Maintenance Technician I/Custodian_NE-Corps Programs-301-TX

Facilities Maintenance

• Performs routine building maintenance activities.
• Performs minor plumbing repairs required including leaking faucets, clogged toilets, and water sprinkler malfunctions.
• Performs carpentry work required to repair dents and/or holes in walls and paints walls.
• Performs minor electrical repairs.
• Maintains all supplies, parts, and equipment belonging to the Facilities Department.
• Prepares accurate records for preventive maintenance.
• Checks and repairs pumps, fans, valves and motors.
• Repairs walls, floors, ceilings, cabinets, and furniture.
• Drives a Salvation Army vehicle as needed to pick-up and/or deliver miscellaneous items needed for maintenance work or to transport passengers.
• Assists with custodial duties as needed.

Facilities Cleaning

• Cleans and sanitizes bathrooms; cleans sinks and toilets, polishes mirrors, and replenishes supplies.
• Sweeps, vacuums, mops floors; sweeps sidewalks.
• Cleans windows; dusts and polishes furniture and fixtures.
• Empty trash cans regularly; collects trash from grounds and cleans trash cans.
• Oversees and directs the work of community service workers.

Other Responsibilities

• Makes sure activities and visitors are secure.
• Takes on additional responsibilities in the absence of other maintenance personnel.
• Assists with custodial duties as needed.
• Available for after-hours maintenance emergency calls, as needed.

Materials And Equipment

Performs other related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of general building and grounds maintenance practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trades involved.
• Ability to learn by method of on-the-job training including ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to perform routine and minor repair and maintenance activities of buildings and grounds.
• Ability to use and maintain maintenance equipment and tools effectively and in a safe manner.
• Ability to detect defects in equipment and to make proper repairs or adjustments.
• Ability to follow instructions and work with little or no supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Two to three years experience performing maintenance and repair work for commercial buildings and grounds or
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Certifications

Valid State Driver License

Physical Requirements

• Ability to meet attendance requirements.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language effectively.
• Ability to exert the physical energy required to performing housekeeping and minor maintenance work.
• Ability to drive a vehicle safely to perform assigned tasks.
• Physical duties may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of sitting.
• Extensive amount of physical effort required associated with lifting, moving, and carrying heavy objects (more than 50 lbs.) frequently.

Working Conditions

• Work requires driving a vehicle and/or working outdoors daily with exposure to physical discomforts associated with changes in weather such as rain, cold, snow, heat or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.