General Maintenance Technician

Oklahoma City Public Schools; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklahoma City Public Schools is seeking a General Maintenance Technician to ensure the functionality of all district sites. This role involves operating and maintaining equipment, performing repairs, and ensuring safety and compliance with OSHA standards. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of related experience, a high school diploma or GED, and knowledge of power tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year related experience required; construction experience preferred.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Operates and maintains District equipment.
• Repairs/replaces items around school system to maintain safety.
• Communicates effectively with all OKCPS personnel, students and visitors.

Skills

Knowledge of power tools

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Position Type:
'); 'Maintenance

Date Posted:
6/10/2025

Location:
OKCPS Operation Center - Maintenance

Operates and maintains District equipment.

Repairs/replaces items around school system, ensuring school buildings and grounds are safe and neat in appearance and able to function properly.

Keeps machinery and other items, such as doors, locks, hinges, and door closures, etc., lubricated and serviced as necessary.

Uses and maintains power tools.

Keeps work area clean.

Cleans and prepares District construction sites to eliminate hazards.

Loads and unloads building materials, machinery and tools.

Clears snow and ice from site walkways, drives and building access through the spreading of ice melt, shoveling, scraping or by mechanical means.

Ensures compliance of OSHA and district standards, policies, and procedures.

Drives to and from sites to do maintenance, installation, and repairs of buildings during the workday.

Assists in making deliveries of containers, boxes, misc. products around the District.

Assists supervisor with inventory, ordering supplies and ensures the use of chemicals and equipment is consistent with established safety standards and practices.

Promotes the overall effectiveness of the organization by performing tasks and sharing responsibilities of other members of the department during peak periods, inclement weather, or when there is an overload of duties.

Communicates effectively with all OKCPS personnel, students and visitors.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Requires reading, writing, and math skills normally obtained through the completion of a HS Diploma or a GED.

High School diploma or GED preferred.

Minimum of one (1) year related experience required; construction experience preferred.

Knowledge of power tools

Possess a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record as defined by the district’s insurance carrier.

Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb and work on ladders and lifts, reach above shoulders, crouch, kneel, push, pull, perform repetitive movement of hands and feet, grasp, and manipulate.

Ability to lift up to 24 pounds continuously, 25 to 50 pounds frequently and up to 75 pounds occasionally.

Generally works outside in all types of weather conditions.

Ability to work from top of District roofs.

Reports To: Zone Leader
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Compensation: 170 (Salary determined by experience.)
Work Days: 248
FTE: 8 hours per day
General Maintenance Technician Position Summary:
Works in conjunction with other Operations staff to maintain all District sites to enhance a safe and attractive facility that enhances a learning environment.

**This position has been classified as Safety Sensitive in accordance with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act and/or the Department of Transportation (DOT), and Board Policy G-37-R3 Medical Marijuana & SafetySensitive Positions Regulation. All candidates selected for hire or transferred into a Safety Sensitive position must undergo and pass a pre-employment drug screen before being hired or transferred. Employees holding safety-sensitive positions may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment, if they test positive for marijuanacomponents or metabolites, even if they possess a medical marijuana license.**
Essential Duties:

• Operates and maintains District equipment.
• Repairs/replaces items around school system, ensuring school buildings and grounds are safe and neat in appearance and able to function properly.
• Keeps machinery and other items, such as doors, locks, hinges, and door closures, etc., lubricated and serviced as necessary.
• Uses and maintains power tools.
• Keeps work area clean.
• Cleans and prepares District construction sites to eliminate hazards.
• Loads and unloads building materials, machinery and tools.
• Clears snow and ice from site walkways, drives and building access through the spreading of ice melt, shoveling, scraping or by mechanical means.
• Ensures compliance of OSHA and district standards, policies, and procedures.
• Drives to and from sites to do maintenance, installation, and repairs of buildings during the workday.
• Assists in making deliveries of containers, boxes, misc. products around the District.
• Assists supervisor with inventory, ordering supplies and ensures the use of chemicals and equipment is consistent with established safety standards and practices.
• Promotes the overall effectiveness of the organization by performing tasks and sharing responsibilities of other members of the department during peak periods, inclement weather, or when there is an overload of duties.
• Communicates effectively with all OKCPS personnel, students and visitors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications: 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.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):

• Requires reading, writing, and math skills normally obtained through the completion of a HS Diploma or a GED.
• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) year related experience required; construction experience preferred.
• Knowledge of power tools
• Possess a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record as defined by the district’s insurance carrier.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
The working conditions and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb and work on ladders and lifts, reach above shoulders, crouch, kneel, push, pull, perform repetitive movement of hands and feet, grasp, and manipulate.
• Ability to lift up to 24 pounds continuously, 25 to 50 pounds frequently and up to 75 pounds occasionally.
• Generally works outside in all types of weather conditions.
• Ability to work from top of District roofs.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Oklahoma City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.