Maintenance Engineer

About the role

The General Services Agency (GSA) is responsible for providing services to all County departments and agencies. The Maintenance Engineer position requires a diverse workforce to contribute to the quality of life in Ventura County by partnering with customers to deliver cost-effective service delivery and preserve natural resources.

Responsibilities

• Inspects, repairs and/or replaces plumbing connections, seals, water and sewer lines, valves, lavatory and shower fixtures, hot water heaters, water softeners, drinking fountains, and centrifugal pumps.
• Examines, replaces, and/or repairs switches, lights, ballasts, circuit breakers, panel boxes, transformers, relays, electrical doors, and electrical controls.
• Operates various electrical metering devices, power snakes, threading machines, power tools, and other mechanical equipment.
• Overhauls and repairs low pressure boilers, heat exchangers, refrigeration and ventilation systems, compressors, motors, fans, gauges, meters, electro-mechanical and gear operated cell doors.
• Maintains records on equipment, services, and work hours expended using computer based record keeping systems.
• Performs minor welding, painting and carpentry work.
• Receives and investigates day or night emergency calls.
• Repairs and installs steam kettles, ranges, ovens, fryers, refrigerators, freezing units, garbage disposals, dish washers, ice machines, food carts, washers, dryers, ironers, and other kitchen and laundry equipment.
• Inspects elevators and related safety equipment.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Any combination of training and experience in the maintenance and repair of mechanical and electrical equipment and systems which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Minimum of three (3) years of increasingly responsible building maintenance experience which includes the repair of minor electrical and mechanical systems and equipment.
• Must possess a California driver license.
• Must undergo in-depth Sheriff and Probation Department Background investigations and receive clearances from both departments prior to hiring.
• Must have experience in maintenance and repair in large commercial, industrial, and/or campus type settings.
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, squat, stoop, reach, twist, and lift heavy objects.
• Must be available to work ALL shifts in ALL areas of the County, including on-call shifts.
• Must be available to work a rotating schedule, including weekends.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of tools and materials used in general maintenance and repair of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Methods used in maintenance and minor repair of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and equipment.
• Basic mathematics.
• Current office computer systems, software and computer-based maintenance record keeping systems.
• Fundamentals of electricity and plumbing.
• Mechanical principles.
• Codes relevant to the installation and operation of electrical and/or mechanical equipment.
• Occupational hazards and safety precautions.

Skills

• To properly use and maintain power and hand tools.
• To diagnose the cause of electrical, mechanical or system failures.
• To work independently with minimum instruction.
• To interpret blueprints and sketches.

Benefits

Offers of employment may be conditional to the candidate until taking and passing an on-site, proctored exam similar to the un-proctored, internet-based exam. Applicants successfully completing the exam process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies. There are currently two (2) vacant Regular positions.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.