What are the responsibilities and job description for the Building Maintenance Technician 1 position at Rawhide Youth Services?
Job Purpose
Provides for well-being and comfort of staff, students, and visitors by maintaining all rawhide buildings and grounds for work, school, and residence.
Essential Job Functions
- Perform routine and preventative maintenance on products and buildings.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions.
- Repair and service landscape, electrical and HVAC systems.
Job Responsibilities
- Maintains buildings by painting; occasional cleaning; completing repairs and maintenance requests as assigned; performing preventive maintenance from weekly, monthly, and seasonal lists; restocking paper products. Performs general carpentry by marking cutting and assembly lines on materials; shaping materials to measurements; assembling and fastening cut and shaped materials; using carpenter's hand tools, power tools, and woodworking machinery.
- Performs minor repairs to electrical systems by diagnosing malfunctioning apparatus, such as lighting fixtures; determining faulty wiring; inspecting and testing faulty equipment.
- Maintains plumbing systems by repairing faucets; opening clogged drains.
- Maintains building climate by servicing heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (hvac) systems.
- Ensures operation of seasonal equipment by sharpening mower blades, changing fluids, checking belts and chains on lawn equipment and chainsaws; cleaning equipment to be ready for seasonal storage.
- Maintains landscape and roads by removing brush; performing landscape installations; trimming trees; operating heavy equipment for grading, hauling, and snow removal.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by completing required trainings; attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Protects the credibility of the rawhide mission by complying with the rawhide standard of conduct; setting an example, in words and actions, that is consistent with the values and beliefs of rawhide.
- Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as directed or assigned by
Job Qualifications
- 1-2 years of maintenance or relatable experience
- Experience making structural repairs to buildings
- General carpentry skills
- Experience servicing HVAC systems
- Experience using landscaping tools and machines