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Position: Maintenance
Summary: Responsible for maintaining the assigned district building in such a state of operating excellence that they present no problems or interruptions to the education program.
Schedule: 8 hours/day – 5 days/week – 52 weeks/year
Essential Job Functions: - The ability to complete your daily work, plus accommodate the students, parents, administration and staff.
- Required to use ladders in the course of the daily duties and personnel lifts for service work of equipment and fixtures.
- Projects a positive image for Kentwood Public Schools with his/her team, whenever the public, guests or visitors are in the building. (Develops and implements team approach.)
- Works closely with the Building Manager and/or administrators to be prepared for scheduled evening activities as needed, and unscheduled events.
- Responsible for the general repair, maintenance of educational equipment, heating-ventilating units, lighting, plumbing and other school equipment (except for equipment that is under contract by outside repair firms).
- Responsible to maintain an established preventive maintenance program to include associated records. The PM program will identify daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly duties.
- Administer operation and maintenance of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment district-wide.
- Repair and installation of the following:
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- Hardware
- Masonry
- Carpentry
- Equipment
- Vehicles
- Boilers
- Welding
- Roofs
- Unit Heaters
- Engines
- Heating Equipment
- Anything that may need to be repaired that is part of the building or grounds of the school
- Possess a valid Michigan’s driver license. Ability to obtain and maintain State of Michigan Certificate of Pool Operator certificate (CPO)
- There is a high probability that contact with Bloodborne material will occur within your daily duties.
- All duties and procedures are to be performed within health safety standards as per OSHA and MIOSHA.
- Regular, reliable and punctual attendance
- Other duties as assigned by the Manager of Operations or his/her designee.
Specific Responsibilities: - Receive and accomplish work and repair orders from the Manager of Operations.
- Maintain tools and equipment assigned.
- Obtain purchase orders for ordering or obtaining of equipment and supplies.
- Drive trucks and other maintenance equipment.
- Adjust thermostats as required.
- Replace light bulbs, tubes and ballasts.
- Replace broken glass in windows, doors and partitions.
- Repair plumbing leaks and unclog drains (including the operation of plumbing snakes).
- Replace broken ceiling tiles.
- Inspect buildings for deficiencies such as cracks in walls and floor coverings that need replacing.
- Perform general masonry and other building structural and finish surface work.
- Periodic checking and lubrication of damper air motors, all mixing, volume, fresh air, re-circulating, and bypassed dampers when scheduled.
- Check and lubricate unit ventilators and other motors when scheduled to do so.
- Internal cleaning of boilers during the off-heating season.
- Major repair of all valves, including Sloan flush valves, mixing valves, hot and cold water faucets, Bradley wash fountains, and siphon valves, as required.
- Adjust and make major repairs to drinking fountains.
- Immediate changing, or replacements of light switches, convenience outlets, secondary, fuses, ballasts, etc.
- Major repairs of door keys, and panic hardware, including door checks.
- Check and repair air conditioning units.
- Pack pumps and valves.
- Plumbing maintenance on Aquatic center.
- Snow removal as directed by the Manager of Operations.
- Installation of Aquatic center equipment and supplies as required.
- Pickup supplies, parts or equipment from vendors as directed. Care and use of supplies and equipment.
- Place all supplies in proper storage areas.
- Notify the Manager of Operations if supplies or materials are of inferior grade.
- Be responsible for condition, safety and proper operation of all mechanical equipment, oiling and greasing properly at regular intervals.
- Notify the Manager of Operations of any maintenance or repairs of equipment that cannot be handled by the maintenance person.
General Responsibility:
The Maintenance person is responsible for providing the necessary leadership to keep assigned buildings clean, safe, functional and secure in accordance with prescribed codes and established District Policies and Standards.
Other Skills and Abilities: - Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.
- Shall be adaptable to working around children.
- Shall possess skills maintaining school buildings in a manner acceptable to the general health and safety standards of school buildings.
Basic Understanding in the Following Areas:
- Board of Education Policies and Administrative Regulations
- School District emergency procedures
- School public relations
- Role and function of Public Schools in the community
- Required to operate safety sensitive equipment
- Constructive working relationships with supervisors, fellow workers, general public, visitors and students.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises the duties and responsibilities of the zone maintenance staff.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommondations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must have very good work history with a good to excellent attendance record in previous assignments and have successful job performance as evidence through past/recent supervisor's evaluations.
Education and/or Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Language Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions funished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule forms.
Certification, Licenses, Registrations:
Valid driver's license with good driving record. CDL endorsement relative to assignment.
Other Skills and Abilities:
Ability to pass a district written and physical test. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
Physical Demands: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and reach forward. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools and climbs on to ladders. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, such as cleaning supplies, pails and unloading trucks. Occasionally the employee will lift and/or move up to 80 lbs., such as equipment, electrical motors and pumps and unloading trucks. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: 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 indoors and will occasionally work outdoors. The employee will work near or with moving mechanical equipment. The employee may occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, and sprays. The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud and is acceptable. The employee has a reasonable anticipation of exposure to bloodvorne pathogens.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
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