Job Details

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Division: Finance & Administration

Department: Facilities Services - Maintenance

Reports To: Maintenance Manager

Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt; Five Days Tuesday - Saturday, Sunday and Monday off.

Date: December 15th, 2025

Working under the general direction of the Maintenance Manager, Technician will maintain a safe, attractive and comfortable environment for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the campus. Will use knowledge and experience in the trades to conduct general building maintenance and repairs,

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Performs a variety of facility maintenance tasks involving the following skills; plumbing, electrical, carpentry, HVAC, painting, and preventative maintenance scheduling.
2. Proficiency in using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to track work orders, preventive maintenance, and asset history is required.
3. Installs, repairs, and maintains lavatories, sinks, toilets, urinals, wash basins, drains, gas and electric heaters/water heaters, water filters, water pumps, boilers, HVAC units, water valves, drinking fountains, and other plumbing systems.
4. Repairs and maintains equipment, fabrication using arc welding, brazing and acetylene.
5. Performs electrical repair such as installing light fixtures, light tubes, outlets, switches, and ballasts.
6. Performs preventative maintenance on electrical, heating, air conditioning, motorized equipment, generators, and building alarm/building management systems.
7. Maintains, repair, and troubleshoot appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, ovens, and dishwashers, etc.
8. Competently and safely uses a variety of hand and power tools, as well as shop equipment.
9. Competently and safely performs tasks on building roofs and other exterior areas using and scaling extension and step ladders.
10. Competently and safely operates motorized vehicles including vans, trucks, and tractors as needed.
11. The duties described in this job announcement are intended only as illustrations of the basic types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

Required Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma OR General Education Degree (GED) equivalent
• Ability to think clearly through processes, solve practical problems, understand and deal with daily variables, physical environments and conditions.
• Ability to understand, follow, and provide directions in oral and written English and diagram form.
• Team player who works well with others and is willing to contribute to the shared goals of the Maintenance team, the Facilities Services department, and the University.
• Willing to learn from supervisors and coworkers as appropriate in performing tasks more effectively and efficiently.
• Willing to share knowledge and experience with coworkers to contribute to shared goals.
• Communicates in oral and written form with coworkers in an effective and professional manner.
• Current driver's license and satisfactory driving record required and must be maintained
• Experience using hand and power tools and experience with shop equipment.
• Ability to safely lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Understand the importance of workplace safety and always works and operates equipment and tools in a safe manner.

Dominican University of California is an independent, international, learner-centered university, offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. Dominican has a 1:10 teacher-to-student ratio, an average class size of 16, with a small-town feeling in a park- like campus. We blend interdisciplinary core courses, real-world studies, and small classes with close and supportive academic advising and mentoring

Dominican University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to excellence through diversity and takes pride in its multicultural environment. We are committed in thought, word, and deed to recruiting and retaining a workforce that values the diversity of its student body. The University actively promotes an institutional culture that practices equity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from members of all under-represented groups in higher education

Dominican University of California participates in E-Verify, an online system used to verify the employment eligibility of all new hires in accordance with federal law.