Working Title: Equipment Repair Tech Senior

State Role Title: Equipment Service and Repair Technician I

Position Type: Full-time Staff (Classified)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt: Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Business Services

Department: 100792 - FM - Garage

Pay Rate: Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: $50,000 - $51,000

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 12/2/2024

About JMU:

James Madison University is a publicly funded university with a beautiful campus and a supportive community that is committed to preparing students for the future. The university offers excellent comprehensive benefits which include paid vacation, sick, parental, and community service leave in addition to 19 paid holidays a year; affordable health insurance; retirement through the Virginia Retirement System. We also offer a work-life balance and integration program, Balanced Dukes, that is designed to support the overall wellbeing of our employees and a Tuition Waiver Program that allows employees to have tuition waived for undergraduate and graduate level courses taken at JMU.

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General Information:

James Madison University’s Facilities Management is accepting applications for an Equipment Repair Tech Senior. This is a day shift position with overtime as required to cover special events and inclement weather.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluates vehicles and equipment to develop an estimate of what it would cost to restore each vehicle to customer or university standards.
• Handles all paperwork associated with insurance claims and body shop estimates, forwards accident reports to FM Risk Management, and approves invoices to verify that all work is completed accurately.
• Diagnoses vehicle, small engine and landscaping equipment systems faults to include but not limited to engine, transmission, drive line, differential, hydraulic, steering and suspension, electronic management controls, heating and cooling air conditioning and brakes.
• Fabricates and installs special equipment and attachments.
• Uses the FM computerized Maintenance Management System to track all labor, parts and work performed on each vehicle according to procedures.
• Performs preventive maintenance and state inspections.

Qualifications:

• Experience as a general mechanic or as a repair technician in a specified field.
• Strong mechanical and electronic background.
• The ability and skill to work in a multi-task work environment.
• Must be 19 years of age with a valid driver’s license held for a minimum of 24 months with an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.
• Must obtain a valid CDL Class B Driver’s License with P (passenger) endorsement within one year of hire.
• A Virginia Motor Vehicle Safety Inspector license or the ability to obtain within one year if not already possessed.

Additional Posting Information:

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.