Maintenance Specialist
University of Tennessee Athletic Marketing Department
Maintenance Specialist
Job Description
The Maintenance Specialist will work alongside agricultural research center staff in the design, fabrication, maintenance, and repair of equipment as well as infrastructure. This position will also follow a program to keep detailed records of work performed. This position will aid the Research Associate(s) and other Center staff in all workshop activities as well as farm related tasks including fence building and repair, grounds keeping, planting, and harvesting. This position will work to maintain roads, fences, stalls, and other areas to ensure research security and continuity.
Responsibilities
Conduct specialized maintenance and repairs to research equipment and custom-designed infrastructure critical to research center success. Design, install, and oversee repair and preventative maintenance programs for specialized research equipment/infrastructure. Keep accurate records regarding equipment/infrastructure repair and maintenance, then convey those reports to the unit manager and Sr Maintenance Specialist. Provide updates to leadership on status of equipment/infrastructure repairs and budget costs associated with those repairs, and determine when to refer issues to specialist or outside contractor.
Will aid in efforts to train research staff on preventative maintenance and routine repairs Operate heavy equipment to deliver feed and water to research herd. Operate equipment to plant and harvest agricultural crops to be used for research trials and animals. Operate specialized equipment for feeding, transporting, and milking dairy animals. Maintain roads, fences, stalls, and other areas to ensure research security and continuity.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Vocational or Technical Training (Equipment Repair, Automotive Repair, Agriculture)
Job Info
- Job Identification 959
- Job Category Facilities Services
- Posting Date 01/21/2025, 12:01 PM
- Job Schedule Part time
- Locations 2255 East Allens Bridge Road, Greeneville, TN, 37743, US (On-site)
EEO/AA STATEMENT / NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.
Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), ADEA (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the (EEO). Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the EEO office.
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