Maintenance Specialist

About the role

With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Responsibilities

• Performs and/or assists with coordinating maintenance operations;
• Facility and grounds inspections;
• Installs, operates, and/or repairs to generators, signs, network wiring, pumps, pipes, water lines, communication systems, and other devices and equipment at assigned facilities or sites;
• Skilled plumbing, carpentry, concrete work, masonry, painting, and welding duties;
• Preventative maintenance on HVAC equipment, tools;
• Inspects conditions of equipment, vehicles, signs, networks, cameras, devices, and other materials at assigned facilities or sites;
• Sets up safe work zones and detour routes;
• Directs traffic;
• Addresses safety issues to detect and troubleshoot maintenance-related issues;
• Ensures compliance with established safety and operational policies and practices;
• Operates light to heavy equipment, to include backhoes, excavators, bucket trucks, forklift, and scissor lifts;
• Prepares and maintains reports and records, performs data entry, receives and processes work orders and service requests, and updates work order systems and related databases, to document and facilitate maintenance operations, and ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures;
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC)
• Four years of equipment operation, or technical repair experience in areas related to assignment.

Qualifications

• A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record is required for: facilities maintenance, traffic control, traffic systems, urban forestry, radio systems, and police maintenance assignments that include driving between multiple facilities and/or locations to perform work or transfer equipment.

Skills

• ADA and Other Requirements

Benefits

• Full-Time Employees: 12-13 paid holidays per year, 13 standard work days of vacation per year, 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement, 2 weeks paid military leave per year, Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans, State and City retirement plans, Short and long term disability plans, Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions, City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System, Paid funeral leave, Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling, Paid life insurance equal to annual salary, 48 hours for volunteer work each year*, 4 hours parental leave each year, Workman's Compensation Insurance, 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
• Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year): 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary), State retirement plan
• Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period): 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary), State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire, Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire, Dental and life insurance, after one year of service, Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

Pay

Hiring Range: $49,737.00-$60,486.00

Schedule

Monday-Friday 6:30am-3:00pm