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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- - Other duties may also be assigned
