General Maintenance

Department:

Operations and Maintenance

Work Hours:

7:30am-4:30 Monday-Friday Call maybe required

Anticipated Start Date:

January 5 2026

Salary:

$35000.00 - $40000.00

Job Summary:

The General Maintenance employee performs skilled work in repairing renovating and maintaining University buildings primarily residence halls and University-owned apartments. General Maintenance duties include electrical plumbing and carpentry work. This could be a supervisory position with one or more student workers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lifts and carries desks chairs tables beds wardrobes and other furniture from residences or apartments.
• Operates pesticide sprayers to spray residence halls and apartments.
• Drives University vans and small trucks to transport furniture cleaning supplies tools fixtures or parts required for projects.
• Instructs maintenance subordinates in appropriate maintenance or repair tasks.
• Installs maintains and repairs water lines sewers lavatories commodes gas lines and gas heaters in apartments or residence halls.
• Installs maintains alters and/or repairs wiring lighting power appliances light machinery ovens ranges fans water heaters and overhead circuits.
• Installs maintains and repairs smaller electric motors and related electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Performs a variety of general carpentry including repair and/or construction of tables chairs cupboards book shelves computer tables benches and cabinets; performs skilled bench work; repairs doors and locks and replaces broken glass.
• Reads relevant work orders instructions equipment manuals labels and other materials that are written in English.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Any combination of training and experience equivalent to: High school graduation and three years experience in routine and general maintenance which includes carpentry plumbing and electrical work.
• Valid Alabama state drivers license.

Employee Benefits:

JSU strives to provide great quality of life to our employees through an attractive competitive benefits package for our full-time faculty and staff. These benefits enhance your salary as a JSU employee and are part of your total compensation package. Benefits include:

• Retirement Plans
  • Alabama Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
  • RSA-1 Deferred Compensation
  • 403-B Retirement Annuity (TIAA)
• Health Insurance
  • Medical (PEEHIP)
  • Optional plans: vision dental flexible spending plan dependent care cancer and hospital indemnity
• Long-term disability and life insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Paid and unpaid leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Prescription assistance

For additional information regarding benefits please visit our website.

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