Facilities Maintenance Worker I - G115 (PT) (Midland)

Job Title

Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Performs maintenance and repair of heating and air conditioning system; changes filters; checks pneumatic systems. Assists customers by providing lighting, electrical, and temperature control services. Maintains and repairs lighting systems, changes bulbs and other components. Installs and repairs kitchen equipment. Installs wallpaper; performs carpentry work; paints. Replaces motors and belts. Repairs plumbing systems. Ensures that emergency equipment is current and in working order. Provides electrical hookups for indoor and outdoor activities. Services and repairs boilers and pumps. Services and repairs sprinkler system. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of the principles and practices of facilities and grounds maintenance and repair. Knowledge of the principles and practices of the installation, maintenance, repair, and operation of electrical, plumbing, mechanical, kitchen, HVAC, telephone, and data line systems. Skill in the operation of hand tools, electrical tools, and test instruments. Skill in problem solving and decision making. Skill in oral and written communication.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship / internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

Physical Requirements

The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and distinguishes between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required :

• Balancing maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities / structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles / heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.