ACCESS CONTROL TECHNICIAN

ACCESS CONTROL TECHNICIAN

Position Number: S-3763

Position Summary:

Performs skilled work in the installation, maintenance, and repair of access controls including locks, lock systems, keys, and electronic access controls; performs related work as required.

Required Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED .
Four years of experience with the installation, maintenance, and repair of access controls including locks, lock systems, keys, and electronic access controls.
Possession of a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive legally.
Must submit to a criminal history check, be fingerprinted, and complete a series of online trainings every two years in compliance with the federal Criminal Justice Information Security Policy.
Ability to write legibly, maintain records, and prepare reports and orders as required.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment and to provide a high level of service excellence to campus customers.
Ability to work from blueprints, drawings, and sketches.
Ability to effectively use a computer including e-mail and the internet.
Demonstrated ability to follow and/or interpret oral or written directions.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and project a positive image.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
Ability to be on-call for responses to campus on days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with OSHA safety regulations.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Directs the operations of the university’s Access Control Shop.
Installs, repairs, and replaces mechanical, electrified and electronic locks and door hardware.
Develops and administers high-security access control, maintaining confidentiality for identified departments, including but not limited to such areas as CMU Police, the President’s office, the Title IX Coordinator, Human Resources, and the Board of Trustees.
Enforces National Fire Protection Association code requirements for all fire rated openings.
Develops access control systems for emergency replacement, including training necessary for implementation.
Orders door hardware and access controls materials; maintains appropriate stock levels by requesting supplies and equipment as necessary.
Administers software for access control tracking and record keeping, in coordination with the Office of Information Technology.
Maintains knowledge of access control software integration and coordinates with the Office of Information Technology to complete access control installation and repairs.
Recovers and recycles usable access controls hardware from renovation and demolition projects for future use.
Troubleshoots access controls and lock and key hardware issues.
Remains on-call 24/7 for key, lock, door hardware and access control issues.
Plans and develops university-wide access controls systems, with primary responsibility for the security of all university buildings.
Reviews and comments on construction design documents for access control systems.
Reviews and inspects all new construction door hardware, locks, and access control installations by university skilled trades employees and contractors to ensure compliance with university standards.
Provides quality assurance oversight for access control contractors.
Develop and implement long and short-range plans for access controls system requirements for all new and existing buildings.
Trains Architectural Trades shop skilled trades staff, student workers, and Residence Life building maintenance workers on access control systems.
Develops and conducts preventative maintenance plans for all access controls systems and fire doors. This includes troubleshooting and developing/implementing solutions.
Administers the university key coordinator program.
Serves as the access control administrator and key coordinator for Facilities Management, University Stores/Warehouse and Risk Management departments.
Operates all required tools and equipment including but not limited to power equipment and hand tools.
Works effectively with other skill trades staff.
Keeps necessary records as required.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Employee Group: Service Maintenance
Staff Pay Level: 10
Pay Range: $30.56 per hour
Division: Finance and Administrative Services
Department: Locksmith
Position Status: Regular
Position End Date:
Employment Status: Full-Time
FTE: 1.0
Position Type: 12 month
Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About the Department:

About CMU:

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards:

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
Message to Applicants:

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.

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CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.

Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both.

CMU’s Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:

Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: [email protected]