Facilities Maintenance Worker

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The Facilities Maintenance Worker performs maintenance, light

construction, grounds keeping, and repair duties on public buildings and

grounds and related facilities. The job performs and assists in

performing electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, welding and

equipment maintenance duties. The position performs routine custodial,

maintenance, and cleaning tasks in an assigned building to maintain a

clean, sanitary, and safe environment. Grounds keeping duties include

landscaping, mowing, trimming trees, fertilizing, irrigation and pest

and weed control.

The job requires knowledge of building trade skills, grounds maintenance

skills, and the ability to operate the tools and equipment required to

complete the assigned tasks. This is a physically active job performing

routine tasks on a regular basis and major project tasks intermittently.

The job requires the ability to maintain a collaborative and cooperative

working relationship with elected and appointed officials, other City

employees, other organizations, and the general public.

The work environment includes a public building cleaning and maintenance

environment and outdoor weather conditions including extreme

temperatures. The job works at heights and is occasionallyexposed to

hazardous chemicals, street traffic, noisy and/or loud equipment, moving

vehicles, heavy equipment, and power systems/tools which subjects the

employee to mechanical, electrical, and traffic hazards. The job

requires operating light equipment and power tools including

electrically powered cleaning equipment, cleaning substances that may

involve related hazards, as well as operating vehicles, which may

include a truck and tanker trailer.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

• Performs building maintenance and repair work on assigned department
  
  

facilities and structures, including, but not limited to, cleaning,

carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing, welding, and concrete

assignments. Performs grounds maintenance including mowing,

fertilizing, pest and weed control, and snow and ice removal.

• Performs and assists in performing maintenance and repair work on
  
  

department equipment and vehicles and related electrical, plumbing,

mechanical, and structural systems.

• Maintains, services and repairs equipment and tools. Maintains
  
  

inventory of fuels and fuel additives, including ordering, and

prepares and maintains records and reports on fuel usage.

• Maintains work orders, maintenance, environmental, and inspection
  
  

records. Maintains tools and equipment.

• May weld and fabricate parts as needed. May perform the duties of
  
  

other workers in assigned department as needed.

• May direct work activities of seasonal or part-time employees.
• Performs cleaning and maintenance in an assigned building including
  
  

sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming floors and carpets. Dusts and wipes

off furniture, fixtures, and surfaces. Cleans restrooms, hallways,

offices, meeting, and other public rooms. Cleans interior and

exterior glass surfaces. Cleans and sanitizes restroom areas,

including toilets, sinks, mirrors, privacy dividers, walls and

floors. Maintains supply levels in restrooms, including toilet

paper, paper towels, and soap.

• Empties and cleans trash containers, including transporting bagged
  
  

waste to outside trash receptacles. Separates recyclables.

• Cleans light fixtures and replaces bulbs and/or ballasts. Cleans and
  
  

polishes mirrors, wood, and other special reflective and decorative

surfaces.

• Cleans spills, spot cleans carpets, and removes graffiti as needed.
  
  

Cleans and maintains custodial equipment.

• Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description
  
  

restricts manage ment\'s right to assign or reassign duties and

responsibilities to this position at any time.

**ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS**

• High school diploma or GED; and
• Class B CDL with airbrake endorsements required;
• One (1) year of general maintenance experience is preferred
  
  

An equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the

Required Skills, Knowledge And Abilities To Successfully Perform The

essential functions of the position may be considered.

• CLASSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS**\
  
  

The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum

knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for an individual to

satisfactorily perform each essential duty satisfactorily and be

successful in the position.

*Knowledge of:*

Methods, materials, tools and standard practices of cleaning and

maintaining public buildings;

Preparation, use, and disposal of chemical cleaning agents;

Appropriate use of cleaning agent for varied surface types;

Safety procedures when cleaning and moving furniture;

Building trade skills, including but not limited to, electrical,

plumbing, carpentry, mechanical, painting, welding, and