Maintenance Technician - PT

Stjudeburkburnett; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Immaculate Heart of Mary in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform preventive maintenance on equipment, buildings, and grounds, ensuring safety for staff and visitors and extending asset life.

You will inspect facilities, coordinate with the Facility Manager, handle electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and painting tasks, assist with installations, and support lawn and grounds upkeep; occasional evenings/weekends and lifting up to 60 lbs are required.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with building, grounds, and/or industrial maintenance.
• Willingness to work odd hours including nights/weekends as needed.
• Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds with assistance.
• Valid State driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on equipment, buildings and grounds.
• Inspect facility weekly and report safety issues to Facility Manager.
• Assist with electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting and carpentry tasks.
• Coordinate with lawn/grounds vendors and oversee contracted services.
• Move and transport furniture and supplies between buildings.

Skills

Maintenance

Electrical

HVAC

Plumbing

Leadership

Spanish (spoken)

Safety compliance

Project coordination

Tools

Janitorial equipment

Job description

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Fort Worth, TX, US

The principal duty of all employees is to assist in the mission of the Church in the Diocese of Fort Worth. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

General Position Summary:

The Maintenance Technician will help to provide adequate maintenance and preventive maintenance on all equipment, buildings, and grounds, to ensure safety for all people, including staff and visitors, and to extend the life and appearance of these items.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Be familiar with the weekly schedule and who will be using the facility.
• Check all areas of the facility, parking lots and grounds.
• Communicate safety issues that cannot be readily fixed to Facility Manager
• Responsible for all other projects, tasks, etc., as assigned.
• Installation, and minor repairs of electrical appliances, valves, gas stoves, hot water heaters, sinks, commodes, hand basins, kitchen appliances, heating and cooling systems, sewer lines, irrigation sprinklers.
• Help with a variety of installations, repair and renovation to buildings including but not limited to electrical fixtures and switches, and semi-skilled tasks in construction, repair and maintenance of wooden structures and articles.
• Make minor repairs where needed to the plumbing, electrical, HVAC, furniture, fixtures and equipment.
• Will assist in scheduling and performing preventative maintenance
• Assists as backup for HVAC scheduling and monitoring
• Removing snow and ice from roadways, parking lots ramps and walkways.
• Monitoring vendors to ensure their quality of service remains professional and meets the requirements as stated in their contracts.
• Responsible for coordinating with the lawn company in maintenance and upkeep of grounds
• Does rough painting and rough concrete laying and patch plastering. Removes and replaces defective motors and valves.
• Moving and transporting furniture, books, misc. items from buildings as needed
• Be responsible for all equipment, tools and other equipment.
• Assist other areas related to overall maintenance of the system when assigned.
• The above does not exhaust duties. Other duties may be requested from time to time from the Business Manager and Facilities Manager.

Supervision Given and/or Received:

• Received: moderate supervision given to this position from Parish Pastor, Facilities Manager and/or Business Manager
• Given: this position provides feedback and guidance to the Parish Administrative staff, volunteers, and/or vendors upon advice and consent of the Parish Pastor

Internal Contacts:

• Diocese Pastors, Priests, Business Managers, and employees.

External Contacts:

• Parishioners, diocese vendors, local, state, and federal agency representatives, and auditors.

Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:

• Required to work some nights and weekends.
• This position works in a typical office environment but is subject to stress due to the evolving and quickly expanding business needs, tight deadlines and heavy workloads.
• Lifting: Safely lifting 35 lbs. on a regular basis, 50 lbs. on an occasional basis.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Standing: 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.
• Use of Fingers: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm and being able to turn a key and doorknob and operate work tools.
• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Conveying detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, clearly, and quickly.
• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Visual Acuity: Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a security alarm or computer monitor; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes. Visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned (i.e., custodial, general labor, etc.). or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., inspection, etc.)
• Climbing: Ability to ascend and descend ladders (including 6', 8', 12', 25' and roof hatch ladders), stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• 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.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels or with correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make fine discriminations in sound.
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance and up to 60 pounds with assistance.

Travel Requirements:

• Infrequent travel, by car, may be required to Diocese Parishes and/or schools.

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Must have a valid State driver’s license.Must maintain a valid Driver’s License and auto insurance meeting diocesan minimum requirements.
• Experience with building, ground, and/or industrial maintenance.

Knowledge and Skills Preferred:

• Active member of a Roman Catholic parish faith community
• Knowledge of various electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, life safety, and building systems
• Knowledge of cleaning/janitorial equipment and supplies and their safe use and storage
• Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word. Must be personable and able to converse intelligently and work effectively with contractors, parishioners, and staff.
• Ability to effectively lead and coordinate the activities of staff, contractors, and volunteers
• Ability to honor and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to self-motivate, manage responsibilities and work independently
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and utilize effective time-management techniques.
• Positive attitude, personable, ability to work effectively with all types of people
• Skill in critical thinking and planning
• Ability to work flexible hours and address emergency calls, including weekends and evenings on an as-needed basis. Ability to work in various climate conditions.
• Must speak Spanish.

FLSA Designation: Non-Exempt, PT ( 24 hours), Onsite, Schedule.