Mechanic

Position Summary:

Install, maintain, repair, and inspect mechanical equipment and electrical systems including specialized HVAC systems, boiler plants, dormitories, administration, classrooms, and office buildings.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Installs, maintains, and repairs equipment such as steam valves, steam traps, steam or water coils, radiators, water softeners, unit heaters, condensate and circulating pumps, and plumbing facilities using hand and power tools of the plumbing trade such as pipe wrenches, hacksaws, pipe cutters, and torches. Installs, services, and repairs electric motors, heaters, coolers, refrigerators, and other related equipment using various hand and power tools of the maintenance trades. Installs, maintains, and repairs air compressors and other air conditioning equipment using various machine tools.
• Services and repairs appliances such as fans, washing machines, refrigerators, fan coil units, boilers, and air conditioners using machine and hand tools. Maintains central steam, water and chemical water treatment systems, as well as other systems, using gauges and other test instruments to diagnose malfunctions and mechanic hand and power tools to disassemble, repair, and reassemble system components. Fabricates, assembles, and test parts as needed, such as various pumps, valves, heaters, compressors, experimental fire equipment, and other mechanical system parts using common hand tools, power tools, and torches.
• Replaces fuses, light bulbs, circuit breakers, electric switches, and other electrical equipment following electrical specifications. Prepares paint, finish surfaces, and equipment using paintbrushes, sanders, scrapers, and other painting tools. Repairs broken furniture or building fixtures using carpenters hand tools and power equipment. Performs grounds maintenance such as litter clean up and debris removal.
• Drives a truck for general hauling of supplies, equipment, and material. Maintain and operate vehicle. May requisition equipment, materials, and supplies
• This position does include shift work. Work schedule changes on a month to month basis and can include days, nights, afternoons, and weekends. 
•  May assist in training lower level maintenance mechanics and others.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Experience/Knowledge:

• Highschool Diploma or GED required
• Vocational or technical training preferred
• Ability to identify and service heating and cooling units as well as all components found in such equipment.
• Valid driver's license required

About Iona University/EEO language

 Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, nursing, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona is widely recognized in prestigious rankings, including The Princeton Review’s 2024 national list of “The Best 389 Colleges” and The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse’s “2024 Best Colleges in America,” which ranked Iona at #66 in the nation overall and #8 in the nation among Catholic schools. Iona's LaPenta School of Business is also accredited AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live, and in particular from historically underrepresented groups.