Mechanical Maintenance Worker I - McKenzie Jail Annex (Public Works) - J03350 - 17400

Maintenance Technician

Base Pay: $17.38 Hourly

Under close supervision, is responsible for preventive maintenance and repairs to county buildings and facilities. Incumbent is required to utilize specialized skills in the area of electrical and/or mechanical maintenance. The employee is required to be on duty before, during, and after natural disasters and emergencies, as directed by the supervisor.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following: Other duties may be assigned.

• Performs a variety of preventive maintenance routines on equipment.
• Repairs broken jail security doors.
• Repairs light fixtures and replaces ballasts.
• Cleans and replaces air-conditioner filters.
• Repairs heating and air conditioning systems.
• Repairs kitchen appliances.
• Makes plumbing repairs such as unsticking shower buttons, repairing flush valves, shower valves, leaky water faucets, and sprinkler systems.
• May repair water or sewer lines.
• Cleans out wastewater lines and repairs chilled water pumps, valves, etc.
• Installs conduit, electrical wiring, plugs and light fixtures.
• May perform welding.

Qualifications: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or experience: Less than high school education. High school diploma or GED certificate preferred but not required. Any combination of education and experience equivalent to one (1) year of maintenance and repair work experience. Two (2) years of responsible building maintenance experience including preventive maintenance and repairs to buildings and/or facilities. Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, may be considered for current Nueces County employees only.

Language skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Mathematical skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Reasoning ability: Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, licenses, registrations: Must have a valid Texas Motor Vehicle Operator's License (Class C). Any employee who drives a vehicle on official business must have a driving record which meets standards set by the County and the County's insurance carrier. Must pass a criminal background.

Other skills and abilities: The incumbent should possess some or all of the following: Knowledge of plumbing and electrical repair. Ability to operate and maintain a variety of power and manual tools and equipment. Ability to work under general supervision. Ability to read, write and do basic mathematical calculations. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other county employees and officials. Ability to lift heavy objects.

Physical demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in high, precarious places; and in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee may work in the presence of fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat and vibration. The employee will be provided personal protective equipment appropriate to the duties performed. The noise level in the work environment ranges from moderate to loud.