Grounds and Facilities Maintenance Technician

City of Clarksville; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Clarksville is seeking a Facilities Maintenance worker to care for city buildings and grounds. Responsibilities include cleaning, painting, minor repairs, and setup for events, with emphasis on safety and reliability.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of facilities maintenance experience, plus a valid driver's license. This is a full-time, on-site role with physical labor requirements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 1 year facilities maintenance experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform duties.

Responsibilities

• Repairs and maintains non-mechanical/electrical building systems and/or structures, including parts replacement and related duties.
• Paints interior and exterior surfaces; cleans and repairs surfaces; applies paint products.
• Sets up chairs and tables for events, assembles event structures, and performs related duties.
• Inspects systems, equipment, and structures and ensures safety requirements are met.
• May secure, lock, and open buildings as necessary.
• May clean and maintain assigned facilities (mopping, dusting, vacuuming, restrooms, trash).
• Prepares logs and operational records.
• Performs other related work as required.

Skills

Grounds & facilities maintenance

Paint surfaces

Operate heavy equipment

Inspect facilities

Recordkeeping

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

1 year facilities maintenance experience

Equivalent education/experience

Job description

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

This is the third of seven levels in the Grounds and Facility Maintenance series. Incumbents maintain assigned buildings and grounds. Responsibilities may include cleaning assigned facilities; maintaining landscaping; operating heavy equipment; setting up for meetings and events; touching up paint; replacing lightbulbs, filters, and similar items; performing minor repairs to plumbing and electrical systems; performing rough carpentry and minor welding; installing small electrical appliances and furniture; and securing buildings.

***PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 9, 2026, OR UNTIL FILLED.***

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Repairs and maintains non-mechanical/electrical building systems and/or structures which includes replacing parts, repairing fixtures, and/or performing related duties.

• Paints interior and exterior surfaces; cleans and repairs surfaces; applies paint products.

• Sets up chairs and tables for events, assembles event structures, and performs related duties.

• Inspects systems, equipment, and/or structures and ensures safety requirements are met.

• May secure, lock, and open buildings, as necessary.

• May clean and maintain assigned facilities, which includes mopping, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning restrooms, and removing trash.

• Prepares logs and operational records.

• Performs other related work as required.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

• One (1) year of experience in facilities maintenance.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job's essential duties.

License and Certifications

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Grounds and facilities maintenance principles and practices.

• Applicable system and structure repair techniques.

• Painting materials and techniques.

• Applicable equipment, materials, and tools used in ground maintenance activities.

• Applicable standards and regulations.

• Recordkeeping principles.

• Safe work practices.

Skill in:

• Maintaining grounds and facilities.

• Operating and maintaining applicable ground maintenance equipment and tools.

• Cleaning, painting, and repairing surfaces and structures.

• Inspecting facilities, equipment, and other structures.

• Identifying and repairing/replacing unsafe equipment.

• Maintaining records.

• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements

The work is heavy work which requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

• 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.

• Crawling: Moving about on hands, knees, hands, and feet.

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.

• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

• Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.

• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.

• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Visual ability 1: sufficient to perform an activity like preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.

• Visual ability 2: sufficient to include color, depth perception, and field vision.

• Visual ability 3: sufficient to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.

• Visual ability 4: sufficient to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, both day and night.

• Visual ability 5: sufficient to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.