Maintenance Assistant

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimal experience working with electrical, carpentry, plumbing, buffing, stripping floors and painting

Job Complexity

• Apply some working knowledge of methods, practices, materials, tools and equipment necessary for installation, maintenance and repair of equipment and facility structure in a large facility as well as various other systems as necessary.
• Inspect the facility's mechanical, electrical, and mobile and custodial equipment for proper operation and compliance with established safety and health regulations.
• Handle and safeguard maintenance equipment and supplies.

Consequence of Actions

• Responsible for inspecting the facility's mechanical, electrical, and mobile and custodial equipment for proper operation and compliance with established safety and health regulations.

Assets

• Involves some internal asset control responsibility through the handling and safeguarding of maintenance equipment and supplies.

Work Controls

• Work is performed under the direction of the Maintenance Supervisor, and tutelage of the Maintenance Specialist.

Personal Contacts

• Contact is generally with Sheriff's Office personnel that work in the jail facility with daily close contact with the inmates.

Safety of Others

• Responsible for the safety of employees and inmates in the facility through the installation and maintenance of facility supplies and equipment.

Physical Effort

• Regularly involves heavy manual labor requiring the worker to exert strenuous physical effort.
• Heavy lifting (up to 100 pounds).

Hazards

• The work involves some risks requiring the worker to use safety equipment and observe safety precautions and regulations.

Work Environment

• Occasionally, work is performed in conditions that may cause some discomfort or unpleasantness.
• Work inside.
• Work outside.
• Work in confined spaces.

Supervisory Authority

• This position does not involve any significant supervisory authority.
• No supervision of Sheriff's Office personnel.

Essential Job Functions

• Reviews and prioritizes daily work orders assigned by the Maintenance Supervisor.
• Cleans buffs, strips and wax floors.
• Paints items and areas as necessary.
• Cleans carpets with carpet dirt/stain extraction equipment.
• Maintains records and reports on materials and equipment used.
• Notifies maintenance supervisor of needed supplies and equipment as needed.
• Operates a variety of electrically powered tools and equipment.
• Responds to daily system failures such as leaks, water line breaks, etc.
• Checks facility telephones and television equipment for proper operation.
• Performs a variety of building maintenance tasks, including some grounds work if necessary.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of facility and grounds maintenance practices and procedures.
• Ability to read and understand technical manuals, guides, and specifications associated with the job.
• Ability to analyze information identifies potential problems and performs preventative maintenance.
• Ability to operate and maintain the tools and equipment required for the job.
• Ability to perform basic carpentry, masonry, floor repair work.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.