Maintenance Technician

Position Type:
Maintenance/Custodial/Maintenance General

Date Posted:
10/8/2024

Location:
District Wide

Date Available:
Immediate Opening

Closing Date:
Until Filled

District:
Saginaw Public Schools - websiteGENERAL SUMMARY:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the knowledge and experience to be able to perform a wide variety of duties to maintain, repair, and install equipment and physical structures in commercial buildings. The individual should be well versed in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC/R, carpentry, and all other facets of commercial/industrial facilities services.

The Facilities Department will operate in a professional and customer service minded manner in accordance with district standards.

DISTRICT-WIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

The School District of the City of Saginaw, in partnership with parents, students, businesses and the community, are committed to and responsible for ensuring the highest level of academic achievement and career planning for all students, the highest performing organizational structure at all levels, and a safe and effective learning environment for all students.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Perform a wide variety of commercial/industrial facilities services.
2. Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
3. Strong sense of urgency; self-directed.
4. Must be dedicated, determined, and dependable.
5. Must be knowledgeable in some general maintenance such as: light bulb replacement, filter replacement, plumbing, etc.

Physical Demands - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee will frequently be required to sit, stand and/or walk, and may be required to lift up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust to focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Completes corrective and preventive work orders as assigned.
2. Performs minor electrical repairs, installations and maintenance. Tasks to include (but not limited to) replacement of wall switches, outlets, incandescent and fluorescent bulbs, ballasts, transformers, sockets and fuses.
3. Performs minor plumbing maintenance, repair and installation. Tasks to include repairing leaks in water supplies, drains, faucets and laboratory fixtures. Clears obstructions from drain lines.
4. Performs minor HVAC maintenance and repairs. Tasks to include filter replacement, belt changes and greasing of bearings.
5. Performs minor carpentry repairs.
6. Ability to operate motor vehicles and power tools safely and effectively.
7. Ability to understand and specifications, blueprints, manuals and schematic drawings for installation, maintenance and repair of structures and equipment is preferred.
8. Supports special events when necessary by moving tables, chairs, bleachers and similar activities.
9. Provide excellent customer service.
10. Responds to emergency situations during and after hours.
11. All other duties as assigned by management.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

1. High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and five years of experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Valid state driver's license.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

CURRICULA RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

METHOD OF EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of personnel.

Preceding data are intended to convey information essential to making fair pay decisions about the job, and are not exhaustive lists of the skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with it.