JOB TITLE: General Maintenance Technician

DEPARTMENT: Maintenance Department

REPORTS TO: Director of Maintenance

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

 

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience: Experience in general building maintenance and repairs, building remodeling and playground equipment repair.
• Skills: Good judgment and decision-making ability. Knowledge and application of good workplace safety practices. Must keep a valid driver's license and maintain an insurable driving record.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Install classroom/building items such as soap dispensers, towel holders and pencil sharpeners.
2. Outside work such as placing splash blocks, trimming trees, tilling, and maintaining mulch in playground boxes.
3. Operate forklift, tractors, and pulling equipment trailers to perform general maintenance tasks.
4. Participate in meetings, as required
5. Assist in solving technical problems
6. Maintain building code compliance
7. Assist in a preventative maintenance program on departmental tools, equipment, and vehicles.
8. Assist in product testing and evaluation.
9. Coordinate work with other divisions, as needed
10. Meet as required with Director of Maintenance and/or General Maintenance Lead to schedule work to complete assigned work orders.
11. Prepare bills of materials for the procurement of supplies and materials to complete assigned work orders.
12. Process the required paperwork on the progress and completion.
13. Work cooperatively with other departmental personnel and other site personnel.
14. Perform such other duties and assume such other responsibilities as may be required to accomplish the essential job functions as directed by the Director of Maintenance or designee.

ESSENTIAL BEHAVIOR:

The employee is expected to be self-motivated and to be productive without direct supervision. Must have the ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines while working within schedules. Must demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Must be responsible, reliable, and task oriented. Must have a team-oriented attitude with good communication and customer relations skills. Able to clearly explain steps, provide clear directions, and answer questions about construction processes to employees and subcontractors when necessary. General care and cleanliness of the issued district vehicle is expected as well as keeping all district tools and materials secure. Must follow all safety rules, practice safe work habits and use appropriate safety equipment.

 

ATTENDANCE STATEMENT:

Employee must be able to be in attendance for assigned responsibilities 95% of the time.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

 

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.