General Maintenance Technician II

Job Overview

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair organization's facilities and properties involving routine tasks and responsibilities.
• Paint structures and equipment as needed.
• Install and correct minor electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and structural problems.
• Document installation and repairs as required by regulatory agencies.
• Operate and service boilers, chillers, motors, fans, pumps and related mechanical equipment.
• Repair appliances and equipment.
• May move and store furniture and equipment.
• Requisition new supplies and equipment.
• May plant and tend flowerbeds.
• Prune shrubs and trees to enhance growth and appearance.
• May water lawns, shrubs and flowerbeds.
• May spray trees, lawns, shrubs and flower beds with fertilizer and insecticides.
• May rake and remove fallen leaves.
• May sweep external walkways and staircases.
• May remove snow using power removal equipment or shovel.
• Apply snow-melting chemical when necessary on company roads, walkways and outside staircases.
• May keep drainage ditches and culverts free of obstructions.
• May drive vehicle to other locations.
• Perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High School or equivalent required.
• Experience: 1 year of related experience preferred.
• Related experience includes skill and knowledge of painting, HVAC, carpentry, plumbing, masonry and electrical work.
• Management Experience: Not specified.
• Skills & Abilities: May require a valid driver's license and clean DMV record. Previous truck and/or bus driving experience is desirable. Must have basic writing and communication skills. May be required to have basic computer skills. May have on-call duties. Ability to work on a team. Travel: May drive vehicle to other locations.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Regularly lift and/or move objects 10-50 lbs frequently; lift and/or move objects that weigh more than 100 lbs with assistance or the use of a powered industrial truck.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.