Facilities Maintenance Mechanic

Facilities Maintenance Mechanic

Full-time position available on or after July 13, 2026 for Building Maintenance. This position's responsibilities are carried out under general direction. The Incumbent is responsible for independently perform a variety of skilled preventive and general maintenance, repair, construction, and renovation work on facilities and systems at both Stanislaus State's Turlock and Stockton campuses. The Facilities Maintenance Mechanic is distinguished from the Facilities Worker classifications by the independent performance of skilled, journey-level trade work, particularly in the electro-mechanical trades.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Operate, test, install, and perform skilled maintenance and repair of HVAC and plumbing systems.
• Perform electrical maintenance and repair work, including troubleshooting and work on low voltage control systems.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure reliable operation of facilities equipment and systems.
• Respond to routine maintenance and service requests and evaluate system issues.
• Perform a wide range of skilled facilities renovation, maintenance, and repair work across multiple trades.
• Repair and maintain building components including walkways, walls, doors, tile, furniture, and hardware.
• Construct minor structures, including foundation work, framing, roofing, and interior/exterior walls and ceilings.
• Installing insulation, hang drywall, and perform taping and finishing.
• Install and repair suspended ceiling systems.
• Perform welding to repair, fabricate, and construct parts.
• Estimate materials, labor, and time requirements for maintenance and renovation work.
• Determine priorities for requisitioning materials and supplies based on job needs.
• Provide instruction and direction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants as needed.
• May be required to obtain additional training and/or certification as part of professional development, based on department and/or campus needs, to stay current with industry standards.
• At the direction of appropriate administrator, may provide support to other areas as needed.
• 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 this classification.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications:

• Education: None
• Experience: Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience leading to journey-level skills in a mechanical or facilities/building trade, or any equivalent combination of training and experience as a facilities and systems mechanic which demonstrates the achievement of journey-level skills equivalent to that acquired through completion of an applicable apprenticeship program.

Preferred qualifications:

• Four (4) years of directly related experience.
• Prior experience in a CSU or higher education setting.
• Experience performing maintenance and repair on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems, including low voltage systems.
• Experience performing multi-trade building work, including carpentry, drywall, ceilings, and general facilities renovation.
• Experience performing preventive maintenance and responding to routine maintenance and service requests.
• Experience estimating materials, labor, and time requirements for maintenance and renovation work.
• Experience prioritizing work and requisitioning or coordinating materials and supplies.
• Experience providing instruction or direction to unskilled or semi-skilled assistants on maintenance tasks.

Knowledge, skills, abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of the methods, materials, equipment and tools used in one skilled trade area.
• Working knowledge of materials, methods, equipment and tools in related trade areas pertaining to facilities, systems, construction and renovation.
• Thorough knowledge of generally accepted trade practices in trade specialty.
• Working knowledge of computerized maintenance and building automation systems.
• Working knowledge of applicable building and safety codes and regulations related to facilities, systems and renovations.
• Demonstrate journey-level skill in one trade and strong skills in other applicable trades.
• Ability operate construction and related equipment.
• Ability to use considerable judgment and discretion in performing duties.
• Ability to read, interpret and work from blueprints, plans, drawings, and specifications.
• Ability to make rough sketches.
• Ability to estimate cost, time and materials of maintenance, repair and renovation work.
• Ability to maintain records and retrieve data related to work performed using manual and/or computerized recordkeeping systems.
• Ability to prepare standard reports.
• Ability to provide instruction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants.
• Ability to analyze and respond to emergency situations.
• Ability to read and write at a level appropriate to the position.
• Ability to and perform arithmetic calculations as required by the position.
• A background check (which may include: fingerprinting, checks of employment records, education records, criminal records, civil records, motor vehicle records, professional licenses, and sex offender registries, as position requires) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can begin employment with the CSU.

Special conditions:

• Position may be required to travel.

Salary range: Anticipated starting salary will be $5,571 (step 3) – $5,912 (step 6) per month plus excellent paid benefits. Future increases, including step advancement, are subject to contract negotiations. Full range Salary will depend on the qualifications of the successful finalist. Full $5,355 (step 1) – $7,801 (step 20) per month.

Compensation & benefits: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. As a member of the 23-campus CSU System, we offer an extremely competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, outstanding vacation, health, dental, and vision plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 15 paid holidays a year.

How to apply: To be considered, qualified candidates must submit a completed Stanislaus State online employment application, cover letter, and resumé. Applications are accepted electronically only. Please note that failure to completely fill out each section of the online application may result in your application not receiving consideration. To apply online, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page.

Application deadline: June 3, 2026

Background clearance notice: Satisfactory completion of a background check (which includes checks of employment records, education records, criminal records, civil records; and may include motor vehicle records, professional licenses, and sex offender registries, as position requires) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant's current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Additional information:

California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion – one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members. 94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.

Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review. The University was one of 12 public universities in the nation to be recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for demonstrating exceptional performance in retention and graduation rates. In addition, U.S