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North Carolina State University UTS - Temporary Facilities Maintenance Technician at NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina
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Department: 480501 - HR University Temporary Services (UTS)
Location: Raleigh, NC
Essential Job Duties:
Assist with the installation, maintenance, and repair of a variety of complex machines in the Robertson Pulp and Paper Laboratory Complex and other Forest Biomaterials facilities. Duties of this position will include but are not limited to:
Perform installations of equipment including set up, mounting, and connections such as power,water, pneumatic, steam, and others.
Help start up and troubleshoot equipment in the pilot plant.
Perform and record preventative maintenance on equipment.
Receive, prioritize, and execute work orders from faculty, staff, and graduate students.
Work safely and assist with addressing safety concerns.
Maintain good housekeeping and organization in the pilot plant, workshop, and storage areas.
Other Work/Responsibilities:
Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
Understand and use safe working and operating practices in all areas of work.
Basic problem-solving skills necessary to repair, maintain, specify, operate, and troubleshoot teaching, research, and pilot plant equipment.
Be able to provide diagnostic, repair, periodic maintenance, and simple installation services for processing and testing equipment such as motors, drive trains, gears, pumps, piping, tubing, valves, steam services, heaters, mixers, refrigeration units, ovens, compressors, and vacuum pumps and services.
Have skills at or near Journey level in plumbing, welding, electrical, refrigeration,
HVAC , and millwright and somewhat lower level in machining.
Have demonstrated the ability to use basic hand and shop tools, manual and powered, for maintenance and repair of equipment.
Must be able to properly operate and maintain a forklift, or have the ability to complete training to operate a forklift, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Three years experience in a mechanic position maintaining laboratory equipment or pilot scale equipment
OR
Two-year certificate from a technical school in mechanical maintenance or a similar area.
Instrumentation, machinery, and electronics experience.
Ability to maintain and troubleshoot, or the ability to learn how to maintain and troubleshoot, thefollowing types of equipment:
Paper: small-scale process equipment (e.g. pumps, mixers, tanks, heaters, reactors)
Woodworking equipment: saws, planer, CNC router, cold press, dust collection system
Research: analytical instrumentation (chromatography, spectroscopy, thermal), environmentalchambers, balances, centrifuges
Miscellaneous: handle cryogenic liquids, machining, forklift
Required license or certification:
North Carolina Driver’s License
Position Number: 48LS110
AA/EEO Statement:
NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process, please call 919-515-3148.
Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.
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