FACILITIES MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN I

About the Department

Under supervision of the Fleet & Facilities Superintendent, provides inspections and repairs to mechanical equipment in City facilities, minor repairs and tasks on and within city facilities. Provide the best customer service possible, demonstrating concern for each request for service or assistance.

Position Duties

• Ability to operate various power tools, hand tools and heavy equipment such as lifts.
• Assist with various repairs and tasks on and within city facilities and buildings.
• Ability to perform work at elevated heights, with arms above head and on roof tops.
• Ability to always work well with the public and with co-workers.
• Communicate effectively and courteously with the public and other City employees in person,
• by radio, in writing and by telephone.
• Ability to follow a chain of command, receptive to instruction and supervision.
• Ability to adapt to changing procedures and special assignments.
• All personnel assigned to this position are subject to callouts during emergencies and must
• respond when contacted, this is an essential function of this role.
• Review maintenance and repair requests; assist with diagnosing and correcting building
• maintenance problems using knowledge of a variety of building trades skills.
• Verify maintenance and repair issues are properly identified, addressed and resolved.
• Driving is essential.

• Assist with determining the timing of when equipment should be replaced.
• Familiar with reading and interpreting blueprints and diagrams.
• Recognize deviations in the design of and materials used in actual installations in written plans,
• specifications and codes.
• Assist with diagnosing defective operations and excessive wear on equipment parts and
• components.
• Perform other duties as assigned or directed.

Minimum Qualifications

High school or GED, plus 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must possess a valid class “C” driver’s license.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, criminal background check and MVR check.
Must be able to successfully complete Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) clearance.
This position is subject to periodic CJIS background checks.
Additional certifications may be required.

Other Qualifications

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.
Moderate diversity, moderately physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which require somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms; regularly required to taste or smell; and frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear; occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; continuously lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision.