Maintenance Assistant

Maintenance Assistant

The Maintenance Assistant is responsible for facilities and ground maintenance. The successful candidate will have the demonstrated ability to multi-task and work effectively with others while promoting a positive organizational culture by embodying the institutional values of community, diversity, innovation, integrity, student-centeredness, and trust.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Assists with work orders for special events and exhibits.
• Inspects tools and equipment and performs minor equipment and vehicle repairs - maintenance equipment by lubricating, greasing, changing filters, and performing other minor repairs.
• Servicing vehicles - which includes : checking fluid levels and washing.
• Assists in minor electric repairs, remodeling of buildings, and performs minor carpentry duties such as hanging ceilings, replacing walls, and other carpentry duties.
• Removes trash from waste baskets, dumps trash, sanitizes and re-lines trash receptacles daily, or as needed, and operates trash compactors.
• Wipes furniture, such as desk tops, tables, and other surfaces.
• Cleans walls, windows, window sills, stairways, and entry ways, as needed.
• Sweeps, mops, and buffs floors, vacuums floors daily, and shampoos carpets, cleans baseboards, dusts and / or wipes clean furniture, desk tops, table tops, cabinets, and other surfaces, such as ceiling fans, black / white boards, appliances, and fixtures.
• Strips, waxes, and buffs floors, as needed or scheduled. Cleans bathroom fixtures and stocks restrooms with soap, toilet tissue, and paper towels.
• Cleans areas requiring special cleaning methods, by using specific cleansers, sterilizing equipment, and / or disposing of contaminated wastes.
• Assists in set-up of events and cleaning after events.
• Ground maintenance including mowing and landscaping.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities :

Additional duties and responsibilities may arise based upon the needs of the college, other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Education and Experience :

The formal education equivalent of a high school diploma, ability to operate and perform routine maintenance on various types of grounds keeping tools and equipment.

Knowledge :

Knowledge of basic cleaning techniques. Knowledge of cleaning equipment operation and maintenance.

English Language :

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Active Listening :

Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking :

Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Oral Comprehension :

Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Problem Sensitivity :

Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Equipment Maintenance :

Ability and skills to perform routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Repairing :

Ability and skills to do minor repairs to applicable machines or systems using the needed tools.

Troubleshooting :

Ability to determine causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Coordination :

Ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Judgment and Decision Making :

Ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Monitoring :

Ability to monitoring / assess performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Operation and Control :

Skills an ability to control operations of equipment or systems.

Control Precision :

Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Manual Dexterity :

Ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Arm / Hand Steadiness :

Ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Near Vision :

Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Static Strength :

Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50 pounds.

Trunk Strength :

Ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support