Facilities Maintenance Specialist

Description

Summary

Performs general labor and semi-skilled building maintenance work. Assists senior maintenance specialists in the performance of skilled maintenance work in the various construction and mechanical systems trades.

Distinguishing Career Features

The Maintenance Specialist represents the first level facilities maintenance position requiring generalized experience in building maintenance. Maintenance Specialists may advance from the Maintenance Custodian position or enter directly with building trades experience and skills. Advancement to Senior Maintenance Specialist is possible with specialized training in one of the advanced (usually licensed - e.g., HVAC, plumbing, etc.) trades combined with additional experience at the journey level in related trades.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Performs servicing and maintenance to fixtures. Makes plumbing adjustments such as unclogging toilets and sinks, tightening toilet seats, adjusting of drinking fountains, cleaning water jets to enhance flows.

Performs painting and varnishing of walls, doors, rooms, buildings, parking lots, and other surfaces. Prepares and finishes surfaces by scraping, using commercial paint removers, fills cracks and holes or sizing plaster walls.

Applies paint, varnish, and other protective and decorative finishes to comply with applicable building codes, City standards, and the usage or exposure of the surfaces.

Participates in setting up venues for City and community activities as directed. Constructs, fabricates, assembles, installs, repairs or replaces doors, walls, signs, counters, shelf units, bleachers, forms, frames, window frames, fences and stairways.

Assembles, adjusts, and repairs furniture. Moves furniture and stage platforms including those used for special events and activities. May assist in setting up public address systems for events.

Performs, repairs, and conducts maintenance on projects such as sidewalks and roadways, sport field equipment, and recreation center equipment.

Glazes and fits windows.

Refinishes furniture. Hangs wall coverings.

Participates with and assists in trades areas of carpentry, plumbing, and other crafts as assigned.

Operates and performs minor maintenance of light equipment including light tractors, skip loaders, and other labor saving devices.

Assists in the installation and maintenance of roofs, baseboards, furniture, cabinets, shelving, and bookcases.

Installs, repairs and maintains floor tile, acoustical tile, linoleum and carpet.

Performs routine servicing on air-conditioning and heating systems. Changes filters. Greases and oils bearings, motors, and compressors. Assists in the resolution of air handling and other mechanical problems.

May perform Maintenance Custodian duties as required. May perform maintenance duties of Skilled Maintenance Specialist on an intermittent basis for purposes of training and experience.

Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.