Building Maintenance - RKF

Grounds Maintenance Worker
Job Summary
Under supervision; to assist in performing a variety of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance work and repair of buildings and grounds; and to do related work as required.
Primary Responsibilities

• Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties.
• Assists with performing a variety of skilled and semiskilled work in the maintenance and repair of FPL buildings and grounds.
• Assists with carpentry, painting, plumbing, and electrical work.
• Assists with building alterations.
• Assists with heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems maintenance and repairs.
• Performs work involved in the cleaning and care of the FPL buildings and facilities.
• May maintain assigned areas of buildings and facilities in a clean, orderly and safe condition.
• Moves and arranges furniture and equipment.
• Takes care of equipment and materials used in work assignments.
• Mows and edges lawns and other grounds areas.
• Trims trees, shrubs and hedges.
• Waters ground areas.
• Does landscaping and gardening.
• Assists with the inspection of buildings and facilities for needed repairs.
• Uses and operates a variety of hand and power tools.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Frequently sit for extended periods; stand and walk or crouch on narrow, slippery, and erratically moving surfaces;stoop, kneel, bend to pick up or move objects, office equipment, and furniture; physical ability may occasionally be required to lift up to 100 lbs. without assistance; physical ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 150 pounds with assistance; normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; corrected hearing and vision to normal range; verbal communication; use of lawn mowing equipment, hand and power tools, electrical testing equipment, and a variety of building trades, tools, and equipment.
TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed both in office and outdoor environments; some exposure to varying temperatures; exposure to dust, steam, controlled and hazardous substances, pesticides, herbicides, gases and chemicals; working around electrical current, and moving machinery parts; some contact with staff and the public.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:

• Basic knowledge of carpentry, electrical, and plumbing trades.
• Standard tools, methods, practices, and materials involved in one of building trades such as carpentry, painting, plumbing, and electrical.
• Safe work practices.
• Methods and practices followed in the maintenance of tools, machinery and equipment.
• Occupational hazards and safety precautions of the building maintenance trades.

Ability to:

• Learn to perform a wide range of skilled and semi-skilled building trades work.
• Learn applicable provisions of building, electrical, and plumbing codes.
• Use a variety of building trades tools and equipment.
• Recognize and locate conditions which require maintenance and repair work.
• Use and care for hand and power tools utilized in the building trades.
• Estimate time and materials needed to perform maintenance, construction, and repair jobs.
• Follow written and oral instructions.
• Read and write English.
• Perform arithmetic calculations at the level necessary for satisfactory job performance.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Training and Experience: Any combination of training and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

One (1) year of experience in building and grounds maintenance work is highly desirable