Building Maintenance Worker

Building Maintenance Technician

Performs a variety of moderately complex preventive maintenance tasks, repairs, and additions to County buildings, facilities and equipment. Work involves multiple skill areas, including carpentry, air conditioning / heating, painting, plastering, masonry, plumbing, electrical repairs and installations and machine servicing.

Distinguishing Characteristics :

This is the first in a series of two building maintenance-related job classifications within the General / Road Maintenance job family. This classification is distinguished by moderately complex maintenance work requiring basic proficiency in multiple skill areas. This classification may require work in secure facilities. This classification may require a flexible work schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Performs a variety of preventive maintenance routines on equipment, building components, and facilities.
• Performs periodic and routine walk through inspections of assigned facilities, identifies work requirements, submits requirements to service call and performs work assigned.
• Researches and estimates time and materials needed and records time and materials used. Requests for needed tools, equipment, supplies and materials to perform assigned tasks. Monitors expenditure of supplies and controls inventory of equipment and tools.
• Makes electrical, plumbing, masonry and carpentry repairs. Services and repairs heating and air-conditioning systems.
• Replaces broken glass. Installs / replaces light fixtures, and switches.
• Remodels building and facilities. May build cabinets and shelves.
• Prepares for painting. Paints and seals building surfaces and equipment.
• May be required to disassemble / assemble and move furniture and equipment.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements :

Education and Experience :

High School diploma or G.E.D. AND three (3) years of building maintenance experience, including preventive maintenance and repairs to equipment, buildings and facilities; OR

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements :

Valid Texas Driver's License.

Preferred :

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Universal Certification or must be obtained within one (1) year of date of hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Knowledge of :

Skill in :

Ability to :

Work Environment & Other Information :

Physical requirements include the ability to lift up to 100 pounds / carry up to 75 pounds, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client / customer contact, squatting to perform the essential functions. Subject to extreme temperatures, outside elements, noise, vibration, contact with dust, fumes and hazardous chemicals, foul odors, animal and human fecal matter, insects and rodents. Requires working at heights from ladders and scaffolds. Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

Work Hours : Part-time 29 hours Monday-Friday. May work some holidays, some nights, some weekends

Location : 2515 South Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78704

Department : Juvenile Probation

Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required. Physical Exam, Drug Test, Alcohol Test

This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.