Maintenance Technician III

Meredith College is a private residential college in Raleigh, NC, seeking an experienced, senior-level maintenance professional to join our Facilities Services team as a Maintenance Technician III. This is the highest technical role in the maintenance department — a position for someone who is ready to lead from the shop floor, share what they know, and take real ownership of how the department operates day to day.

The Work

You will be performing advanced, hands-on building maintenance, repair, and preventive maintenance work across a residential college campus — residence halls, academic buildings, administrative offices, and outdoor campus areas. You will work independently across multiple trade areas, handling the department's most complex assignments without routine supervisor direction.

The work is varied and requires real depth. On any given week you might be diagnosing and resolving a complex plumbing issue, leading a small renovation project, reviewing engineering drawings, estimating materials for an upcoming job, or mentoring a newer technician through an unfamiliar repair. You will document your work in a computerized maintenance management system and communicate regularly with the Maintenance Supervisor about work priorities, project status, and team development.

Beyond the technical work, this role carries genuine leadership responsibility. You will serve as lead worker in the Maintenance Supervisor's absence — coordinating daily assignments, managing urgent work orders, and ensuring the team is working safely and to standard. You will provide formal mentorship and on-the-job training to junior technicians and participate in hiring decisions for junior roles.

This is an active, physical role. You will spend most of your day on your feet working across campus in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments. The work regularly involves lifting, climbing, bending, and working from ladders and aerial lift equipment including boom lifts and scissor lifts. MEWP operator training is provided.

This position participates in a rotating on-call schedule for after-hours and emergency response.

Who We're Looking For

We are looking for someone with demonstrated trade skills, the maturity to take ownership of their work, and the dependability to be the person others can count on when things get difficult. Years of experience matter less to us than what you can actually do.

Can you work independently across at least two trade areas?

You should be able to take a work order, assess the problem, determine the right approach, and complete the repair from start to finish without step-by-step direction. That means real working knowledge in at least two of the following: plumbing, carpentry, minor electrical, painting and wall repair, or general mechanical systems.

Can you troubleshoot, not just repair?

There is a difference between fixing what someone tells you is broken and figuring out why something failed. We need the latter. If you have regularly been the person diagnosing what is wrong and determining how to fix it, we want to hear from you.

Can you lead when it is needed?

This role serves as lead worker when the Maintenance Supervisor is unavailable. You do not need a formal supervisor title on your resume, but you should have experience being the person others turn to for direction or answers.

Can you develop others?

A meaningful part of this role is helping less experienced technicians grow through day-to-day mentorship, showing them the right way to do things, and holding a high standard for how the work gets done.

Minimum experience: 5 years of hands-on building maintenance, facilities, or related trade experience required. We will consider a candidate with fewer years who can clearly demonstrate the competencies above over one with more years who cannot.

A high school diploma or GED is required. Completion of a formal trade apprenticeship or vocational program is a plus. A valid NC driver's license is required.

Experience in apartment, hotel, commercial, institutional, or campus facilities maintenance is relevant. If you have spent time in a setting where you were the go-to person for maintenance problems, we encourage you to apply.

Why Work at Meredith?

College-Paid Retirement

Meredith contributes 5% of your salary into a TIAA retirement account from day one. You contribute nothing to receive it.

Low-Cost Health Insurance

Employee-only coverage available for under $50/month with wellness participation. Preventive care covered at 100%.

Exceptional Holiday Schedule

Winter Break (two full weeks), a full week off in late June/early July, Thanksgiving week, Spring Break, and all major federal holidays — typically more than 3 weeks of paid holidays before vacation is counted.

Generous Paid Leave

12 days vacation and 12 days sick leave per year. Sick leave accrues up to 10 weeks over time. Plus two paid days per year for volunteer activities.

Tuition Remission

Eligible employees and their dependents may receive tuition remission for enrollment at Meredith College after six months of continuous employment in a benefits-eligible position.

Summer Hours

Most campus departments close at noon on Fridays during summer months.

College-Paid Life Insurance

2.5 times your annual salary in life and AD&D coverage at no cost to you.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Meredith qualifies as a nonprofit employer under the federal PSLF program — eligible employees may qualify for student loan forgiveness.

Submit your resume through the Meredith College careers page. No cover letter required. We review applications on a rolling basis and will reach out to candidates whose experience matches what we are looking for.