Class 4: General Maintenance en Bay City School District

SUMMARY:  Provide repair, maintenance and preventative maintenance work. Perform various set-up, and tear-down tasks.  Assist in the daily upkeep of District grounds and property including, buildings, walks, roadways and equipment.  To maintain the cleanliness and general appearance of the District facilities; areas may include restrooms, corridors, stairwells, locker rooms, classrooms, and offices.   

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Maintain District grounds; may include planting, seeding, watering, mowing, trimming, pruning, spraying, removing weeds, lining, marking and laying out athletic field markers, repair and clean facilities, etc.

• Perform special grounds operations, may include monitoring and setting irrigation boxes, digging water mains, working on irrigation system, repairing pavement, etc.

• Maintain required records on chemical usage, plantings, and maintenance.

• Clean, care, and provide preventative maintenance on equipment.

• Remove debris, litter, and weeds from District grounds, walks, parking lots, buildings and roads.

• Respond to routine/basic work order requests; may include repairing water leaks in labs, restrooms, corridors and locker rooms; replacing carpet tiles, defective light bulbs and fuses, installing and maintaining restroom accessories,  woodworking, plumbing/mechanical system repair and electrical repair.

• Perform and assist with projects like batch re-lamping; plumbing/mechanical and electrical repairs; ceiling tile/ceiling track repair and furniture assembly/disassembly; basic carpentry work; grounds and site repairs.

• Arrange and set-up furniture, staging, athletic, and/or physical education activity equipment, etc. working from diagrams, written, and/or oral instructions.

• Tear-down and rearrange rooms/areas following the completion of activities.

• Door hardware installation, repair and preventative maintenance.

• Installation cores and cylinders.

• Drywall repair and finishing.

• Paints/stains and prepares floors, ceilings, walls, equipment, boilers, pipes, etc.  as needed.

RELATED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Clean assigned areas following established schedules and prescribed methods; duties may include removing trash, sweeping and/or dust mopping floors, polishing hard surfaces, cleaning mirrors, dusting furniture and ledges, wet mopping floors, vacuuming carpets, and washing off tabletops, desktops, countertops, chalkboards, air vents, light fixtures, window tops, door frames, and spot clean walls.

• Locking and unlocking doors, closing windows, and turning off lights.

• Stock utility closets with paper and cleaning products.

• Perform special assignments as assigned; may include bonnet buffing and extracting carpets, stripping and refinishing floors, etc.

• Performs other responsibilities and duties as directed by department directors and Building Principal or designee

• If assigned locksmith duties:

   

  • Key management

  • Key cutting

  • Combinating cores using Best key system

  • Record keeping related to District key system.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

May be responsible for supervising student employees.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  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

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) with previous experience in building maintenance. Three (3) years of direct, job-related experience performing general maintenance operations, including reading schematics, replacing pumps/motors, plumbing repairs, electrical repairs, basic carpentry and other basic maintenance tasks to include tools, materials, and work methods.  Demonstrated knowledge of custodial operations, methods and procedures.

COMMUNICATION 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.  Possess basic computer literacy skills.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to perform basic math computations including rates, ratio, and percents using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.  

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding 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 furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.  Demonstrated ability to use good judgment in making decisions.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Maintain and encourage a safe environment for all students, staff and the community.  Effective organizational skills.  Ability to work without direct supervision.  Ability to be flexible in dealing with staff, students, parents, and the community.  Demonstrates reliability, punctuality, dependability, honesty, and self-motivation while performing the duties of the position.  Exhibits a positive image as a representative of the school district.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to pass a written and physical test.  Ability to develop, establish, and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community.  Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.   Possess motivation and organizational skills to meet deadlines within time constraints.  Ability to begin and follow through with the task(s) or plan identified in the job description, and to take the first step in performance of those duties and responsibilities; including reporting of facilities or grounds maintenance needs; on one's own, without prompting or direction from others.  Possess a valid Michigan driver’s license.

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

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 is frequently 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 90 pounds such as salt and bulk furniture.  The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables, bleachers, scrubbing machines.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  Attendance and punctuality are expectations of the position.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job

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 work with toxic or caustic chemicals such as petroleum products, degreasers, and sprays while performing the duties of this job.  The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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.