Facilities Maintenance Support I - Public Works

The City of Billings is seeking a candidate for Facilities Maintenance Support I (Public Works) to perform routine cleaning and sanitation of assigned facilities and grounds. Duties include cleaning floors, walls, windows, sidewalks, restrooms, work areas, break areas and public access areas of public buildings. Duties include removal of waste materials and collection of recyclable materials. Duties may include being observant of potential safety and security problems.

Salary Range: $16.6357 - $22.2918 per hour. Salary reflects Step 1 and Step 7 of a 7-step pay scale. Salary at hiring will be dependent upon the applicant's education, experience, and training.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Uses vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, carpet cleaners, polishers, as well as hand cleaning supplies to maintain facilities.
• Safely uses cleaning chemicals, some of which may be caustic or may produce toxic gases if improperly mixed with one another.
• Removes waste material to dumpsters and recycling material to proper collection locations.
• Removes snow from sidewalk areas and ensures that ice conditions are treated with salt or sand.
• Waters plants inside buildings and in the immediate outdoor areas.
• Cleans break areas.
• Cleans and maintains supplies in restrooms.
• Performs a regular cleaning and janitorial materials inventory and notifies the supervisor when material stocks are low.
• May order department supplies to maintain a working inventory and prepare purchase orders for replenishment as directed by policy.
• Receives janitorial supplies and stores them in designated areas.
• Observes people or conditions that may present a threat to safety and security and reports them to the proper authorities.
• Observes burnt out lights and reports them to maintenance staff for correction.
• Observes unattended packages left in the facility and calls for assistance if there is a possibility of a hazard.
• Monitors heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems and calls trained maintenance staff to address out-of-order conditions.
• Performs work in accordance with safety regulations, guidelines and practices.
• Observe activity in and around the buildings and grounds.
• Reviews buildings and grounds for security and safety issues.
• May provide routine responses to the public on basic questions such as directions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications/Skills

• Possession of a valid driver's license.
• Must have the ability to follow basic written instructions and simple diagrams.
• Minimum of six (6) months of general custodial work experience, or equivalent.
• Must have the ability to answer basic questions from the public in a courteous manner.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug test, and a Federal and State criminal history background check.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer.