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This position performs a broad range of maintenance tasks including basic repairs, preventative maintenance, and service response at University Park, a small apartment complex which provides affordable family housing for students and staff.

Day-to-day tasks vary based on residents’ needs, deadlines, weather, and other often-changing factors. Employee determines prioritization of general maintenance tasks based on safety, urgency, workflow, and department goals, submits work order requests to Facilities Maintenance, and coordinates the scheduling of projects involving staff in Housing, FM, and other departments, entities and/or contractors as applicable. Full time, regular, 40 hours per week, 5 days a week. Daily work hours are Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This position pays $24.24/hour or applicable transfer rate.

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

+ Performs general facilities maintenance work, including basic repairs in plumbing, carpentry, painting, HVAC support, and grounds or utility infrastructure.

+ Troubleshoots and resolves routine building maintenance issues that do not require licensure.

+ Responds to service calls and emergency requests from residents in a timely and professional manner.

+ Maintains supply inventory and places orders for replacement supplies, parts, and equipment.

+ Performs preventative maintenance on equipment, appliances, and structures.

+ Maintains and updates logs, checklists, work records, and safety documentation.

+ Provides recommendations for improvements and procedural changes or adjustments.

+ Adheres to all safety protocols and assists with maintaining compliance throughout the community.

+ Cleans and prepares vacant apartments for occupation: removes trash, moves furnishings and appliances, repairs and/or reports damages, uses cleaning chemicals and materials, and operates cleaning equipment.

+ Operates a department vehicle equipped with a plow to clear snow from parking areas. Shovels snow from communal entrances and walkways.

+ Monitors grounds for safety and security concerns, picks up litter within several feet of buildings.

+ Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

+ Submits work orders to Facilities Maintenance for skilled maintenance, repairs, and projects such as painting, electrical work, installations, etc. Coordinates scheduling/timing of work and communicates to residents as appropriate.

+ Proactively communicates with residents about maintenance issues, repairs, and other facilities issues of concern to the community.

About the University:

The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu.

The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options.

UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Visit the Maine Office of Tourism (https://themainehighlands.com/places-to-visit/greater-bangor-region/) to learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer.

Qualifications:

Required:

+ High school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D) and three years of related experience in facilities or maintenance work.

+ Valid Maine driver’s license.

+ General maintenance procedures across trades.

+ Basic troubleshooting techniques.

+ Safe use of tools and equipment.

+ Recordkeeping principles.

+ Customer service practices.

+ Safety standards and hazard recognition.

+ Must be able to perform physical activities that require extensive standing, walking, lifting, climbing, stooping, and using tools.

+ Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs regularly and perform duties in various environmental conditions.

Preferred:

+ Lead or supervisory experience.

+ Computer knowledge sufficient to manage documents, spreadsheets, calendars, inventories, work orders, training and other related information-based tasks.

Other Information:

Candidates selected to proceed to the final stages of the search process will be requested to provide a list of names and contact information for references.

Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.

For full consideration, materials must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. EST on October 23, 2025.

The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening and post offer physical.

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Services, 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5713, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).

Clery Act

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, such as the University, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report, (ASR) and provide notice of the availability of the ASR to all prospective employees. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University’s crime statistics for the past three calendar years; and disclosures regarding the University’s current campus security policies. You may view the University’s Annual Security Report (https://umaine.edu/police/clery-annual-safety-report/) . If you wish to have a paper copy of the ASR or you need to have a copy of the ASR in an accessible format, the University will provide such a copy upon request. Please contact: UMaine Police Department, 81 Rangeley Rd., The University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5794, or call 207.581.4053.