Maintenance Worker

Responsibilities

• Inspect buildings and other structures to determine functional systems and detect malfunctions and needed repair
• Perform minor plumbing maintenance
• Perform painting, carpentry, and masonry work including surface preparation
• Reconfigure, install, position, and remount modular offices and space
• Pavement patching and maintenance of storm sewer systems, including repair and cleaning of mains and structures
• Plow and remove snow from streets
• Tree trimming, tree removals, and brush chipping
• Landscape maintenance
• Water main repairs
• Operate equipment including backhoes, front-end loaders, street sweepers, and other assigned equipment

The work often requires physical strength and endurance, including the ability to stand, bend, pull, push, kneel, and regularly lift more than 100 lbs. Employees must withstand extended exposure to the elements.

Employees may be assigned and rotated at the employer’s option to any job assignment or shift. On-call and overtime work is assigned by rotation among all maintenance employees and is mandatory.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Completion of an apprenticeship program, certificate program, or associate degree in a related facilities maintenance field (e.g., plumbing, carpentry, HVAC) is preferred
• Must possess a valid Illinois CDL Class B vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 90 days

Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon the successful completion of a pre-employment physical, which includes a drug and alcohol screen. A probationary period of one year applies.

Mandatory residency requirement within one year of employment: Randall Road to Route 14 to Route 176 on the west, Route 176 on the north, Lake Michigan on the east, Lake Shore Drive and Roosevelt Road westward to Ogden Avenue (Route 34), southwesterly and westerly to Route 59, north to its nexus with Route 64, and then westerly to a terminus at the intersection of Route 64 and Randall Road.

Pay

Starting rate: $39.89 – $54.14 per hour, depending on qualifications.

Benefits

• IMRF pension
• Holiday, sick, personal, and vacation time
• Comprehensive health plans
• Life insurance
• 457 retirement plan