Maintenance Technician

NOTE TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS:  INTERNAL CANDIDATES IN THE SAME CLASSIFICATION AND/OR PAYGRADE AS THE POSITION POSTED WILL NOT RECEIVE A PAY ADJUSTMENT IF SELECTED.

Under direction, the purpose of the position is to lead and perform general maintenance responsibilities of routine and preventative maintenance on building systems, and equipment, to include electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and mechanical components by inspecting, troubleshooting, and repairing.   Employees in this classification function in a journey capacity and are responsible for accomplishing a daily routine of general and preventative facilities maintenance and repair tasks to provide employees and general public with an environmentally safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient public buildings and systems.   Employee performs duties with minimal supervision with thorough knowledge and proficiency gained through training and experience in a diversity of trades work.   Performs related work as directed.

• Programs, operates and maintains building climate systems to provide control of environmental comfort while ensuring cost efficiency.
• Diagnoses, and repairs malfunctioning equipment, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems by identifying potential issues, sourcing necessary parts, and completing repairs.
• Performs general maintenance, servicing, and repairs of facilities, buildings, and automated systems, e.g., building automation systems, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other mechanical components. 
• Assists with complex installation, maintenance and repair tasks in a variety of trade specific work in support of the operation of facilities, buildings, and building systems. 
• Operates light vehicles and equipment in the installation, maintenance and repair functions associated with the assigned functional area; depending on area of assignment, operates equipment that includes, but is not necessarily limited to, flatbed, compactors, back-hoes, loaders, chippers, pan, dozers, draglines, forklifts, graders, rollers, loaders, trenchers.
• May utilize a wide variety of manual, gas and electric powered hand tools, e.g., hammer, shovel, rake, screw drivers, wrenches, digging bar, chainsaw, chemical sprayer leaf blowers, weed eaters, hedge trimmers, edger.
• Position performs a variety of labor-intensive work which may include exposure to difficult working conditions, e.g., extreme heat or cold, fumes, chemicals.
• Performs general maintenance and upkeep of tools, equipment and machinery, e.g., lubricates, services, fuels; performs routine light maintenance and repairs; cleans and maintains safe operation. 
• Participates in work-site safety set-up, e.g., preps work areas; sets barricades and cones; conducts traffic control in accordance with uniform work zone safety standards; flags traffic.
• Responds to emergency situations in order to confine, resolve or prevent injurious or otherwise hazardous conditions, i.e., fallen debris, spills, broken windows, broken locks.
• Performs duties as assigned/necessary which are related, or logical in assignment to the position

• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to lead and carry out assignments with minimal instructions.
• Ability to adhere to prescribed routines and practices.
• Thorough knowledge of, and ability to utilize materials, methods and equipment used in general maintenance work.
• Ability to operate various vehicles, trucks, light construction equipment and machinery, and other gasoline and diesel driven motors, e.g., service trucks, forklifts, backhoe, grader, bulldozer, dump trucks.
• Ability to perform duties with a professional and cooperative work ethic.
• Ability to climb, reach, bend, stoop, kneel, sit and stand for extended periods of time; ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work at heights up to 12 feet.
• Ability to work in temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for extended periods of time
• Ability to with stand exposure to dust, mold, fiberglass and various chemicals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communications with department management, County employees, and the general public.

• 100 pounds maximum lifting.
• Frequent (up to 2/3 of the work time) lifting, carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken word or perceiving sound by ear.
• Good eyesight for production or safety of self and others.
• Physical demand requirements are in excess of medium work.