Building Maintenance Worker

Job ID: 65177

Position: Building Maintenance Worker 1

Client: TN School of the Blind

Location: 115 Stewarts Ferry Pike Nashville Tennessee 37214

Duration: 6 Months

Shift: 8:00 AM To 5:00 PM

Job Description:

General Description:

Under general supervision is responsible for leading and participating in a variety of tasks including carpentry plumbing painting electrical masonry and general mechanical repair work. This job class is the lead level class in the SS Building Maintenance Worker sub-series.

Minimum Qualification:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience equivalent to three years of full-time increasingly skilled labor and trade work including at least two years in building maintenance work.
• Prefer certification in the building maintenance job skills
• Must possess a valid drivers license.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prioritizes daily tasks and activities to meet operational requirements.
• Operates and utilizes a variety of tools and equipment such as assorted hand and power tools plungers sewer rodders drills skill saws and grinders.
• Identifies maintenance issues in order to repair/resolve issues or report issues to someone who can repair/resolve them.
• Inspects devices such as electrical systems basic plumbing mechanical systems (i.e. HVAC laundry and food service equipment) removes and replaces defective parts to determine necessary repairs.
• Performs routine repairs on standard work equipment.
• Rewires electrical outlets and breaker boxes.
• Performs routine electrical tasks such as replacing light bulbs ballasts low voltage transformers power poles receptacles and wall switches.
• Repairs windows doors flooring woodwork drywall or other parts of building structures.
• Performs basic carpentry tasks such as repairing doors gates broken windows and installing bulletin boards hanging drywall building walls minor roofing repair building shelving and caulking.
• Polices grounds.
• Performs minor HVAC repair such as changing belts filters or motors.
• Performs minor construction projects.
• Performs plumbing tasks such as unstopping commodes replacing fixtures drains and repairing leaks.
• Performs landscaping tasks such as planting flowers mowing sharpening mower blades and changing mower oil and oil filters.
• Performs janitorial tasks such as floor buffing mopping power washing wall cleaning vent cleaning sink and mirror cleaning supply restocking and shampooing carpet.
• Performs basic to extended work in welding.
• Reviews preventative maintenance plans in order to perform routine preventative maintenance to ensure that equipment continues to run smoothly building systems operate efficiently and/or the physical condition of building does not deteriorate.
• Performs daily walk through/inspection of facilities to ensure proper working conditions.
• Assists in performing inventory of work related supplies and materials.
• Provides direction and oversight to others as needed.
• Reports to supervisor the inventory of cleaning supplies repair tools or replacement parts.
• Reads work orders receives instructions from supervisors or previous shift workers to determine work requirements.
• Communicate with outside vendors and customers to provide basic customer service and direct persons to appropriate solutions and answers.
• May operate state issued pick-up truck golf cart watercraft or other vehicle.
• Performs repair work using diagrams drawings or maintenance manuals.
• Assists supervisor in determining supplies or materials needed to perform work activities.
• Provides expert advice to members and agency SLB coordinators regarding the payment and application process.
• Provides input regarding sub-processes in determining and maintaining files for process improvements.
• Assists in unloading supplies tools and equipment.
• Moves objects such as large furniture file cabinets cubicles chairs desks and bookshelves.
• Restocks maintenance supplies.
• Sets up cubicle spaces conference rooms and areas for special events.
• Records routine reports of time expended and materials used.
• Uses human resource software to enter time worked and leave requests.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

Skills

• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Equipment Maintenance
• Equipment Selection
• Mathematics
• Reading Comprehension
• Repairing
• Troubleshooting

Knowledge

• Basic knowledge of Building and Construction
• Basic knowledge of Design principles
• Basic knowledge of Mechanical principles
• Basic knowledge of Public Safety and Security
• Basic knowledge of hand and power tools

Ability

• Oral Comprehension
• Problem Sensitivity
• Near Vision
• Selective Attention