Maintenance Technician II

Summary: Under general supervision, the Maintenance Technician II performs non-routine, complex maintenance and repairs on library system buildings, grounds, and equipment.

This position will be at the MLS Service Center, located at 300 NE 50th St. in Oklahoma City, OK  73105

The hiring salary for this position is $21.79 hourly.  This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week.  This position is not exempt from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is classified as safety-sensitive.  Selected candidate must be available to work Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 4:30 pm as well as occasional on-call hours.

The Metropolitan Library System offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees:

• Health benefits that include medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage paid in full for Employee-only coverage (Family coverage available)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Vacation Leave @ 8 hours per month
• Sick leave @ 8 hours per month
• Twelve paid holidays (subject to date of hire)
• Defined Contribution (retirement) plan where employee contributes 6% and is matched at 10% (required participation for full-time employees)

Additional benefit information can be found under Working at MLS

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or GED; and
• Two or more years of progressively responsible related experience; or
• Any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Licenses and Certifications:

Required at time of employment:

• Valid State Driver’s License
• Current Motor Vehicle Insurance
• Acceptable Driving Record as defined in the Driver Safety Procedures
• Oklahoma HVAC Mechanical Journeyman License
• Must have EPA, CFC (chlorofluorocarbons) Universal certification

Required within 60 days following employment:

• OSHA approved Forklift Operator’s Certification

HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Oklahoma Boiler Operator License

Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of building maintenance and repair.
• Principles and practices of carpentry, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical system maintenance and repair.

Skill in:

• Operation and use of all assigned equipment utilized in the performance of the essential functions of the position.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interact with internal staff, citizens, and other departmental staff as needed, in a courteous and friendly manner.

Mental and Physical Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and so forth.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, speak and hear, and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. Lifting/moving items weighing more than 50 pounds requires use of a lifting device or a team of two or more employees.

Salary : $22 - $26