
MAINTENANCE REPAIRER MASTER
Baton Rouge, LAJob$3,649–6,566/moPosted 1w agoStill listed today
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Louisiana State University seeks a Maintenance Repairer Master for its Building Maintenance Department, assigned to Housing. The multifunctional role performs and supports a team in carpentry, electrical work, painting, sheet metal and roofing repairs, plumbing, building surveys, and minor HVAC troubleshooting and preventive maintenance. The position is located at the Residential Life Warehouse.
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Join our dedicated team here at Louisiana’s flagship university, Louisiana State University, where our mission is to secure, elevate, and advance Louisiana. We’re looking for a Maintenance Repairer Master. This position is under the organization of the Building Maintenance Department, it is a multifunction technical position. This position will be working and performing carpentry, sheet metal, roofing, painting, minor plastering, Lock smithing, HVAC, and electrical. This position will be part of a maintenance team assigned to Housing. One year of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been on-the-job experience:
Three years of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance; OR
Completion of a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering plus one year of experience in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance; OR
Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses plus one year of experience in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.35%- Performs personally and provides guidance, assistance, and support to other maintenance repairmen in performing general carpentry work involved with repair or maintenance of buildings and all related structures. Builds or repairs shelves, cabinets, windows, trim work, ceilings, suspended systems, doors, door frames, bulletin board, etc. Fits, cuts, and fastens all types of wall coverings (paneling, sheet rock, plywood, etc). Repairs and installs floor tile. Acts as good steward of State issued supplies and vehicles. 15%- Performs personally and provides guidance, assistance, and support to other maintenance repairmen In performing general electrical work to maintain and install electrical components and systems, primarily 220 volts and under. Installs and makes repairs to light fixtures, light switches, receptacles, fuses, breakers, etc. Uses standard tools such as volt meters, watt meters, and related equipment to troubleshoot and isolate electrical problems. Makes repairs as needed. Utilize and embrace technological changes in department as they occur. 15%- Performs personally and provides guidance, assistance, and support to other maintenance repairmen in performing general painting duties by preparing and painting buildings, furniture and other structures with brush or spray application. 10%-Performs personally and provides guidance, assistance, and support to other maintenance repairmen In performing general sheet metal and roofing repairs, such as repairing down spouts and gutters, fume hoods and HVAC duct, drip pans for air handler units, etc. 10%- Performs personally and provides guidance, assistance, and support to other maintenance repairmen in general plumbing duties by repairing and replacing worn plumbing fixtures, repairs leaking faucets, opens clogged drains and other minor plumbing problems. 10%- Performs personally and provides guidance, assistance, and support to other maintenance repairmen in performing building surveys to determine routine maintenance requirements and makes any repairs necessary, such as painting, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, etc. Makes reports to supervisors and performs other maintenance duties as directed. Performs personally and provides guidance, assistance, and support to other maintenance repairmen in performing minor HVAC troubleshooting, cleaning coils, changing filters, performs preventative maintenance, and etc 5%- Performs other duties as assigned. Position-Specific Details: Location: 0117 Residential Life Warehouse Range: Minimum/SER: $21.05/hr. 1st Quartile: $25.26/hr. Midpoint: $29.47/hr. 3rd Quartile: $33.68/hr. Maximum: $37.88/hr.
Hourly rate may be commensurate with candidate's experience in alignment with Chapter 6 rules. How To Apply: To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message please contact Joshua Smith at [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 443 open Building Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$3,649–6,566/mo
- US median$65–77K/yr55 salary ranges
- US median$25–29/hr210 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 443 open Building Maintenance jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- CBRE60 open
- Sunrise Senior Living37 open
- Cushman & Wakefield26 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Building Maintenance postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 276 postings).
- Education
- 1 of the 443 open Building Maintenance jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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