North Smithfield School DepartmentPosition Title: GENERAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANReports to:Facilities ManagerApproved:Superintendent of SchoolsReviewed/revised:May 2024SALARY & WORK SCHEDULE:Per NSASSP Contract. Twelve-month position.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:1.Must be a self-starting individual who can organize, create maintenance schedules, and maintain a preventative maintenance program for all buildings.2.Familiarity with SchoolDude or other workorder system a plus.3.Available to respond to emergency situations during the workday or after hours for purpose of immediate safety concerns.4.Willingness to be on-call as needed.5.Basic knowledge of motors and drive systems.6.Perform preventative maintenance on pumps, motors, air handlers, fan coils, piping, etc.7.Ability to estimate materials and/or equipment needed to complete projects to include any, and all cost estimates.8.Basic electrical troubleshooting knowledge to include electrical motors9.Must be familiar with or become familiar with plumbing, heating and air conditioning, state & local codes for the public as necessary.10.Basic knowledge and ability to read and interpret schematics & symbols, instruction manuals, blueprints, wiring diagrams and other documents describing building design, heating equipment, piping, mechanical equipment, controls related to building environment management, and other school-owned equipment.11.Physically able to safely perform the various tasks required in accordance with OSHA regulations.12.Ability to operate facilities equipment and vehicles to include snow removal vehicles and equipment. 13.Must be competent in troubleshooting, maintaining tools, power equipment, making repairs and adjustments to engines and other related mechanical equipment. Must be able to distinguish noises or other unusual sounds and vibrations that could cause injury or damage to the equipment if not checked and repaired immediately.14.Ability to perform duties with the least amount of supervision and to recognize the potential dangers of operating machinery in the vicinity of students, or other groups. It is essential that each piece of machinery be known for the type of danger or threat it can create when in operation to both the operator and bystanders.15.Must be able to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature, without loss of efficiency or composure.16.Perform general building maintenance as assigned or requested.17.Ability to assist other facilities department staff as requested. 18.Ability to relate with students, teachers, colleagues, and the public.19.Good organizational and communication skills.20.Demonstrates courtesy and professionalism in all communications as well as cordial and effective relationships with the public.CONTINUING EDUCATION/TRAINING•Must train with current service providers or staff on school equipment during or after the work day, as required. •Must complete the facilities management training modules according to a selected time frame and grade, if required. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:1.Heating Equipment: •The General Maintenance Technician will perform / assist in performing all routine maintenance tasks relative to the operation of building heating and cooling equipment, including, but not limited to, boiler efficiency checks, water treatment, circulation pumps, valves, controls, compressors, and heat distribution equipment. •Provide technical assistance to maintenance and custodial personnel with respect to the operation and maintenance responsibilities of those individuals. •Must be available to work beyond normal working hours, when notified by the Facilities Manager or his/her designee, to an emergency such as “no heat” conditions.2.Other School Equipment: The General Maintenance Technician will perform and provide technical assistance for the routine maintenance and repair of other school-owned custodial, maintenance equipment, and vehicles where his/her expertise is required in concert with other schools.3.General: •Will perform and/or provide to other custodial and maintenance personnel, technical assistance in the performance of maintenance tasks so they may be successfully completed in an efficient and cost-effective manner. •Be available beyond the work day and be flexible with normal working hours in response to an emergency or situation that is best completed when no students are in class/school, as determined by the Facilities Manager or his/her designee.•Must be available to report to work during storms and/or be available and on-call when required by the Facilities Manager.•Assist facilities staff as requested to include, but not limited to, plumbing, painting, snow removal, building maintenance, carpentry, cleaning, courier duties, and grounds maintenance, to include ball field preparations.•Police buildings and grounds at all times to maintain a neat appearance.•Prune trees and trim shrubs, weed shrub beds, collect and dispose of leaves, to promote growth, and improve appearance, as required.•Sweep and maintain sidewalks of sand and debris, as required.•Maintain grounds at the Administration Building, as required.•Perform other duties as assigned by the Facilities Manager.4.Evaluation Maintenance:•Ability to work alone and in concert with others, including vendors and other school personnel. •Provide direction and assistance to co-workers in the performance of maintenance tasks.5.General Maintenance: Expected to perform general maintenance work as required/requested.ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSEnvironmental conditions are a means of describing the physical surroundings of a worker in a specific job. Frequent exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy conditions, caused by the weather. Exposure to hazards exist as is required in being around moving machinery, electrical shock, high exposed places and toxic chemicals.TEMPERAMENTSTemperaments for the purpose of collecting occupational data are defined as personal traits required by a worker by specific job-worker situations. The temperaments required for this position include:•Making judgments – adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.•Attaining tolerances – adaptability to situations requiring the precise attainment of set limits, tolerances, or standards. •Performing a Variety of Duties – adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure. Good organizational skills•Interpersonal work relationships/communications - Ability to relate with students, teachers, colleagues, and the public. Maintains cordial and effective relationships with the public. Demonstrates courtesy and professionalism in all communicationsPHYSICAL DEMANDSPhysical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job requires. Rating Key: •Occasionally – Up to 1/3 of the time•Frequently – From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time•Constantly – 2/3 or the time or more.1.Strength – Medium – Lifting 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.2.Standing – (C)3.Walking – (F)4.Sitting – (O)5.Lifting – (F)6.Pushing – (F) – exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force.7.Pulling – (F) – exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force.8.Climbing – (F) – to ascend or descend ladders, scaffolding, stairs, poles, inclined surfaces.9.Balancing – (F) – to maintain a body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.10.Stooping – (F) – bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist.11.Kneeling – (F) – bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees.12.Crouching – (F) – bending body downward and forward to bending legs and spine.13.Crawling – (F) – moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.14.Reaching – (C) – extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.15.Handling – (C) - seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.16.Fingering – (O) – picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily.17.Hearing – (O) – perceiving the nature of sounds by the air.18.Near Acuity – (F) – clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.19.Depth Perception – (F) – three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects as they really are.20.Accommodation – (O) – adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus.21.Color Vision – (O) – ability to identify and distinguish colors.22.Field of Vision – (O) – observing an area that can be seen up and down or right to left when eyes are fixed on a given point.GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENTGeneral education development embraces those aspects of education (formal and informal) which contribute to the worker’s reasoning development and ability to follow instructions. This is education of a general nature. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in elementary school, high school, or college. However, it derives also from experience and self-study. Ratings are based on a low of “1” and a high of “6.”REASONING – LEVEL 6Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Deal with non-verbal symbolism in the most difficult phases. Deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Comprehend the most abstruse classes of concepts.MATHEMATICS – LEVEL 3Compute discount, interest, profit, and loss; commission, markup, and selling price; ratio and proportion, and percentage. Calculate surfaces, volumes, weights, and measures. ALGEBRA: Calculate variables and formulas; monomials and polynomials; ratio and proportion variables; square roots and radicals. GEOMETRY: Calculate plane and solid figures; circumference, area, and volume. Understand kinds of angles, and properties of pairs of angles.LANGUAGE – LEVEL 4READING: Read novels, poems, newspapers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. WRITING: Prepare business letters, expositions, summaries, and reports, using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. SPEAKING: Participate in panel discussions, dramatizations, and debates. Speak extemporaneously on a variety of subjects.SPECIFIC VOCATIONAL PREPARATIONFor the purpose of rating jobs, training time is defined as the amount of general education development and specific vocational preparation needed for average performance on a job. Ratings are based on a low of “1” and a high of “9.” Level 7 is required for this position, which is over 2 years up to and including 4 years.APTITUDESSpecific capacities/abilities of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately in a task or job duty. Ratings are based on a low of “5” and a high of “1.”•Intelligence: General learning ability – Level 3 – Average ability required•Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively – Level 3 – Average ability required.•Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately – Level 3 – Average ability required.•Spatial Perception: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects – Level 2 – Above average ability required.•Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent detail in objects or in pictorial or graphic material – Level 2 – Above average ability required.•Clerical Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent detail in verbal or tabular matter – Level 4 – Below average ability required.•Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands or fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements – Level 3 – Average ability required.•Finger Dexterity: Ability to move the fingers and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately – Level 3 – Average ability required.•Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and skillfully – Level 3 – Average ability required.•Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli – Level 4 – Below average ability required.•Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors, or in shades or other values of the same color or to identify a particular color – Level 3 – Average ability required.Note:The above description has been developed based on the guidelines as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990.) Essential functions, tasks and activities were identified through on-site analysis and confirmation from the employer. This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.