Maintenance Technician

At Wheeling University, you’ll find more than just a workplace — you’ll join a mission-driven community that lives by values of leadership, service, faith, integrity, and excellence. As an employee, you’ll be part of a university that is committed to integrating learning, research, and outreach within its Catholic tradition, seeking to develop not only competent professionals, and socially responsible citizens. Wheeling promotes close student-faculty connections and encourages all members to grow both intellectually and ethically, to serve with compassion among diverse communities, and to lead by example. In such an environment, your work will matter — your contributions help sustain a culture where academic rigor, moral purpose, and service to others are more deals --they are daily actions and practices.

Wheeling University seeks qualified applicants for a Maintenance Technician that is available immediately. Successful candidates must be committed to the academic success of the students and be able to support and promote the University's Mission.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, inspect, repair, and ensure proper operation of campus buildings, infrastructure, and building systems.
• Utilize general working knowledge of HVAC systems; hot water boilers and heaters; refrigerant systems; plumbing and water lines (including building and city connections); electrical systems and utility lines; internal and external gas lines; fire notification and suppression systems; and outdoor lighting.
• Perform maintenance and repairs to interior and exterior building structures, including walls, floors, roofs, masonry, carpentry, painting, and concrete work.
• Complete preventative maintenance and respond to service requests in accordance with established procedures and safety standards.
• Prioritize and manage work orders independently while balancing routine maintenance with event-related and operational deadlines.
• Read and interpret technical manuals, blueprints, and work specifications to accurately diagnose and resolve maintenance issues.
• Apply basic mathematical concepts to perform measurements and maintenance-related calculations.
• Communicate and coordinate professionally with outsourced groundskeeping staff regarding campus grounds needs.
• Provide event support, including setup and teardown for athletic events, conferences, student orientation, and other campus activities.
• Required to have working knowledge of OSHA safety rules, hand tools, power tools and shop equipment.
• Work collaboratively and professionally with Physical Plant staff, contractors, campus departments, and students.
• Perform other related duties as assigned in support of campus operations.