Job Title: Maintenance Technician
| Reports to: | Crew Chief |
| Job Group: | School-Related Personnel |
| FLSA: | Non-Exempt |
| Job Code: | 5212 |
| Salary Schedule: | PG02 |
JOB GOAL
Responsible for performing highly diversified craft trade activities with a focus on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), carpentry, electric, plumbing, masonry, electronic and food service equipment repair, roofing, flooring, and site development under general supervision.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform skilled and semi-skilled trade work, including maintenance, construction, installation, and repair of buildings and facilities throughout the district.
- Perform routine preventative maintenance to equipment and facilities within designated timeframes.
- Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting, and repair of production machines and plant facilities.
- Apply knowledge of multi-trades areas to general repair and minor construction duties involving school building structures, HVAC systems, carpentry, electric, plumbing, masonry, electronic and food service equipment repair, roofing, flooring, and site development.
- Assist in maintaining inventory of equipment, repair parts, materials, and supplies.
- Accept and responsible for receipt and issuance of all parts and supplies and assure all orders are complete and correct.
- Follow established safety protocols and handling procedures as recommended by local, state, and federal guidelines and regulations.
- Properly store, maintain, and account for all tools and equipment and ensure all are in good, orderly, clean and in safe condition.
- Provide emergency or unscheduled repairs of equipment or facilities when needed.
- Use a variety of hand and power tools, meters, and material handling equipment when performing day-to-day job functions.
- Report any unsafe working conditions to appropriate personnel.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- A working knowledge of all skilled trades areas, including but not limited to, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, construction contract administration and building codes
- Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommendations, regulations, and work safety practices
- Possess strong attention to detail
- Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences, orally and in writing, including electronic media
- Operating knowledge of computer programs, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases
- Excellent time management skills and ability to organize, prioritize, manage, and carry out duties efficiently and within established timeframes
- Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with all stakeholders
- All hires must meet physical requirements of Post Offer Employment Testing (POET)
EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) or Vocational Degree from an accredited institution
- Two years’ experience of a skilled trade or general building maintenance
- OR
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS
- Valid Florida driver license
- Must maintain a driving record that meets the standards of the District Safe Driver II Plan. Driver license must be maintained as a condition of continued employment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Associate degree in Facilities Management, Business Management or Construction Management or related field, from an accredited institution
- Three years’ experience in the areas of facilities maintenance, construction, or plant operations.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
None
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, and hear. The employee occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 100 pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Indoors and Outdoors: The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
Cold: The worker is subject to extreme cold. Temperatures are below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
Heat: The worker is subject to extreme heat. Temperatures are above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
Noise: The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
Vibration: The worker is subject to vibration. There is exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
Hazards: The worker is subject to hazards. This includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places and exposure to high heat or chemicals.
Atmospheric Conditions: The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions affect the respiratory systems or the skin: fumes, odors, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
Oils: The worker is subject to oils. There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT
Heavy equipment, hand and power tools of all kinds, gauges and electronic testers, ladders and scaffolding, lawn care equipment, furniture moving equipment, pallet jacks, dollies and other loading dock equipment, golf carts and utility vehicles, HVAC equipment, electrical panels, emergency generators, and general office equipment, including personal computers, fax machines, copiers, telephones, etc.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the District’s approved compensation plan. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be established by the District.
Performance of the job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the School Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Pasco County Schools will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.
