Building Engineer- Grounds Maintenance in Olathe, Kansas

Job Title: Building Engineer- Grounds Maintenance

Job Description

Maintain, service, diagnose, repair, and overhaul all equipment and vehicles of campus fleet to provide safe and efficient equipment. Provide work support to the Grounds Department as directed by the supervisor. Fabricate and repair special items from other departments’ equipment as needed and determine when outside services are needed. Repair and maintain gas, diesel, hydrostatic powered equipment, and various grounds keeping equipment. Plan and organize daily work in cooperation with the supervisor within a very flexible environment that requires assistance to other campus areas which will involve duties other than mechanics, for example, event set-up, deliveries, tent set-ups, etc. Perform all duties and tasks required of a mechanic including safe operation of all machinery. Assist with snow/ice removal operations at any time including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Keep work areas neat and clean to provide a safe, aesthetic work environment. Communicate and cooperate with all campus personnel by demonstrating a courteous and helpful attitude while assisting them with their equipment needs. Work in, on, and under machinery and vehicles. Frequent physical exertion is necessary to perform various duties. Work with and tolerate a wide variety of conditions and materials including dust, grease, fluids, aerosols, fumes, gases, and loud noise intensity.

Hard Skills

• Equipment maintenance

• Vehicle repair

• Fabrication

• Gas, diesel, hydrostatic powered equipment repair

• Grounds keeping equipment maintenance

• Safe operation of machinery

• Snow/ice removal

Soft Skills

• Work support

• Flexibility

• Organizational skills

• Communication

• Cooperation

• Courtesy

• Helpful attitude

Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 9 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Olathe, Kansas.

Work Environment

At the university – in shop and throughout the campus

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.