MAINTENANCE WORKER

GENERAL DEFINITION : This is semi-skilled maintenance and repair work, at the full performance level, personally effecting repairs to machinery, equipment, and related facilities and / or assisting skilled trades' positions. A position in this class operates a truck, light tractor with mower attachment or similar vehicle, and / or makes routine repairs to facilities, furnishings, systems or machinery. Work may include work at higher or lower-skill levels as part of a developmental assignment or on an incidental basis. A position in this class is differentiated from positions in closely related classes in the breadth of work and the routine nature of the work performed. A position in this class may receive instructions and direction from a skilled trade's position but reports directly to a higher-level trades or technical supervisory position.

TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF WORK : (Illustrative Only)

Works with higher-level trades personnel to service, repair and test equipment, machinery, and / or structural elements of facility; carries and positions tools and materials to job site and during work; assists in effecting repair; starts up and / or shuts down equipment and machinery such as laundry, boiler plant, and other such equipment; cleans equipment, brushing and dusting debris from burners, hatches, pipes and conduits; carries materials, supplies, tools and replacement parts to job site, positioning for testing, installation or other activity; keeps work and storage area in orderly condition; makes notes or records of activities, including materials used, repair or other activity undertaken, and particular circumstances of each job.

Drives dump truck, flatbed truck and / or similar vehicles to haul gravel, cement, brush or other materials; operates a light tractor with attachments; operates hand and bench power tools such as air compressors, jack hammers, and painting and spraying equipment; provides routine cleaning and preventive maintenance for such equipment and vehicles.

Spreads and rakes gravel or asphalt in the patching and resurfacing of driveways; prunes, sprays, feeds and fertilizes, stakes, and otherwise cares for trees and shrubs in park areas; rough finishes concrete and performs pointing tasks.

Performs other work as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

B asic knowledge of methods and techniques, tools, materials, and safety precautions commonly employed in mechanical and structural maintenance and repair work.

Ability to operate a dump truck, flatbed truck, light tractor with attachments or similar motor vehicles.

Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Ability to keep records of activities.

Ability to lift, carry and maneuver into position a variety of heavy and / or unwieldy tools and materials.

Ability to work in close proximity to nursing facility patients, families and visitors, if required by work assignment.

ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE :

Education equivalent to completion of the tenth school grade.

Six to twelve months experience in equipment or facility maintenance or repair work.

Or any equivalent combination of training and experience which has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities cited above.

BACKGROUND CHECK : YES

BARGAINING UNIT : NO