Assistant to Campus Mechanic Work Study

This job is only available to students who qualify for Work-Study.  If you are unsure whether you have been awarded Work-Study, please contact the Financial Aid office at [email protected].

The purpose of this position would be to introduce the student to the mechanic culture of repair. This will include developing the students problem solving abilities while introducing the candidate to the very real physical aspects of repairing and maintaining various college owned vehicles and equipment, with the goal of understanding the relationship between cleverly designed machines and the reality of repairing and maintaining them.

Department: Grounds

Location: Motor Vehicle Garage

Student Supervisor: Justin Pierzchala

Work Available: Days

Rate of Pay: $9.70/hr

Duties and Responsibilities:

Performing maintenance, operation and repair tasks of various college vehicles and equipment. This is to include oil changes, tire rotations and repairs, filter replacement tasks, brake repair and replacement tasks and other duties such as the modification of existing equipment and the salvage of retired equipment. The candidate will be working both indoors and outdoors, in all weather conditions, so they must dress appropriately with hard toe shoes or boots, and long pants. They can expect to get dirty.

Qualifications for the position:

Candidate must be a declared mechanical engineering major and at least eighteen years of age. A valid driver's license is required, as the operation of college owned vehicles is a given.

Location: Schenectady, NY

E-Verify Participation: Union College participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify and your Right to Work (Derecho a Trabajar).