Location: Atlanta,GA, USA
About Us
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting Faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's Faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and is No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good, breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
Department Information
Housing and Residence Life is passionate about the Georgia Tech residential student experience. With 97% of all first-year students choosing to live on campus, we create spaces and opportunities for Yellow Jackets to grow and connect from their first day of college through their graduate studies. We are proud to support our students personal development and academic endeavors while providing a safe and comfortable living environment.
Our department is a large and complex organization supporting over 8,700 on-campus residents among 49 traditional halls, suites, and apartments, some of which were constructed for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Our team of 200+ professional staff and 300+ student staff from six departments support residents directly and indirectly with their unique talents. We are housed within the Student Engagement and Well-Being division, that includes many student service offices.
Mission
Housing and Residence Life offers quality, safe, well-maintained residential facilities. We encourage, promote, and facilitate customer-focused programs and services that attract students to our facilities and Georgia Tech. We provide physical, programmatic, and technological systems to enhance the quality of life on campus, support the academic needs of resident students, and complement the academic goals of the institute.
Job Summary
This position will take on lead responsibilities in the carpentry shop. It will also perform a variety of basic, semi-skilled mechanical and building trade tasks in the maintenance and repair of buildings and equipment, as well as simple construction and fabrication work within assigned facilities.
* The position will interact consistently with the unit supervisor and staff members.
* This position may supervise in the absence of the Carpenter Foreperson.
Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Inspect assigned buildings, fixtures, machines, appliances, and other units; note where maintenance or repair is required.
Job Duty 2 -
Perform basic maintenance and repair services on appliances, plumbing, electrical systems, HVAC units, etc.
Job Duty 3 -
Install lavatory fixtures, ceilings, floor tiles, locks, glass, doors, etc.
Job Duty 4 -
Perform fabrication and finishing of walls, shelving, cabinetry, storage areas, etc., in constructing remodeled or expanded facilities.
Job Duty 5 -
Coordinate maintenance and construction work performed by contractors
Job Duty 6 -
May provide design input.
Job Duty 7 -
Perform other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
High school diploma, GED Certificate, or Vocational School Diploma
Required Experience
Two to three years of job-related experience
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Technical Diploma, Associate's Degree, or two years of college coursework
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Valid Georgia Driver's License
Proposed Salary
Pay Range: $21.20-$28.83/hr.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
Basic skills in carpentry, electrical systems, fabrication, general construction, mechanical, plumbing, staging, and equipment installation; Use of power hand tools including a circular saw, hammer drill, air operated tools, common hand tools, ladders and scaffolding, drill press, table, and band saw, outdoor power equipment, forklift.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position does not require a security clearance.
Location: Atlanta, GA
Background Check
The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening.