GENERAL MECHANIC, NEIDL Facilities
About this role
The position is a General Mechanic within the Office of Facilities Management at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory on the Boston University Medical Campus. The individual will be part of the maintenance team responsible for executing both the preventive and reactive maintenance within the NEIDL at BUMC. The focus of the individual’s tasks will be associated with the operation of the Biological Safety Laboratories (BSL) including core infrastructure and ancillary support systems.
Duties:
- Work assignments of a General Mechanic span multiple trades (i.e., electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc.). This position will be the principal resource for electrical systems.
- Perform system tests on generators, fire alarm systems, security systems, switchgear, and other systems as assigned.
- Performs inspection rounds and records the information into the appropriate files and databases.
- Participate in and successfully complete on going safety training required to access active BSL2, 3, and 4 laboratories.
- Performs scheduled, corrective, and reactive maintenance on base building systems, laboratory support systems, and in laboratories including active BSL2, 3 and 4 laboratories.
- Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs the building HVAC and control systems and related components for safe, efficient, and cost-effective operation.
- Installs, maintains, and repairs equipment including but not limited to high- and low-pressure steam lines, steam traps, pumps, heat exchangers, control valves, humidifiers, drain lines, plumbing vents, Effluent Decontamination System, pH neutralization system, etc.
- Replace motors, belts, bearings, pump seals and adjust alignment.
- Installs, maintains and calibrates Building Automation System (BAS) components related to base building and laboratory systems.
- Prepare stock orders for purchase.
- Ensures work areas are clean and free of debris upon completion of all tasks.
- May mentor other mechanics on maintenance of specific systems.
- Responds to calls from the Control Center and will be part of an overtime rotation with the other Mechanics.
- Must attend certificate training provided by BUMC: ex. Lockout tag out, NFPA, Hazardous communication.
- Work with and support and escort contracted service providers as necessary.
- Perform all other duties as assigned for the maintenance and support of the NEIDL facilities operations
Company at a glance
For seventy years, Boston University College of General Studies has been a leader in general education—a small liberal arts college providing a world-class general education in the heart of a large research university. The educational practices CGS pioneered and refined—interdisciplinary learning, the Capstone project, the use of e-Portfolios for rigorous assessment, and an emphasis on general education—have since been adopted as best practices in the field of higher education.
Today, CGS continues its legacy of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Its two-year program fulfills most of the University’s BU Hub general education requirements, inspiring students to make connections among disciplines and to connect their knowledge to real-world problems. It continues to offer a rigorous and comprehensive liberal arts foundation while guiding students on a unique pathway through BU, teaching them how to apply broad learning, how to think critically and creatively, and how to communicate effectively. With its unique first-year experience—a spring semester start date followed by a summer semester in London or New England—CGS offers the only program at Boston University where study abroad is integrated into the first year of college.
Our faculty and leadership pioneer best practices in interdisciplinary and general education around the globe. And our alumni continue to change the world in every industry and profession they choose—from entertainment to education to business to the medical fields.
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