Maintenance Level II

JOB POSTING

ZANESVILLE METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY

407 Pershing Road

Zanesville, OH 43701

Phone: 740-454-8566

Fax: 740-455-8799

E-mail: zmha@zanesvillehousing.org

MAINTENANCE LEVEL II

SALARY RANGE: BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

REPORTS TO: MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

OPENING DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 9, 2024

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, October 18, 2024 – 3:00 PM

Applicants who possess the qualifications detailed in the accompanying job description are encouraged to apply for this non-exempt, full-time position that reports to the Maintenance Supervisor. Those interested in the position should provide a cover letter and resume detailing their qualifications and experience, to ZMHA by mail, fax, or e-mail as set forth above. Responses of qualified applicants should be submitted by 3:00 pm on Friday October 18, 2024.

ZMHA is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio that is primarily funded by federal dollars administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ZMHA is the local housing authority in Muskingum County, Ohio which operates or manages 674 units of rental housing, and it also administers the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8).

10/2024 ZANESVILLE METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY

Position Description

Title: Maintenance Level II/General Services

Department: Maintenance

Supervisor: Maintenance Supervisor

FLSA: Non-Exempt

* As a recipient of Federal Funding, ZMHA pledges to maintain a DRUG FREE workplace. Candidates for employment and current employees are subject to pre-employment screening, for cause screening, and random screening.

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsible for assisting in maintaining dwelling units and grounds of one or more of Authority's housing developments. Performs a variety of routine carpentry, electrical, plumbing repairs, and lawn care/trash duties in response to service requests and inspections of units. The following are specific duties:

· Repairs or replaces wiring and parts for electrical outlets, switches, light fixtures, and breaker switches/fuses.

· Repairs or replaces plumbing fixtures and fittings such as leaky faucets, clogged drains and sewer lines, damaged toilets, sinks and water cutoffs.

· Makes minor carpentry repairs/replacements to damaged walls, roofs, woodwork, floors, gutters and downspout, garage doors, doors, and door locks, windows, cabinets, doorbells, peepholes and clotheslines.

· Makes minor repairs and adjustments to various appliances and equipment such as refrigerators, gas and electric stoves, furnaces, water heaters, washers and dryers, and air conditioners.

· Performs landscaping such as trimming trees, picking up trash, mowing lawns, and snow removal.

· Performs apartment painting, cleaning duties and including restrooms, office areas, trash rooms, boiler rooms, halls, stairways, and sidewalks.

· Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications and Knowledge

· High school graduate or GED. One year experience in building maintenance or vocational training which involved training and/or experience in areas of carpentry, plumbing, and electrical repairs as an equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Skills in the use of various hand and power tools.

· Ability to read and understand repair manuals, and instructions/warnings on cleaning agents; write service requests, maintenance reports, and inspection reports.

· Ability to write legibly.

· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other Authority employees and residents.

· Must be bondable, have a valid Ohio Driver's License and be eligible for coverage under Authority fleet auto insurance.

Supervision Received and Given

The employee receives instructions from the Maintenance Supervisor. Generally, methods of accomplishing assignments are at the discretion of the employee within established procedures and repair manual guides. Deadlines and priorities are generally set by the supervisor and the employee's progress is monitored regularly. The employee's work is reviewed generally for neatness and completeness.

The employee does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Guidelines

The employee follows established maintenance procedures and practices and service manuals in performing assigned tasks. If a situation not covered by guidelines arises, the employee contains the supervisor for guidance.

Complexity

Work performed by the employee is mostly routine and repetitive in nature. Occasionally, some tasks may require the exercise of personal judgment in making decisions on accomplishing assigned work.

Scope and Effect

The employee's work primarily affects the residents in the housing development to which the employee is assigned. It also impacts on the adequacy of total low-rent housing provided by the Authority. Through successful accomplishing of maintenance tasks, the Authority is able to continue to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing.

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Personal Contacts

The employee's personal contacts are primarily with residents and other employees. Contacts with residents are particularly important. The purpose of this is to give and obtain information necessary to do the maintenance tasks efficiently and safely and document all actions. Conditions under which contacts occur can range from normal too stressful in an emergency situation, such as a gas leak or power failure.

Physical Demands

The employee must operate hand and power tools and equipment. Normal physical activity can be strenuous and may involve prolonged standing, walking, reaching, bending, crouching, stooping, and lying prone. The employee must use arm strength to manipulate hand tools such as saws, sanders and jointers. The employee must push, pull, and/or lift objects up to and over 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The employee works indoors and outdoors and is exposed to weather extremes. The employee may occasionally be subject to electrical shock hazards, dangerous heights, dangerous chemicals, and skin irritants (e.g. cleaning solutions, solvents, insecticides). The employee may be required to use goggles, gloves, safety boots, and other safety equipment.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.23 - $18.56 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Overtime

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $19