Grounds & Fleet Mechanic

University Overview:

MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is a private university with a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and adult education programs, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, MNU seeks to educate students to serve with purpose within the educational context of the liberal arts, and a Wesleyan-holiness theological perspective. MNU has an enrollment of approximately 1500 students with half considered traditional residential students. For more information about MNU, see our website: w.mnu.edu.

Job Summary:

Maintain, service, diagnose, repair, and overhaul all equipment and vehicles of campus fleet to provide safe and efficient equipment. The campus fleet includes but not limited to cars, trucks, vans, golf carts, tractors, mowing equipment, and small engine equipment.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the repair and service of all MNU vehicles and grounds equipment.
• Diagnose, repair and service gas and diesel engines.
• Diagnose, repair, and service small engine equipment.
• Maintain warranties and inventory of all campus fleet and equipment.
• Repair and maintain gas, diesel, hydrostatic powered equipment, and various grounds keeping equipment.
• Repair and maintain snow removal equipment.
• Develops and maintains preventative maintenance of the campus fleet and keeps accurate records of service.
• Assist the supervisor in the training of staff in the proper use of vehicles and equipment.
• Fabricate and repair special items from other departments' equipment as needed and determine when outside services are needed.
• Performs 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.
• Keeps 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Skills Required:

• Ability to prioritize work, communicate with others on scheduling services.
• Self-starter with the ability to complete task in a timely and efficient manner.
• Problem-solving, analysis, troubleshooting, and diagnostic abilities must be used.
• Continual clean and orderly workspace must be kept for organization, efficiency, and safety.
• Ability to use several computer programs.
• Attention to detail in work tasks and record-keeping is necessary.
• Definite and specialized mechanical abilities must be present to perform duties which if not done properly can result in damage to equipment or operator.
• Basic math skills are necessary and operation of standard and specialty tools to perform duties.

Education and/or Experience:

• Mechanical aptitude is essential for this position.
• High school graduate or GED, some secondary education is beneficial.
• 5 years experience in automotive and/or outdoor power equipment maintenance

Physical Demands:

• Able to lift 80lbs. squat, stoop, crawl, grip, lift, squeeze, kneel, push, pull, twist.
• Work in, on, and under machinery and vehicles.
• Frequent physical exertion is necessary to perform various duties.

Work Environment:

• Work with and tolerate a wide variety of conditions and materials including dust, grease, fluids, aerosols, fumes, gases, and loud noise intensity.
• All outdoor weather conditions include extreme heat, cold and rain, wind.
• Must be able to tolerate interior and exterior allergens.
• Hazardous conditions exist due to proximity to hot and moving mechanical parts.

Application: To apply for this position, attach the following documentation to your application:

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Personal Statement of Faith

Questions regarding the application process or have trouble uploading additional documents, you can reach out to Abigail Harris, HR Generalist, at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

MNU is interested in reviewing applications from qualified members of traditionally underrepresented groups in America, including women and racial and ethnic minorities. MidAmerica Nazarene University policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion*, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected class in the recruitment and admission of students, in the hiring process, during employment, and in the operation of all university programs, activities, and services.

*Christian faith and employment at MidAmerica Nazarene University: MidAmerica Nazarene University is an expression of the Church of the Nazarene. It reserves the right to prefer employees based on religion (Title VII, Section 702-703, U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964). Preferred candidates demonstrate a strong commitment to the Christian faith, active participation in a local church, and a philosophy of Christian higher education consistent with the Wesleyan tradition.

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