Facilities Maintenance Specialist

Job Summary

Perform various tasks associated with general maintenance of terminal buildings warehouses grounds container lots water/fire/sewer systems rail tracks etc.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Use technical skills of carpentry plumbing masonry and painting among others to maintain and repair buildings roadways containers lots water supply sewage systems etc.

Additional Job Responsibilities

• Preparation of needed material lists and general administrative duties.
• Other duties as assigned- This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience (certifications licenses training etc.)

High School graduate or equivalent.

Two (2) years of technical experience in a related trade.

Requires satisfactory completion of mechanical exam.

A valid South Carolina drivers license is required to operate a Ports Authority owned licensed motor vehicle. 

Skills and Abilities (vocational mathematical reasoning language human relations self-management required equipment etc.)  

Good general knowledge of carpentry plumbing masonry and painting. 

Basic computer skills are required.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of fire protection systems welding and electrical systems a plus.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Must be capable of standing walking and/or sitting for a minimum of eight (8) hours per day.
• Must be capable of bending stooping and/or kneeling for a minimum of four (4) hours per day.
• Must be capable of climbing stairs and/or ladders over fifteen (15) feet numerous times per day.
• Must be capable of lifting and/or carrying items of not more than fifty (50) pounds for a minimum of eight (8) hours per day.
• Must be capable of lifting items overhead several times per day.
• Must be capable of comfortably working at heights greater than ninety (90) feet.
• Must be capable of working in small (i.e. confining) spaces.
• Must have vision correctable to 20/20 in at least one eye.
• Must be capable of hearing spoken (including radio) communications and audible alarms and warning devices.
• Must be capable of speaking clearly for both face-to-face and radio communications.
• Must be capable of wearing required personal protective equipment (e.g. safety glasses safety shoes hard hat reflective vests hearing protection fall protection).
• Must be capable of wearing a respirator (for initial hire into the Heavy Lift Maintenance Department only).
• Must be capable of using small hand tools (e.g. screw drivers wrenches) and power tools (e.g. drills impact wrenches).
• Must be willing to work flexible schedules that may be in excess of eight (8) hours per day and include early mornings evenings nights and weekends.
• Must be reachable when not at work (e.g. have a telephone in the home have a cell phone).

Additional Information :

SC Ports Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race; creed; color; religion; alienage or national origin; ancestry; citizenship status; age; disability or handicap; sex; pregnancy childbirth or related medical condition; marital status; veteran status; sexual orientation; gender identity; genetic information; arrest record; or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws.  Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment hiring placement promotion transfer training compensation benefits employee activities and general treatment during employment.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time