Description

Job Summary:

Performs general maintenance and repair of equipment and buildings requiring practical skill and general knowledge in such trades as painting, carpentry, plumbing, masonry, and electrical work.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Replaces electrical receptacles, wires, switches, fixtures, and motors

• Uses plaster or compound to patch minor holes and cracks in walls and ceilings

• Repairs or replaces sinks, water coolers, and toilets

• Paint structures and equipment

• Repairs or replaces concrete floors, steps, and sidewalks

• Replaces damaged paneling and floor tiles

• Hangs doors and installs door locks and replaces broken windowpanes

• Performs general maintenance on equipment and machinery

• Required Skills/Abilities:

• Understand spoken information

• Understand written information

• Read and understand work-related materials

• Follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order

• Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong

• Concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task

• Combine several pieces of information and draw conclusions

• Develop rules that group items in various ways

• Judge the costs and benefits of a possible action

• Recognize the nature of a problem

• Understand new information or materials by studying and working with them

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• At least two years related experience required

• Experience working in an outdoor or indoor building environment

• Experience hanging doors, installing door locks, and replacing broken windowpanes preferred

• Able to understand verbal or written direction from lead, supervisor, or other craftsmen

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged period of standing, bending, reaching, and working with hands

• Occasional periods of prolonged exposure to load noises

• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds at times

• Ability to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands as necessary

• Ability to hear and see to position and safety requirement levels

• Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, and chemicals

Special Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must be able to successfully pass as required a federal, state, or local government's background investigation