General Maintenance Worker

Overview

Gordon-Conwell is a multidenominational, protestant graduate school, unique with its broad array of over 2100 students and 200 faculty and staff from 98 denominations and over 64 countries. We offer a residential model of education at South Hamilton, MA (our main campus); an urban context in Boston, MA; adult educational models in both our Charlotte, NC campus and our offerings in Jacksonville, FL; in addition to online and cohort models involving students from around the world.

Our mission is to prepare men and women for ministry at home and abroad. Rooted in the gospel and God’s Word, the seminary seeks to develop Christian leaders who are thoughtful, globally aware, spiritually mature, and ready for a broad array of ministries. While being historically orthodox and evangelical, we seek to address the issues of our times with both relevance to the culture and faithfulness to Christ and God’s truthful Word.

Position Summary:

Under the broad supervision of Superintendent of Plant Operations, performs a wide

variety of routine maintenance and preventive maintenance tasks independently and

assists in the accomplishment of more complex maintenance, repair, custodial duties

as assigned, moving or other jobs.

Key Responsibilities: (Illustrated by typical activities)

• Performs routine and requested inspections of plumbing fixtures and components, identifies problems, performs minor repairs, reports problems not able to correct which require planning, scheduling, or parts procurement. Assists in plumbing repairs.
  

• Performs inspections and other preventive maintenance tasks on boilers, pumps, water circulators, valves, fan controls and other system components. Performs minor repairs, reports major problems and/or potential problems and assists in the correction of it.
  

• Performs specified routine checks and inspections of air conditioning and air handling systems and related components; changes filters and belts; reports other problems, or incipient problems and assists in the correction of it.
  

• Collects and disposes of rubbish and materials set aside for disposal.
  

• Makes minor carpentry repairs. Also assists with major cleaning projects and floor refinishing as assigned.
  

• Assists in snow removal and in periodic major cleaning projects and floor refinishing as assigned.
  

• Keeps all assigned equipment clean and in proper repair.
  

• Clears routine clogs or jams in toilets, sinks, urinals, disposals and floor drains as needed. Assists in the clearing of major sewer line blockages and repairs.
  

• Makes routine inspections and tests of electrical systems and components; routinely replaces light bulbs, fuses, light covers and other minor system elements; reports major recurring problems and assists electrician in the repair or replacement of system components and in the installation of new systems or equipment as required.
  

• Monitors environmental conditions and equipment used to control the environment in buildings and makes appropriate adjustment in thermostat or control valve setting and instructs occupants in maintaining desired comfort levels where appropriate.
  

• Accomplishes routine maintenance or other requests of all types as requested and approved; refers other verbal request to Physical Plant Office for appropriate action.
  

• Cleans, removes excess grease, rust or corrosion and when appropriate, paints or refinishes utility system components, building elements, vehicle components, tools or other items as needed and requested.
  

• Provides general assistance in maintenance, renovations and relocation of projects as desired.
  

• Receives, procures and/or moves supplies, furniture and equipment and performs other tasks as directed and required.
  

• Responds to emergency calls outside of normal working hours and participates in the rotating on-call schedule.
  

• Performs all work in a safe manner; cleans up debris when job is completed or at the end of the day; follows accepted safety practices and precautions; corrects or recommends corrective action for any unsafe conditions encountered or observed in a timely manner; safeguards GCTS tools from loss, unauthorized use and other degrading factors.
  

• Performs routine checks of doors to be locked/unlocked throughout the shift.
  

Key Competencies:

The incumbent must have an aptitude and three to five or more years experience in the

maintenance and/or installation of utility systems including experience in several of the

following trades: plumbing, electrical, HVAC (air conditioning and heating), carpentry

and the interest and ability to learn and become proficient in additional maintenance

procedures.

Application Process

Please apply through Gordon-Conwell’s Career Center available here: https://www.gordonconwell.edu/employment/

Please include these documents in either Microsoft Word or PDF formats:

• A formal resume that includes the names of at least three references required.
  

No hard copy materials, please. Opportunities to interview will be made available at the search committee’s initiative. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.