Trades Generalist, Residential Maintenance Services

Posting Details

Position Information

Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Position Title Trades Generalist, Residential Maintenance Services
Classification Title Trades Generalist
Department VPSL Campus Living
Posting Number C240103
Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/52314
Employer State
Appointment Type
Classified Appointment Term Contingent Permanent
Classified Position Type Non-Competitive Classified
Temporary Until
Salary Grade SG12

Posting Detail Information

Position Summary
The University at Buffalo's department of Residential Maintenance Services is seeking a candidate to fill a Trades Generalist position. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the proper functionality and maintenance of the department's equipment, facilities, and machinery.

As Trades Generalist, your responsibilities include:

• Install, repair, and replace window, door, and flooring systems
• Troubleshoot, repair, install and maintain residential appliances
• Perform tasks associated with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in commercial buildings and residential living spaces
• Plan and layout construction, repair, and maintenance projects as needed
• Lead and supervise designated staff members

Our team recognizes the advantages diverse perspectives and backgrounds bring to the workplace. We are particularly interested in candidates who share this value and will work to achieve the university's goals of inclusive excellence.

Outstanding Benefits Package

Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit - all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. Visit our benefits website to learn about our benefit packages.

About the Office of Residential Facilities

The UB Office of Residential Facilities ( UBRF ) reports to the Department of Housing Operations and is a dynamic unit within UB dedicated to delivering the best living and learning environments by designing, building, and operating safe, clean, functional, and sustainable facilities that serve as the bedrock of academic success at UB. Responsible for managing 117 buildings totaling 2.5 million square feet, UBRF serves as the backbone of campus housing, accommodating approximately 8,000 UB students annually.

About Student Life

The Department of Housing Operations falls under the UB Division of Student Life. As an employee of Student Life, you will join service professionals, all driven by one shared set of values designed to help ensure students' well-being, create a safe and supportive environment, and promote student success. In Student Life, growth is a shared passion. We aim for excellence, thinking big and going bold. We pursue our goals tenaciously while stewarding the student experience. We build communities and advance diversity in all forms. We encourage discovery and celebrate success.

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Departmental Operating Needs

• Working knowledge of safety standards and procedures as well a knowledge of applicable codes and regulation is important
• The ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• This position requires traveling within the campus, between the campuses, and off campus, therefore, the candidate must be able to demonstrate their ability to meet this requirement.
• The incumbent must be able to communicate well with others and possess and demonstrate positive customer service skills.
• Since the activities of other employees depend on the availability of the employee in this position, reliable attendance is a factor that will be considered when filling this vacancy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Non-competitive: four years of full-time experience in a trade under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program; or an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in skilled trades at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services.
• Candidates must possess a valid, Class D New York State driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications
Physical Demands

• Routine tasks require light, moderate and/or heavy physical effort.
• The ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, twist, and work at elevated heights using ladders and scaffolds for extended periods of time

Salary Range $48,956
Additional Salary Information
Work Days Weekdays - Monday - Friday
Work Hours
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Type Full-Time
Campus North Campus
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Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
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 at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Is a background check required for this posting? No
Background Check Notification

Contact Information

Contact's Name Melissa Boes Kirk
Contact's Pronouns she/her/hers
Contact's Title HR Assistant
Contact's Email mboes@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone 716-645-5389

Posting Dates

Posted 08/22/2024
Deadline for Applicants Internal Only
Date to be Filled 09/26/2024

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Documents Needed To Apply
Required Documents

Optional Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Resume