Utility Worker - 2nd Shift

Utility Worker - 2nd Shift

Upper Arlington Schools Graf - Columbus, Ohio

Job Description

Upper Arlington City Schools Position: Utility Worker Time Schedule: 12 months, Monday-Friday, 2:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Building: Graf Salary Rate or Ratio: $23.32-$25.88/Hour (+ shift differentials) Reports to: Director of Operational Services Employment Status: Classified - Regular/Full Time FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Probationary Period: 120 days

Description: Perform maintenance duties, which relate to the school plant, buildings, facilities, equipment, and grounds operation. Maintain and repair a variety of tools, machines, mechanical and electrical equipment, building construction, and furniture. Perform related tasks as required for the operation of all school district buildings.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Three years of experience in maintenance
• Experience or knowledge of all building trade skills
• Valid Ohio driver's license
• Alternatives to the above qualifications, as the Supervisor and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work effectively with others and embrace assigned duties
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Computer skills
• Organizational and problem-solving skills
• Basic understanding of electricity, plumbing, carpentry, landscaping, roofing, and glazing
• Training in the proper care and storage of chemicals, e.g., hazards communication training
• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, written warnings, and labels
• Ability to operate machinery
• Ability to distinguish colors for electrical wiring purposes
• Training in OSHA rules and regulations
• Commitment to high-quality work and craftsmanship in maintaining buildings and grounds.
• Thorough understanding of friendly customer service
• Alternatives to the above knowledge, skills, and abilities, as the Supervisor and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

Essential Functions:

• Ensure the safety of students
• Perform normal operator adjustments and service to facility equipment, such as, but not limited to, compressors, HVAC systems, and assist in maintaining records on operational and maintenance activities
• Assume primary responsibility for the safe condition of electric elements in the facilities owned or operated by the school district
• Perform general maintenance work inside and outside the physical plant, such as ceiling, roof, electrical, welding, plumbing, concrete, masonry, glazing, insulation, tile, pump, and fan repairs
• Perform general labor inside and outside the physical plant, including district-wide grounds keeping, landscaping, handling materials and supplies, moving equipment, operating power-driver equipment, truck driving, snow plowing, mowing, etc.
• Recommend supplies and equipment for purchase
• Conduct periodical inspections of the facilities
• Deliver needed supplies and equipment to buildings
• Perform a yearly inventory of the work area, supplies, and equipment
• Promote good safety practices and procedures
• Repair and maintain HVAC, motors, and filters
• Inspect roofs for leaks and repair
• Perform painting projects as assigned
• Repair and maintain electrical components, e.g., install new circuits, run new wire, install new breakers
• Renew plumbing components, e.g., clean sewer lines, and replace fixtures
• Assemble and install educational equipment
• Repair doors, windows, and vents
• Repair and replace carpet and floor tiles
• Repair masonry structures
• Assist with district operations as assigned
• Maintain all safety and code requirements of the federal, state, and local boards of authority
• Maintain and install windscreens, netting pads, and any temporary fencing
• Maintains, paints, cleans, repairs, and prepares fences, swings, bike racks, bleachers, tables, and athletic fields
• Training by a certified person on handling, use, and proper maintenance of pool chemicals, including filters. Valves, pumps and periodic testing (Certified Pool Operator certificate required to work the pool)
• Repair and maintain district playground and athletic facility equipment to assure safety
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude, and conversation
• Alternatives to the above essential functions, as the Supervisor and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Frequent requirement to work near moving mechanical parts
• Maintain all safety and code requirements of the federal, state, and local board of education guidelines
• Instruct other workers on proper methods of procedure and proper use of tools
• Order and account for material and labor relative to assignments
• Maintain the inventory of district-owned hand tools, equipment, hardware, materials and supplies
• Conduct routine and periodic inspections of the school and facilities as part of a preventative maintenance program
• Assist in the care of all maintenance tools and supplies
• Ensure the care, condition, appearance, repair, or replacement of all physical equipment, buildings, facilities and grounds
• Complete paperwork as necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Maintenance Coordinator, Head Groundskeeper, or Director of Operations
• Coordinate activities with PTO's, booster groups, and students for special grounds activities
• Duties as assigned by the Director of Operational Services

Equipment Operated:

• computer and or handheld device
• communication equipment
• motor vehicle
• truck with trailer
• tractors
• forklift
• snow removal equipment, including plows, snow blowers, and other related items
• various hand tools
• HVAC equipment
• Lawn/field equipment (mowers, trimmers, edgers, weed wackers, etc.)
• fertilizers, spreaders, and weed sprayers
• athletic field line striping equipment
• hydraulic lift
• chain hoist
• welder
• drill press
• saws
• electrical, plumbing, and carpentry tools
• battery charger
• welding unit
• other maintenance tools as required

Additional Working Conditions:

• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue
• Occasional operation of a vehicle in inclement weather conditions, i.e., must be prepared to come to school on all scheduled work days, including calamity days
• Occasional evening/weekend work/early morning
• Occasional repetitive hand motion, e.g., use of hand tools
• Frequent requirement to work near moving mechanical parts, e.g., drill press, circular saw, table saw, hand tools
• Occasional requirement to work in high places
• Occasional exposure to fumes, airborne particles, toxic, dangerous, or caustic chemicals, e.g., chlorine, asbestos, welding dust
• Occasional exposure to loud noises, e.g., power tools
• Frequent requirement to lift and carry various items up to a maximum of 60 lbs.
• Occasional requirement to push and pull up to a maximum of 60 lbs.
• Frequently move around the workspace and travel throughout the school building
• Frequently move and position oneself as necessary to access and operate equipment

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