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Position Number: 4054813
Location: Stanford, CA
Position Type: Facilities Management

Maintenance Person IV-Commercial Kitchens
Residential & Dining Enterprises, Stanford, California, United States

Job Summary

DATE POSTED
Nov 21, 2022

SCHEDULE
Full-time

JOB CODE
7752

EMPLOYEE STATUS
Regular

GRADE
A39

REQUISITION ID
90308

This position is represented by SEIU Local 2007 and the collective bargaining agreement between the university and SEIU Local 2007 governs the terms and conditions of employment.

Anticipated Shift:
The anticipated shift is based on the operational needs and can change at any time with notice.

Monday-Friday 7:45am-4:15pm

ABOUT STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND RESIDENTIAL & DINING ENTERPRISES:

Stanford University, located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, is one of the world's leading teaching and research universities. Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.

Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE), the largest auxiliary organization at Stanford University, supports the academic mission of the University by providing the highest quality services to students and other members of the university community in a sustainable and fiscally responsible manner. The department is the steward for a $1.8 billion asset portfolio covering 1/3 of Stanford's campus and has a $272 million annual operating budget for FY17. R&DE comprises 800+ staff in the following divisions: The Office of the Senior Associate Vice Provost (SAVP Office), Student Housing, Stanford Dining, Stanford Hospitality & Auxiliaries, Stanford Conferences, and a team of four R&DE strategic business partners: Finance & Administration, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Strategic Communications. R&DE houses 13,000+ students and their dependents while serving over 6.5 million meals annually to students, conference, catering, retail, and concession guests and annually hosts a combined 52,000 guests in the Stanford Guest House and on-campus in Stanford Conferences.

Job Purpose:

Employees at this level work under general supervision and perform maintenance tasks of substantial complexity in two or more trades. The skill level associated with this classification requires incumbents to have a full working knowledge of craft procedures and practices in at least two of the trades listed in the Maintenance III or Maintenance III Premium classifications. Employees in this classification typically work within prescribed procedures but may make unique and innovative modifications as necessary to discharge their assigned work safely and expeditiously. Work may be spot checked while in progress or inspected upon completion. Employees may work alone, or as a member of a crew (with or without lead responsibility).

Core Duties:

Refrigeration, Residential and Commercial Food Service Appliances, Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC

General: Under general supervision, performs journeyman level troubleshooting, repair and installation of residential refrigerators, appliances, refrigeration equipment, commercial food service equipment, kitchen HVAC equipment, kitchen plumbing systems and plumbing fixtures common to kitchens. Technician is responsible for the installation of various plumbing, electrical and HVAC equipment which ensures compliance with all EPA, UPC, NEC and OSHA and equipment manufacture's recommendations and all other applicable codes.

Expected Standard

Understands, applies, and ensures compliance with EPA regulations, National Electrical Code, Universal Plumbing Code and Uniform Mechanical Code.
Ensures compliance with OSHA and manufacture's requirements, standards, and codes.
Exhibits the knowledge and ability to work with various materials found in the workplace.
Exhibits the ability to work independently and with little supervision.
Exhibits the ability to read and follow blueprints.
Appropriately follows oral and written directions.
All work is conducted to ensure high quality workmanship and equipment is serviced to industry standards.
Correctly inspects and troubleshoots systems for malfunctions.
Safely and effectively performs start up and shut down of building systems.
Lays out work appropriately.

Parts, Technical Research

Research parts, sources technical information, online training

Expected Standard

Order's materials in a timely way, to avoid work order delays/rescheduling.
Follows appropriate protocol to keep all tools, equipment, and keys secure always.
Sources and completes online training as needed.

Refrigeration

General: Inspects, maintains, repairs, and installs all refrigeration related equipment. Repairs or replaces evaporators, condensing units, and compressors. Trouble shoots equipment to find malfunctioning components. Safely shuts down building systems and makes repairs to equipment. Recharges units with refrigerant, checks for leaks. Performs arc and acetylene welding and brazing as required. Cuts, bends, solders, threads, and assembles pipes and fittings.

Refrigeration equipment includes but is not limited to walk-in freezers and refrigerators, reach-in freezers and refrigerators, salad bar and other counter type refrigerated surfaces, under counter and self-serve refrigerators and ice machines of all types. Performs refrigerator demolition process. Evacuates refrigerant, removes compressors from refrigerators, drains compressors and prepares old refrigeration units for disposal. Performs refrigeration related preventive maintenance.

Expected Standard

Exhibits journey level knowledge and skills in refrigeration.
Maintains and repairs all aspects of refrigeration equipment.
Exhibits the ability to trouble shoot and correct refrigeration equipment.
Maintains universal EPA certification.

Residential Appliances

General: Inspects, troubleshoots, maintains, repairs, and installs all residential appliances, including but not limited to microwaves, refrigerators, stoves, range hoods, dishwashers, and garbage disposals. Technician is responsible for assessing repairs required for proper operation, acquiring parts through stock or special-order avenues, providing all notifications for shutdowns, making all repairs, and bringing all repaired equipment back in service.

Expected Standard

Installs, maintains, and repairs all aspects of residential appliances.
Exhibits the ability to trouble shoot and repair all residential appliances.

Commercial Food Service Equipment

General: Inspects, troubleshoots, maintains, repairs, installs all commercial cooking equipment and/or appliances including but not limited to gas and electric cook top stoves, flat top griddles, ovens, disposals and other garbage processing equipment, dish handling equipment, washers, tray conveyors, booster heaters, mixers, ice machines, ice cream serving machines, rotisseries and other radiant heat devices, gas fired steamers and kettles, food warmers, fryers and in general, all other miscellaneous cooking or food handling.

Technician will perform all connections and disconnections of this equipment according to all applicable codes regarding plumbing, gas, and electrical services. Technician is responsible for assessing repairs required for proper operation, acquiring parts through stock or special-order avenues, providing all notifications for shutdowns, making all repairs and bring all repaired equipment back in service. Performs commercial food service equipment preventive maintenance.

Expected Standard

Exhibits journey level knowledge and skills in commercial appliance repair.
Maintains and repairs all aspects of commercial appliances.
Exhibits the ability to trouble shoot and repair all commercial cooking equipment.

HVAC Equipment

General: Technician will provide maintenance and installation as required on all supply and exhaust systems related to kitchens and dining areas. This includes locally mounted fans as well as rooftop ventilation equipment and will include all water service to fans for evaporative cooling or hydronic heating. Performs HVAC related preventive maintenance. Service/replacement of filters and fan belts is an integral part of this category of work.

Expected Standard

Exhibits journey level skills in HVAC equipment service.
Maintains and repairs all aspects of HVAC equipment.
Exhibits ability to trouble shoot and repair all HVAC equipment in R&DE facilities

Air Conditioning

General: Service on Air conditioning systems in both Housing and Dining area is included. All service shall be done in accordance with manufactures recommendations and EPA regulations and will include assessing problems with systems, ordering, and installing the required parts, and putting the systems back online.

Plumbing

General:Work in this category includes any plumbing activity required for the proper function of kitchen dining related equipment or as assigned, all to be done in accordance with uniform plumbing code and uniform mechanical codes. Plumbing work could be with gas pipe and fittings, all types of drainage piping, copper, brass, and galvanized water pipe, etc. Installs, maintains, and repairs all types of plumbing fixtures and supply lines such as faucets, sinks, and garbage disposals. Inspects plumbing systems for malfunctions. Turns systems off safely and makes repairs as needed. Installs and repairs gas lines and related equipment. Cuts, bends, solders, threads, and assemble pipe and fittings solder, glue, or welding.

Expected Standard

Exhibits the ability to trouble shoot and correct plumbing systems and gas supply lines.
Exhibits the ability to install and maintain plumbing equipment, fixtures, and appliances.
Exhibits the ability to install and maintain sanitary waste lines, drains.

Electrical Repair and Maintenance

General: Performs electrical work as required to provide service to all kitchen and dining related equipment. This includes line voltage (ordinarily 120V and up to 480V) as well as all low voltage controls. This category includes all connections and disconnections shall be properly noticed and tagged out. All new or rework shall be in accordance with all applicable codes including NEC.

Expected Standard

Exhibits some knowledge in basic electrical repair and maintenance.
All repairs and replacements are conducted to ensure high quality workmanship and all electrical systems are serviced to industry standards.
Understands and practices proper LOTO procedures.

Multi-Trade Repair and Maintenance

Technician performs repair duties in all other areas of maintenance as required.
Unclogging drains, resetting circuit breakers, replacing smoke detectors, responding to any form of emergency calls regarding flooding are a few of the areas where multi trade response is required.

Expected Standard

When directed, responds to requests for repair and maintenance outside of normal work tasks.
Maintains electronic work orders assigned through PDA device.
Notifies supervisor when follow up work is necessary or additional resources are required.
Provides high quality workmanship in tasks performed.
- Other duties may also be assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience:

Any combination of education and training that has developed journey-level skills in the required areas.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics for troubleshooting residential and commercial appliances.
Knowledge of building codes across electrical and mechanical trades.
Ability to assist other co-workers throughout other skilled trade work environments.
Ability to use testing devices and equipment related to food service equipment repairs.
Possess work habits conducive with food service preparation and storage.
Capable of learning and applying safe work practices and procedures, including but not limited to: Class III asbestos work, proper use and care of respirators, hazardous waste management and handling, lockout tag out procedures, Injury and Illness Prevention Program, Confined Space procedures, CPR, and chemical safe practices.

Certifications and Licenses:
Valid Non-Commercial Class California Driver's License
Current Universal EPA Certification

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Journeyman Certification in Refrigeration/HVAC or Electrical
Ability to promote diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion in the execution of role.
Successfully combine hard (e.g., technical knowledge, critical and analytical thinking, problem solving) and soft skills (e.g., people skills, communication, such as active listening, interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship, teamwork,
Demonstrates effective emotional intelligence, especially in situations with time constraints.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
Ability to obtain and maintain a California Non-commercial Class license.
Ability to perform heavy manual labor in all types of outside weather conditions.
Constantly stand, walk.
Frequently grasp forcefully, lift to 20 pounds
Occasionally kneel, crawl, twist, bend, stoop, squat, climb (ladders and scaffolds), reach above shoulders, use light/fine grasping, lift 21-40 pounds.
Rarely perform seated work, desk-based tasks, use a telephone, write by hand sort/file paperwork, scrub, sweep, chop, mix, lift over 40 pounds,
Visual acuity including color vision.
Frequently grasp forcefully, lift up to 20 pounds
Occasionally kneel, crawl, twist, bend, stoop, squat, climb (ladders and scaffolds), reach above shoulders, use light/fine grasping, lift 21-40 pounds.
Rarely perform seated work, desk-based tasks, use a telephone, write by hand sort/file paperwork, scrub, sweep, chop, mix, lift over 40 pounds.
Visual acuity including color vision.
Frequently grasp forcefully, lift up to 20 pounds
Occasionally kneel, crawl, twist, bend, stoop, squat, climb (ladders and scaffolds), reach above shoulders, use light/fine grasping, lift 21-40 pounds.
Rarely perform seated work, desk-based tasks, use a telephone, write by hand sort/file paperwork, scrub, sweep, chop, mix, lift over 40 pounds.
Visual acuity including color vision.
Frequently grasp forcefully, lift up to 20 pounds
Occasionally kneel, crawl, twist, bend, stoop, squat, climb (ladders and scaffolds), reach above shoulders, use light/fine grasping, lift 21-40 pounds.
Rarely perform seated work, desk-based tasks, use a telephone, write by hand sort/file paperwork, scrub, sweep, chop, mix, lift over 40 pounds.
Visual acuity including color vision.
Frequently grasp forcefully, lift up to 20 pounds
Occasionally kneel, crawl, twist, bend, stoop, squat, climb (ladders and scaffolds), reach above shoulders, use light/fine grasping, lift 21-40 pounds.
Rarely perform seated work, desk-based tasks, use a telephone, write by hand sort/file paperwork, scrub, sweep, chop, mix, lift over 40 pounds.
Visual acuity including color vision.
Frequently grasp forcefully, lift up to 20 pounds
Occasionally kneel, crawl, twist, bend, stoop, squat, climb (ladders and scaffolds), reach above shoulders, use light/fine grasping, lift 21-40 pounds.
Rarely perform seated work, desk-based tasks, use a telephone, write by hand sort/file paperwork, scrub, sweep, chop, mix, lift over 40 pounds.
Visual acuity including color vision.

*Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Wear's respirator and other protective safety equipment and clothing as needed.
Must be able to lift heavy materials frequently each day.
Works in all type of weather.
Able to climb on roofs or crawl under buildings.
Responds to emergency calls at night or on weekends.
Willing to work variable shifts at nights or weekends.

WORK STANDARD

Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To apply: https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/maintenance-person-iv-commercial-kitchens-13308