Maintenance Mechanic - Utilities Electrical

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State's Office of Physical Plant is searching for a full time Maintenance Mechanic, Utilities (Electrical) to join their team. Duties include:

Perform preventive maintenance and routine repairs in electrical vaults, manholes, and assigned areas on transformers, motors, special automatic controls, switchgear, emergency lighting, motor generators, motor starters, breakers, etc.

Inspect, clean, lubricate, and perform preventive maintenance on pumps, fans, valves, motors, dampers, actuators, air compressors, air stations, diesel engines, louvers, various pneumatic and electrical controls, filters, relief valves, tanks, etc.

Observe equipment under operating conditions and make necessary adjustments

Perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting on a wide variety of powerhouse equipment such as switchboards, transformers, generators, and pumps; perform periodic inspection on various components of electrical equipment

Assist with electrical installation, maintenance, and repairs to various types of equipment, machinery, power generation devices, and Utility Services lines

Test and maintain emergency lighting systems on an assigned schedule; lubricate and adjust emergency motor generators and portable units

Operate generators to conduct testing and reduce energy consumption during peak usage times

Maintain logs and records as required

Operate mobile work tower to maintain street and flood lighting systems; relamp on schedule, or as necessary

Plan and layout work using schematics and other drawings; accomplish tasks with minimal delay to operations

Safeguard utility services and facilities; detect unusual conditions or defective materials and report to supervisor

Maintain the cleanliness and integrity of all electrical locations; ensure covers are in place and secure

Operate University vehicles as required

Job Requirements: Requires the use of shop mathematics together with the use of complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables, various types of adjustable measuring instruments and the training generally applicable in a particular or specialized occupation. Equivalent to 1 to 3 years applied trades training. Class A Pennsylvania Commercial Driver`s License (CDL) required. Over 1 year up to and including 3 years of effective experience.

Work Schedule: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Days Off: Saturday, Sunday

NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES THAT YOU OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AS A PART OF YOUR JOB DUTIES. A VALID DRIVER`S LICENSE AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS CHECK WILL BE REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO STANDARD BACKGROUND CHECKS. NOTE: THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TESTING FOR ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (49 CFR PART 40), AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS AS PER PA CODE 231.85.

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