 pounds and pushing or pulling carts weighing up to 50 pounds. This position may work in confined spaces. This position is required to work in and have access to student rooms and community areas of student residences while occupied by students. This position may work scheduled weekends and holidays. This is an on-call position and considered essential personnel, which may require attendance during emergency university closures and inclement weather.
The position is based at the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon, which is in a tsunami hazard zone. HMSC’s evacuation plan and other tsunami safety-related information may be reviewed at https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/staff/employee-resources/tsunami-preparedness and oregontsunami.org.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applications will be reviewed based on the information submitted on the employment profile with education and work history along with any other requested documentation i.e. posting specific question responses, transcripts, etc. Your profile MUST clearly show how you meet the minimum/required qualifications for the position. Resumes are NOT accepted at the application stage for this position.
Equivalent required experience is based on full-time equivalent (40 hours per week).
PLEASE NOTE : If you have volunteer experience relevant to this position, please include in the Employment History section and note length of time, average number of hours per week and major duties.
Typically, the starting salary is at the lower end of the salary range.
For additional information please contact: Sheena Scarberry at Sheena.Scarberry@oregonstate.edu
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. This job has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities. If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our https://hr.oregonstate.edu/careers/background-checks website including the https://hr.oregonstate.edu/careers/candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.
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