Building and Grounds Maintenance Technician

Rockingham-County,-Nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision & life insurance

Onsite wellness/medical clinic

Onsite fitness center

Retirement

Flexible Spending

Paid vacation, sick & holidays

Bereavement

Community service leave

Weekends off

Telework options

Tuition reimbursement

401-K & 457 Plans with county match up

Job summary

Rockingham County seeks a skilled trades worker to perform maintenance and repair across carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, and related tasks in county facilities. The role includes inspecting safety systems like fire alarms, maintaining lighting, and supporting daily operations of public buildings.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED, strong reading/writing ability, and knowledge of safe equipment operation.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of a variety of maintenance and manual tasks involved in carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, and other trades.
• General knowledge of safe use, operation, and preventive maintenance of assigned equipment.
• Ability to read and write.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repair tasks across carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, and related trades.
• Inspect fire alarms and exit lights; conduct routine safety checks.
• Operate and maintain facility equipment and tools, including heavy machinery as required.
• Set up rooms and facilities for meetings and events; move furniture.
• Test voting equipment and ensure proper functioning where applicable.

Skills

Maintenance trades

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Rockingham County is an equal opportunity employer and will comply with federal and state statutes regarding discrimination in employment matters.

Performs intermediate skilled trades work in the construction, maintenance and repair of public buildings, grounds, equipment, related facilities, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Building/Grounds Maintenance Supervisor/Assistant Maintenance Supervisor and Department Director.

• Paid Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• Onsite wellness/medical clinic
• Onsite fitness center
• Retirement
• Flexible Spending
• Paid Vacation, Sick & Holidays
• Bereavement
• Community Service Leave
• Weekends Off (varies by position)
• Flexible Work Schedules & Telework Options (varies by position)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401-K & 457 Plans with county match up to 1% of base salary

Participates in a wide variety of building maintenance and repair tasks involving one or more of the trades, such as carpentry, plumbing, masonry, painting, and electrical work.

Performs electrical tasks; repairs and maintains interior and exterior lighting; installs and replaces electrical fixtures; installs and repairs switches and outlets. Performs carpentry tasks in the repair, remodel, and/or replacement of building structures; hangs, replaces, or repairs walls, cabinets, doors, windows, floors, ceilings, etc.; fabricates or builds parts needed for repairs; handles locks and key issues.

Performs plumbing tasks; fixes and repairs water lines and leaks; replaces pneumatic valves and sprinkler heads; cleans out waste lines and drain lines; repairs, maintains and changes plumbing fixtures. Performs preventive maintenance and repairs heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units; repairs and maintains boilers; inspects generators to ensure they are working properly.

Conducts inspections on fire alarms and exit lights.

Operates dump trucks, tractors, backhoe, front end loader, forklift, chainsaw, weed eater, stump grinder, etc. in the construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities. Performs ground maintenance tasks; mows grass, edges sidewalks and curbs, weed eats, trims trees and shrubs, sprays pesticides; removes leaves and debris; cleans parking lots; removes snow and ice; removes downed trees.

Performs work based upon schedules, and work plans; prepares and maintains maintenance records as required.

Tests voting machines to ensure proper functioning; delivers, sets up, and removes voting equipment.

Sets up rooms and facilities; moves furniture.

SUPERVISION:

Received: Works under the Buildings & Grounds Maintenance Supervisor/Assistant Maintenance Supervisor.

Supervision Given:

The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

INTERPERSONAL CONTACT:

• Positive interaction when dealing with complaints from the County staff and the public.
• Internal communications are within the departments.

RECRUITMENT STANDARDS (Core Competencies):

• Skilled in maintenance trades.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of a variety of maintenance and manual tasks involved in carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, and other trades.
• General knowledge of the safe use, operation, and preventive maintenance of assigned equipment.
• Skill in the use of equipment to which assigned.
• Ability to understand and follow specific oral instructions.
• Ability to read and write.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, and the General public.

Physical Activities, Visual Acuity, and Working Conditions for this Position

• Climbing - Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion
• Balancing - Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium
• Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles
• Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees
• Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine
• Crawling - Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
• Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Standing - Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time
• Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another
• Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward
• Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion
• Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles
• Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling
• Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
• Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips
• Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, and making fine discriminations in sound
• Repetitive Motions- Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers

Physical Requirements of This Position

• Very Heavy Work- Exerting more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or more than 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects

Visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision

Employee is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operating machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm’s reach; performing mechanical or skilled trade tasks or a non-repetitive nature such as ones by carpenters, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position

Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes

Employee is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather

Employee is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside

Employee is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity

Employee is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity

Employee is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause Employee to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level

Employee is subject to vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body

Employee is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals

Employee is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation

Employee is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids

Employee is required to wear a respirator

Employee frequently is in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, manholes, small, enclosed rooms, small sewage and water line pipes and other areas, which could cause claustrophobia

Employee is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways

Employee is exposed to infectious diseases

Employee is required to function around prisoners or institutional patients

High school diploma or GED and moderate experience in the building trades including maintenance, repair and/or construction work or equivalent combination of education and experience.

License or Certification Requirements:

• Valid NC Driver’s License.
• CDL is preferred.
• May require possession of or ability to obtain specific certifications depending on area of assignment.