Lead Facility Maintenance Technician

JOB GOAL

Incumbents are responsible for performing a wide variety of routine facility and grounds maintenance activities, which may include minor painting, plumbing repairs, and sprinkler maintenance. Incumbents serve as a lead to Custodians. QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.), and two years of related facility maintenance experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
• IVP Fingerprint Card

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Lead Facility Maintenance Technician is the third level in a three level building maintenance series.
• The Facility Maintenance Technician is distinguished from the Custodian by its facility and grounds maintenance responsibility.
• The Facility Maintenance Technician is distinguished from the Lead Facility Maintenance Technician, which has lead responsibility for Facility Maintenance Technician.
• Positions in this class typically require: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
• Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts and chemicals.
• 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 forces constantly to move objects.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Inventory principles
• Basic sanitation principles and equipment
• Commercial cleaning equipment
• Cleaning chemicals and their usage
• Basic cleaning techniques
• Basic grounds maintenance practices
• Safety and security procedures
• Basic mathematics
• Assigning and monitoring work
• Prioritizing tasks
• Maintaining inventory levels
• Sanitizing and cleaning
• Maintaining a safe and healthy working environment
• Using custodial equipment
• Cleaning offices, restrooms, hallways, and other facilities
• Proper handling of chemicals
• Using custodial equipment such as vacuums and buffers
• Setting up classrooms, gyms, and other areas for special events
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, staff, students, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.