Be You. Be Bold. Choose Duke. Be You. At Duke, we celebrate individuality and the unique perspectives that each member of our community brings. As a General Maintenance Mechanic GMM IV, you'll play an essential role in maintaining the facilities that support world-class education, healthcare, research, and innovation. Your skills will help ensure a safe, reliable, and comfortable environment for students, faculty, staff, patients, and visitors across Duke's campus. Be Bold. As a General Maintenance Mechanic Level 6, you will perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair activities across multiple building systems, including plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, masonry, painting, and general facility maintenance. Working both independently and alongside skilled trades professionals, you'll help preserve the functionality, safety, and appearance of Duke's facilities. What You'll Do: Facility Maintenance & Repair Perform preventive maintenance and corrective repairs on building systems and equipment. Troubleshoot and repair plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, masonry, painting, glazing, and building components. Complete assigned maintenance tasks while ensuring compliance with safety standards and departmental procedures. Assist higher-level mechanics and trades personnel with maintenance and repair projects. Plumbing Systems Maintain and repair plumbing fixtures and components, including faucets, commodes, urinals, water coolers, and automatic flush valves. Diagnose and repair common plumbing issues involving copper and plastic piping systems and fittings. Perform maintenance on plumbing hardware and water distribution components. Electrical Systems Inspect, maintain, and repair electrical devices including receptacles, switches, lighting fixtures, lamps, and ballasts. Troubleshoot fuses, circuit breakers, and common electrical system failures. Utilize electrical testing equipment to diagnose and resolve system issues. Support maintenance and repair of residential, commercial, and industrial electrical wiring systems. Carpentry, Doors & Windows Repair and maintain doors, door hardware, locksets, panic bars, closures, hinges, windows, skylights, weather-stripping, and associated building components. Install and maintain interior trim, doors, hardware, and finish carpentry components. Perform repairs using a variety of woods, fasteners, adhesives, and building materials. Masonry, Painting & Finishes Mix and apply mortar, grout, sealants, fillers, and other finishing materials. Repair and maintain concrete surfaces and masonry components. Apply paints and coatings using brushing and rolling techniques. Identify and correct common paint and surface preparation issues. Preventive Maintenance & Operations Complete preventive maintenance inspections and related documentation. Accurately complete work orders, inventory records, maintenance reports, and inspection forms. Perform basic calculations, measurements, and conversions in suppo
