Maintenance Worker

Taconic Hills Central School District; Craryville (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Ongoing Professional Development

NYS Retirement Benefits

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Longevity Benefit

Quarterly Sick Bonus

Job summary

Taconic Hills Central School District is seeking a hard-working maintenance worker to join our team. The role involves rough to semi-skilled mechanical tasks in maintenance and repair of school buildings, equipment, and grounds, under general supervision.

The position reports to the Director of Facilities II. Typical duties include carpentry, electrical, painting, masonry, plumbing, and landscaping, with obligations to keep records and reports of all activities.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalency with relevant trade experience or training.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and work under supervision.
• Physical condition suitable for manual mechanical tasks and outdoor work.

Responsibilities

• Performs semi-skilled maintenance in carpentry, electrical, painting, masonry, plumbing and landscaping.
• Repairs windows, doors, floors, walls and other building components.
• Prevents equipment failures by servicing boilers, pumps, motors, heaters, pipes, valves and fans.
• Conducts grounds-keeping tasks including snow removal.
• Assists in installing and maintaining electrical fixtures and equipment.
• Maintains records of repair activities and builds maintenance reports.

Skills

Carpentry

Electrical

Painting

Masonry

Plumbing

Landscaping

Snow removal

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Basic hand tools

Job description

We are looking for a hard-working maintenance worker to join our team. The work of this position involves the responsibility for performing rough or semi-skilled mechanical tasks in connection with the maintenance and repair of buildings, equipment and grounds of school buildings. General instructions are given regarding routine jobs or new or unusual assignments. The work is performed under general supervision with spot checks, and inspection upon completion. Candidate is expected to perform related duties, as required. This position reports to the Director of Facilities II.

Typical Work Activities (Illustrative Only):

• Performs semi-skilled work in carpentry, electrical, painting, masonry, plumbing and landscaping;
• Repairs windows, doors, floors, walls and other parts of a building;
• Performs preventative maintenance on boilers, pumps, motors, heaters, pipe lines, valves and fans;
• Performs a variety of grounds-keeping activities including snow removal;
• Assists in the installation and maintenance of a wide variety of electrical fixtures and equipment;
• Makes preparations for painting and refinishing of wood, metal and other surfaces;
• Works on plumbing equipment and systems;
• Keeps records and makes reports of buildings maintenance and all repair activities.

Full Performance, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Personal Characteristics:

• Working knowledge of practices, tools and materials used in the maintenance and repair of buildings;
• equipment and all the safety precautions of doing such work;
• ability to follow verbal and written instructions;
• good hand and eye coordination; manual dexterity;
• mechanical aptitude and good judgment;
• physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and one (1) year of training and experience in one or more of the mechanical or construction trades or continuous experience in janitorial type services.

Other Information:

• 8hrs/day, 12mo/yr

Additional Benefits:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Ongoing Professional Development Opportunities
• NYS Retirement Benefits
• Insurance Benefits: Health, Dental, and Vision
• Longevity Benefit
• Quarterly Sick Bonus

Note: All employees hired must have electronic fingerprint clearance through the NYS Education Department prior to employment. A required fee of $102.50 must be paid by debit or credit card to the New York State Education Department.