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Facilities Management

We need dedicated team members to join us to keep the construction, operations, maintenance and infrastructure of the UMBC campus running smoothly so our students, faculty and staff can continue our mission of striving for excellence.
Our staff maintains 70 university buildings on 512 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds.

Join our team of dedicated skills trades staff members!

UMBC is seeking a Locksmith, Electronics to perform locksmith work which includes both electronic and mechanical devices.

UMBC offers reliable hours in a stable work environment. 

Facilities Management provides free uniforms and shoes for skilled trades positions.  Tools are provided for use on the job as well as a UMBC-owned vehicle to travel to worksites on campus. UMBC also assists with keeping trades licenses current and obtaining needed training.

UMBC offers competitive compensation. This role starts at $41,944 and full-time regular positions offer 11 days of vacation, 15 sick days, 15 holidays including winter break and spring break, as well as 3 personal days. Tuition remission benefits are available immediately for employees.

We offer a generous benefits package including pension plan, health insurance, on-site day care center and much more. See more details about our benefits below.

UMBC has been recognized 13 years in a row as a Great College to Work for.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Installs, repairs, rebuilds, tests and opens mechanical and electronic locks, locking systems, door closures and locking devices.
• Repairs computerized electronic doors operators, handicap automatic door operators and modifies building hardware to comport with card access system to include installing micro-electronic switches as part of the campus-wide security system. 
• Customizes over-the-counter locking hardware to comport to the campus-wide computerized card access system.
• Maintains elaborate five-stage campus-wide master key system. 
• Installs low-voltage electric door strikes including transformer installation and wiring. 
• Participates in security design meetings to provide design specifications on renovations and new construction. 
• Disassembles locks, repairs or replaces worn tumblers, springs and other parts.
• Inserts new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combination. 
• Maintains extensive, complex and computerized records of campus security system. 
• Prepares departmental reports. 
• Provides guidance and training to other maintenance personnel.
• May have lead responsibility on special projects.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in the locksmith trade including maintenance of automatic door operators and involving electro-magnetic key access systems

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UMBC offers a rich benefits package including the following for nonexempt regular employees.

Generous Leave which includes accruing the following for full time positions:
• 11 Days of Annual Leave (increases with years of service)
• 15 Days of Sick Leave
• 15 Holidays
• 3 Personal Days

Tuition Remission:
• Available immediately for employees
• 8 credit hours per semester
• Tuition remission at UMBC for eligible dependents after two years of FT employment

Additional Benefits:
• Life and disability insurance
• Pension plan
• Supplemental retirement plans
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness opportunities

If you require a reasonable accommodation for a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 410-455-2337 or MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.