Maintenance Worker

About the role

This position involves the inspection and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers, including installation, rebuilding, recharging, and re-tagging during annual inspections. Other responsibilities include maintaining records, identifying deficiencies, ensuring compliance with safety codes, and supporting the Fire Safety program.

Responsibilities

• Perform annual inspections and tagging of fire extinguishers
• Identify and address damaged, discharged, obstructed, expired, or missing fire extinguishers
• Recharge and conduct hydrostatic tests on fire extinguishers
• Maintain inspection tags, records, and documentation
• Conduct surveys to determine proper extinguisher placement and accessibility
• Install, relocate, and maintain fire extinguisher cabinets, signage, and mounting brackets
• Support other units within the Office of Fire Safety
• Make minor repairs to building electrical and plumbing related to fire protection systems
• Make minor repairs to building masonry, woodwork, flooring, and walls, and firestopping
• Visual inspect public buildings, structures, and equipment to assess and check for defects, malfunctions, and hazardous conditions
• Operate a motor vehicle to travel to and from work sites

Requirements

• Three years of full-time satisfactory experience as a mechanic, journeyperson, or helper in the electrical trades, mechanical trades, or construction/maintenance of buildings
• Sufficient full-time training or education in the electrical, mechanical, or construction trades to make up the equivalent of three years of acceptable experience
• Two years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "1" above plus sufficient full-time training or education to make up the equivalent of three years of acceptable experience
• Six months of experience will be credited for each year of full-time acceptable training or education

Qualifications

• A Certificate of Fitness for Portable Fire Extinguisher Servicing (W-96), issued by the New York City Fire Department, must be obtained within six months of assignment
• A Certificate of Fitness for Supervision of Sprinkler Systems (S-12), issued by the New York City Fire Department, must be maintained for the duration of assignment
• A Certificate of Fitness for Supervision of Standpipe Systems (S-13), issued by the New York City Fire Department, must be maintained for the duration of assignment

Skills

• A Certificate of Fitness for Portable Fire Extinguisher Servicing (W-96)
• A Certificate of Fitness for Supervision of Sprinkler Systems (S-12)
• A Certificate of Fitness for Supervision of Standpipe Systems (S-13)

Benefits

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans, and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees' Retirement System.

Pay

$72,745.92 – $75,585.60

Schedule

Details on the schedule are not specified in the posting.