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Maintenance Repairer 2

Salary

$3,410.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly

Location

Monroe, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

213308

Department

University of LA - Monroe

Opening Date

09/25/2025

Closing Date

Continuous

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+ Benefits

About this Job

Why Work at ULM? At the University of Louisiana Monroe, you're more than an employee — you’re part of a vibrant campus community committed to growth, innovation, and student success. ULM offers a supportive work environment, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional development, all in the heart of Northeast Louisiana. Whether you're advancing your career or just starting out, ULM is a place where your work truly matters.

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Maintenance Manager for Residential Life, the Maintenance Repairer 2 is responsible for responding to plumbing, electrical, HV/AC, and appliance issues. Lock changes, garbage disposal repairs and assist vendors in accessing buildings.

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or as a parks building and grounds attendant; OR

Completion of a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering; OR

Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=128640) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Plumbing: Unclogging drains in bathrooms, vanity and kitchens. Install new faucets, water supply lines and toilet parts; replacing 2 & 4 inch cast iron pipe. At times a cinder block wall will need to be taken down to replace the pipes and then repair the cinder block wall. If necessary, replace shower units or retile shower and floors.

+ Electrical: Replace light switches, electrical outlets, replace breakers, troubleshoot electrical problems, change ballast on fluorescent fixtures, repair outside light fixtures and change light bulbs in student rooms. If necessary, pull new wiring to replace old or damaged wiring, create new circuits as needed.

+ HV/AC: Repair, change out motors on a/c unites inside and outside, troubleshoot a/c problems and change control boards on units. Change out compressors and install new coils that require silver soldering. Change out the condenser units and evaporators. Re-wire and restring heating elements on a split system A/C or ptacs. Complete replacement of outside AC units.

+ Appliances: Repair, which can include changing out water pumps, drying elements, timers and heating elements, drive belt wiring harness and exhaust fan motors on stack washer/dryer combos, dishwashers, stoves, microwaves and garbage disposals in our campus apartments.

+ Safety equipment: Inspect fire alarm system, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and assist with inspections by outside vendors. Resolve issues cause by busted sprinkler head, shut off water to the system and restore system to ready condition when repaired. Repair or replace any items damaged by the water.

+ Lock and keys: Change locks on doors in the residence halls, re-key locks, install new door locks, repair door locking mechanisms and cut new keys. Repair and install all card access door locks including handicap door openers.

+ This person will be responsible for repairing or assisting in the repairs or resolution of any problem associated with the residential life buildings.

+ This person is on call as part of a regular 6-person rotation for one week at a time.

+ During move ins, assist vendors with moving old furniture out and new furniture in the buildings and rooms. Repair furniture as needed.

+ Trouble shoot student issues with TV connections.

+ Cut out sheet rock that is damaged and replace with new sheet rock, tape, mud, and paint the area. Take out old counter tops and replace with new throughout the buildings and the main office. Renovate Hall Director Apartments and the kitchen at Ouachita Hall.

+ Other duties as assigned by Director of Residential Life or Maintenance Manager.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment

Work Location:This vacancy resides at the University of Louisiana Monroe.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Mary Earl -- [email protected]

University of Louisiana at Monroe HR Services

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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