Building Maintenance Worker

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The Facilities & Real Property Management Division of Public Works is seeking a Building Maintenance Worker. The ideal candidate will have the ability to complete a wide variety of semiskilled manual tasks in the maintenance and repair of buildings and facilities. The ideal candidate will have experience with assignments including repairs to buildings fixtures and equipment including locks windows doors screens blinds gutters drains shelving furniture cabinets minor roofing repairs flooring repair; plaster and concrete; painting and drywall repair; hauling; demolition and carpentry tasks.

To perform work approaching the journey level in a variety of trades in the maintenance and repair of City facilities equipment and buildings.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Building Maintenance Worker is independently responsible for the completion of assignments approaching the journey level in a variety of trades. This class differs from other trade classes such as Carpenter Electrician and Painter in that the latter perform journey level work in specialized disciplines. This class differs from Senior Building Maintenance Worker in that the Senior level provides lead guidance to several subordinate maintenance employees in addition to personally performing the work.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

General supervision is provided by higher level personnel.

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Maintain and repair City facilities equipment and buildings by performing carpentry electrical painting plumbing and welding duties approaching the journey level.
  
• Assist crafts workers in remodeling repairing and constructing such items as partitions room additions counters tables book cases floors roofs and mechanical equipment.
  
• Install maintain and repair carpeting floor tile linoleum wood floors ceramic tile and other surfaces.
  
• Operate mechanical saws buffers lathes drills paint sprayers drill presses arc and acetylene welding units and other shop machinery and tools.
  
• Fabricate using metal and wood materials in order to build and repair brackets braces and fasteners.
  
• Keep records on inventory and service and maintenance work performed.
  
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Methods and procedures used in carpentry electrical painting plumbing mechanical welding and other trades work.
  
• Hand and power tools used in carpentry electrical painting plumbing mechanical and welding work.
  
• Building materials and supplies used in the various trades including:

• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
  
• Carry out work assignments independently or with a minimum of supervision.
  
• Perform a variety of craft related work in mechanical and building maintenance and repair.
  
• Use a variety of hand and power tools competently and safely.
  
• Read write and speak the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance.

PROOF OF EDUCATION

Should education be used to qualify for this position then proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.

Please note the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application and check your e-mail frequently including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the applicant inbox.

1. Application: (Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete and submit online a City of Sacramento employment application by the final filing deadline;

• Employment applications must be submitted online; paper applications will not be accepted.
• Employment applications will be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
  • If applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in the duties area of the Work Experience section. Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).
  • If see resume is noted in the Work Experience section; a resume will not substitute for the information required in the Work Experience section.
• Proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted online with your application. Proof of education will be required at time of appointment.
• Proof of certification and/or license should be submitted online with your application. Proof of certification and/or license will be required at time of appointment.
• Position/job titles will not be considered in determining eligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
• If youre requesting Veterans credit a copy of your DD214 must be submitted online with your application or emailed to the Employment Office by the final filing deadline. Information regarding the use of Veterans credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule 4.9C.
• Applicants are responsible for attaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.

2. Training and Experience Exam: (Weighted 100%) The questions located at the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam. Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance level and progression of a candidates education training and experience. The exam score will determine your ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions please note:

• Responses to the T&E questions must be submitted online; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
• A resume will not substitute for the information required in the T&E questions.

3. Eligibility: Candidates who pass the Training and Experience Test will be placed on the eligible list. The hiring department may contact candidates for interview at any time during the life of the one-year list. Candidates eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for the Building Maintenance Worker examination.

4. Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail) All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their application forwarded to the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications as stated on the job announcement for applications selected by the hiring department.

5. Conditional Hire:Upon receipt of a conditional offer the selected candidate must complete and pass Live Scan/fingerprinting. If applicable candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam controlled substance and/or alcohol test and possess any required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.

QUESTIONS:
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