Maintenance Technician

Duties And Responsibilities

• Inspects buildings, fixtures, machines, and other structural and/or mechanical units, noting need for repair
• Performs minor maintenance
• Changes, washes, and cuts filters for air conditioners
• Checks for bad bearings
• Repairs, hangs, and installs window hardware and coverings
• Installs restroom accessories
• Replaces glass, screens, locks, and door closures
• Repairs chairs, doors, water faucets, and cabinet doors
• Assists and participates in the repair and preventive maintenance of electric motors, switches, compressors, water lines, and related equipment
• Installs plumbing ducts, pipes, and fixtures
• Checks and tests meters, relays, and heating and air conditioning equipment
• Assists electricians in maintaining and repairing electrical wiring and apparatus
• Repairs ceiling and floor tile
• Patches wall coverings
• Paints walls as needed
• Pressure washes external walls
• Moves furniture and equipment
• Transports boxed files to storage
• Organizes and cleans storage facilities
• Maintains gutters and roof tiles of buildings
• Corrects drain or pipe problems
• Maintains blacktop on parking lots
• Does general landscaping as assigned to include trimming trees; tree removal; hauling away trash or debris
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Ability, And Skills

• Considerable knowledge of the methods, practice, tools, equipment, and materials used in a variety of building and mechanical trades
• Some knowledge of the occupational hazards in the use of power tools and equipment, and of necessary safety precautions
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to diagnose malfunctions and defects in mechanical and similar equipment and to determine adequate corrective measures

Typical Physical Demands

• Prolonged standing and walking
• Repeated bending, squatting, stooping
• Climbing ladders, scaffolding of up to 100 feet
• Frequent exposure to mechanical and electrical hazards
• Occasional evening or weekend work
• Works in conditions of heat, cold, wetness, dust, rain, and snow

JOB RELATIONSHIPS

• Supervised by: CEO Environmental Services Specialist
• Employees supervised: None