Repairs & Maintenance Assistant

Salary: $4,742 to $6,003 per month (SR-18, Step C to I). Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, applicant qualifications, and other relevant factors.

About the role

Receive and coordinate requests for the repair and maintenance of schools and other public buildings; conduct informal bid purchasing for supplies, materials, and services required in repairs and maintenance; maintain pertinent operating and fiscal data; and perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Graduation from high school. Excess experience of the type described below or work experience requiring the ability to read and comprehend and apply written directions or a high degree of verbal skill may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
• Two (2) years of general work experience which required the keeping of written records.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible work experience in one or a combination of the following areas:
  • Scheduling building construction or maintenance work, including duties such as receiving requests for construction or maintenance; recommending or determining priorities; scheduling jobs; making estimates of time, manpower, and materials; following up on job status; preparing status reports; and related duties.
  • Purchasing building construction or maintenance materials or services, including duties such as studying market conditions and prices; selecting sources of supply; preparing purchase orders, bid proposals, contracts, or similar instruments; analyzing cost price proposals; and related duties.
  • Selling building construction or maintenance materials or services, including duties such as preparing bids, calling on customers, displaying and demonstrating merchandise; estimating or quoting prices; preparing forms and sales contracts; preparing reports of transactions; and related duties.
  • Estimating labor and material costs of construction or maintenance materials or services, including duties such as examining specifications; compiling itemized materials and price lists; computing cost estimates of materials and labor; and related duties.
• Supervisory aptitude, demonstrated through successful completion of assignments involving some supervisory responsibilities, details to supervisory positions, or favorable appraisals indicating supervisory potential.
• A valid driver’s license at the time of appointment.