Mechanical Maintenance Lead

The Mechanical Maintenance Lead will act as a team leader for HVAC, Mechanical, Electrical, and Automotive staff.

Pay: $32.00 per hour (annualized to $66,560).
Total Compensation: Ranges between $85,900 and $98,819, depending on which medical and dental plans are selected.

About The University of New England
UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

Benefits Overview

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.
• Educational benefits:
  • UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners
  • UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service
    • 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service

For more information about our outstanding benefits, please visit: UNE Benefits Overview

Responsibilities

• ·Performs a variety of HVAC and Building Automation System (BAS) maintenance, operation, installation, and repair tasks, including complex installation and repair projects.
• Performs variety of planning, scheduling and estimating tasks associated with preventive maintenance operations, capital project and planned deferred maintenance projects.
• Maintains an appropriate inventory of supplies and materials.
• Leads and directs the activities of mechanical technicians and other staff as assigned.
• Plan, supervise and assist with daily maintenance operations related to the mechanical and electrical systems.
• Coordinate project work with outside contractors and vendors and special projects.
• Assist Mechanical Services Supervisor with coordinating daily work assignments.
• Complete, understand and comply with initial and annual employee regulatory compliance and safety training as assigned. Complies with all occupational safety and health standards, rules and regulations. Reports all hazards, unsafe work practices and accidents immediately to supervisor.
• Primarily a Monday through Friday 1st shift job, but the ability to work evenings, weekends for winter storms, and an on-call rotation
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• High school education, plus 5 years of relevant technical training and field experience.
• State of Maine Boiler Operator’s license, plumbing license, and/or fuel oil and gas technician licenses desirable.
• Broad base of technical knowledge and skills related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system installation, BAS maintenance, and repair, as well as general plumbing and electrical systems.
• Physical ability to perform all primary job duties.