Maintenance Engineer Jobs

POSITION TITLE: MAINTENANCE ENGINEER DEPARTMENT: RECREATION AND LEISURE SERVICES SUPERVISOR: DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND LEISURE SERVICES OVERVIEW OF POSITION: Under the direction and general supervision of the Director of Recreation and Leisure Services, the Maintenance Engineer maintains the building and grounds at City buildings including the Community Center and City Hall. The Maintenance Engineer performs custodial duties and makes repairs as needed. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintains overall cleanliness of building and grounds; performs custodial duties; mops and polishes floors and stairways; washes windows; removes rubbish and waste paper from building and grounds; operates vacuum cleaner and floor polishing machine; maintains inventory of needed materials and supplies.
• Makes repairs as needed; performs minor maintenance duties in the repair of furniture, fixtures, plumbing, and electrical systems; services heating and air conditioning systems; repairs maintenance equipment.
• Maintains the building and grounds at designated City buildings including the Community Center and City Hall; undertakes building security activities; supervises building users; performs activities which are necessary to maintain the facility; performs grounds care duties; sweeps sidewalks; shovels sidewalks and removes snow; maintains grass, shrubbery, and flowers.
• Performs related duties as assigned or apparent. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The Maintenance Engineer is required to be capable of performing the following physical functions or a combination thereof for any given work day: Legend: Continuously is over 2/3 of a work day Frequently is 1/3 to 2/3 of a work day Occasionally is less than 1/3 of a work day Work day - a normal work day is eight (8) hours with a break for a meal. A normal work week is five (5) days with two consecutive days off. During emergencies, work days may extend to 16 hours or more and a work week to seven days. Actions: Continuously speak comprehensible English and understand English, read and write English; Hearing - continuously normal or corrected to normal; Eyesight - continuously far vision and near vision 20/40 or corrected to 20/40, differentiate colors precisely, normal depth perception, normal peripheral vision; Continuously bend/stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, balance, push/pull; Frequently crawl, climb height of thirty feet, reach above shoulder level; Continuously use both feet for repetitive movements as in operating foot controls; Continuously use hands for firm grasping and fine manipulating Strength: Continuously carry up to thirty-four pounds and lift up to thirty-four pounds; Frequently carry thirty-five to seventy-four pounds and lift thirty-four to seventy-four pounds; Occasionally carry seventy-five to one hundred pounds and lift seventy-five to one hundred pounds. Stamina: Continuously endure exposure to changes in temperature from less than seventeen degrees centigrade to in excess of thirty seven degrees centigrade; Continuously endure exposure to dust, fumes, gases, mist, wet, humid; Occasionally exposed to high noise levels. Safety: Perform basic first aid; Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Perform confined space (manhole) rescue; Wear safety equipment including hard hat, steel-toed shoes, safety goggles, and safety vests. Vaccinations: Receive vaccinations for Tetanus and Hepatitis B. The vaccinations for Hepatitis B and Tetanus are made available to the Facilities Maintenance Lead by the City but are not required. ESSENTIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL, SITUATIONAL, AND FUNCTIONAL FACTORS: The Maintenance Engineer is required to be capable of performing the following psychological, situational, and functional functions: Ability to: communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; accept responsibility; delegate responsibility; understand and carry out oral and written instructions; establish priorities and coordinate the work of personnel; cooperate with a wide range of individuals; demo strate flexibility in work environment, perform a variety of frequently changing tasks; have sustained concentration and prolonged commitment to job tasks; work alone effectively under stress in situations dangerous to self or others; be tactful; maintain confidentiality as needed; and deal with the public.