MAINTENANCE STAFF

SUMMARY: Maintaining and repairing physical structures of buildings and maintaining grounds.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receives written work orders or verbal instructions from supervisor.
• Cuts grass and trims weeds on organization's property.
• Digs flower beds and plants flowers.
• Constructs decorative flower garden borders from wood.
• Cleans internal areas of buildings, including buffing, dusting, sweeping, and mopping.  
• Washes windows.
• Empties trash cans and consolidates trash for weekly pickup.
• Paints interior and exterior walls and trim.
• Repairs parking lot and sidewalks with asphalt, cold patching materials, and concrete.
• Operates snow removal equipment to maintain parking lots and sidewalks.
• Maintains and repairs buildings' plumbing and electrical systems, including replacing worn or defective parts such as switches and fuses.
• Repairs or replaces building brick, stone, and concrete.
• Maintains and repairs wood parts of buildings.
• Replaces worn or damaged parts such as hoses, wiring, and belts, in machines and equipment such as truck, street sweeper, and riding mower.
• Assists other departments with moving furniture and unloading and storing supplies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have competent skills using a variety of tools.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and prioritize tasks in a self-directed work environment and maintain high levels of productivity without direct supervision.
• Detail oriented.
• Able to work in a team environment and take direction.
• Able to stand and exert fast-paced mobility for entire shift.
• Able to maintain balance, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, and wipe.

COMPETENCIES:

• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

Occasionally or frequently will be required to stand, walk, sit, utilize hand and finger dexterity, climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crawl, talk or hear, operate equipment, read technical information, use a keyboard, lift/push/carry items more than 50 pounds, have exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, work near moving mechanical parts, work in high places, work around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals, have exposure to outside weather conditions, have exposure to extreme heat or cold, and have exposure to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious material.