USC Facilities Planning & Management (FPM) is seeking a General Services Journeyman to join its team!
About USC FPM
FPM (formerly named Capital Construction & Development/Facilities Management Services) is responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining the breadth of the facilities at USC, and is also dedicated to creating a safe environment for our USC community. Woven into every service, safety is of upmost importance. As FPM, this group of innovative and talented professionals provide high quality facilities construction, operations and maintenance services at USC and serve as dedicated stewards of USC and FPM core values. FPM values employee recognition, accountability, collaboration, respect, and trust.
Come and join the FPM team - a team that works as trusted partners shaping an environment of innovation and excellence. Apply today!
The Work You Will Do
The General Services Journeyman with the Special Operations unit is responsible for moving, picking-up, delivering, and/or installing equipment, furniture, and/or other materials, as assigned. This role is involved with university events set-up, as well as special transportation and delivery services requests. May also be assigned with hanging banners and signage, assisting with remodeling projects, including demolition, and other tasks, as assigned.
Job Accountabilities:
Moves, picks up and delivers equipment, supplies and/or other materials. Arranges access for furniture moves, as needed. Relocates office furniture, equipment, machines, lab materials, etc., as needed. Installs modular furniture and objects such as framed art on walls, as appropriate. Delivers and installs rental equipment and furniture, as assigned. Repairs custom equipment, as needed.
Assists with event set-up and break-down.
Assists with remodeling projects, including demolition. Disposes of furniture and materials, as needed, according to university and state standards and guidelines.
Hangs banners and signs from buildings and trees, as assigned. Fixes plexiglass maps, as needed.
Operates forklifts and other heavy moving equipment. Operates specialized tools (e.g., jackhammers, pallet-jacks, etc.) as required.
Assists other trades such as carpenters, painters, etc. with a variety of duties related to trade, under supervision.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The University reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.
In addition, the successful candidate must also demonstrate, through ideas, words and actions, a strong commitment to USC’s Unifying Values.
Minimum Qualifications:
High school or equivalent; combined work experience and education as equivalent.
0 - 6 months of related experience.
Less than one year of experience in moving furniture and general maintenance.
Experience driving 1 1⁄2 ton trucks.
Demonstrated ability to learn city and state building codes, OSHA rules and regulations, university standards and other requirements for work place safety.
Valid CA driver's license required with a minimum of 2 years’ driving experience. Position will participate in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Pull Notice System. A copy of DMV record will be required as a final condition of employment. For more information, please visit the policy website
Preferred Qualifications:
The hourly pay rate for this position is $19.40. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
Minimum Qualifications:
High school or equivalent; combined work experience and education as equivalent.
0 - 6 months of related experience.
Less than one year of experience in moving furniture and general maintenance.
Experience driving 1 1⁄2 ton trucks.
Demonstrated ability to learn city and state building codes, OSHA rules and regulations, university standards and other requirements for work place safety.
Valid CA driver's license required with a minimum of 2 years’ driving experience. Position will participate in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Pull Notice System. A copy of DMV record will be required as a final condition of employment. For more information, please visit the policy website
USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at [email protected]. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.
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