General Maintenance Worker

Essential Functions

• Maintains clean and organized work vehicle.
• Maintains all equipment and tools in good working order.
• Safely loads, unloads, and secures all equipment, tools, and other items to be transported, either by vehicle or trailer.
• Procures and returns materials, equipment, and tools from/to stock.
• Immediately reports safety hazards which affect the welfare of students, system employees, or visitors.
• Maintains a safe work site.
• Routinely climbs, balances, stops, kneels, crouches, or crawls.
• Routinely lifts and/or moves up to 75 pounds.
• Works indoors and outdoors with exposure to weather including cold, heat, wet, and high humidity.
• Follows written and oral instructions.
• Completes carpentry work as assigned, including cabinetry, bookshelves, and minor renovations.
• Completes plumbing work as assigned, including repair of toilets, sinks, water lines, sewer lines, etc.
• Completes electrical work as assigned, including repair of lights, receptacles and switches, wire new circuits, and wire small structures such as field houses and press boxes.
• Operates maintenance machinery in a safe manner.
• Follows the standard purchasing procedure for the school system.
• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.
• Acts in a professional manner and maintains a professional attitude toward the public and colleagues and exhibits the fundamentals of public/customer service.
• Maintains confidentiality and adheres to the chain of command.
• Maintains a professional appearance as appropriate for job responsibilities.
• Takes initiative and assumes responsibility for all aspects of the job; performs routine duties and tasks with little or no direct supervision.
• Remains on call during after hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Performs all other duties, and assumes all other school or system related responsibilities, as assigned by the Maintenance Director.

Required Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
• Experience performing general maintenance duties is desirable.
• A valid Georgia Driver’s License is required.

Physical Demands

• Medium Work: Occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, and/or moving 10-25 pounds frequently.
• Heavy Work: Occasionally lifting up to 75 pounds, and/or frequently moving 25-50 pounds, and/or constantly moving 10-20 pounds.