BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER 3

Job Information


State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time
06/02/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time
06/15/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly)
$3,631.00 - $4,533.00

Salary (Annually)
$43,572.00 - $54,396.00

Job Type
Full-Time

City, State Location
Nashville, TN

Department
Correction

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

This position is located at Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville, TN.

A Motor Vehicle Records screening will be conducted prior to employment.

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.


Qualifications


Education and Experience: Experience equivalent to four years of full-time increasingly responsible and skilled full-time labor and trades work including, at least, three years in building maintenance work.

Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must:

• Possess a valid driver's license.

Positions within the Division of Rehabilitation Services of the Department of Human Services will be required to:

• Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority.
• Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority.
• Supply a fingerprint sample prescribed by the TBI based criminal history records check.
• Submit to a review of their status on the Department of Health's vulnerable persons registry.

Overview


Under general supervision, is responsible for semi-skilled and skilled building maintenance work of considerable difficulty which includes leading others in work; and performs related work as required. This is the lead level class in the Building Maintenance Worker sub-series. An employee in this class leads and participates in a variety of tasks including carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, masonry, and general mechanical repair work. This class differs from Building Maintenance Worker 2 in that an incumbent of the latter is not a lead worker.

Responsibilities

• Identifies maintenance issues and either resolves issues or reports issues to supervisor; performs repair work using drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or diagrams; and completes work order request forms to log repair work, time expended, and materials used.
• Provides information and direction to subordinates.
• Operates and utilizes a variety of tools and equipment such as assorted hand and power tools, plungers, sewer rodders, drills, skill saws, and grinders.
• Dismantles devices such as electrical fixtures, basic plumbing fixtures and outlets to access, remove and replace defective parts. Inspects structures for general condition and reports issues to appropriate persons.
• Performs HVAC repair; routine plumbing tasks; leads in restorative maintenance projects; and repairs windows, doors, floors, woodwork, drywall or other parts of building structures. Performs routine electrical tasks, basic carpentry tasks, and leads grounds maintenance projects.
• Reviews preventative maintenance plans in order to perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that equipment continues to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and/or the physical condition of building does not deteriorate.
• Communicates with general public to provide basic customer service and direct persons to appropriate solutions or answers.
• May operate state issued pick-up truck, golf cart, watercraft, tow motor or other vehicle.

Competencies (KSA's)


Competencies:

• Being Resilient
• Action Oriented

• Self-Development

• Interpersonal Savvy
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness

Knowledges:

• Building and Construction
• Design
• Mechanical
• Public Safety and Security

Skills:

• Active Learning and Listening
• Equipment Maintenance

• Mathematics

• Repairing

• Troubleshooting

Abilities:

• Deductive Reasoning
• Mathematical Reasoning

• Problem Sensitivity

• Spatial Orientation

• Visualization

Tools & Equipment

• Basic Power, Hand, and Landscaping Tools
• Welding Tools
• Janitorial Equipment
• Carpet Cleaners
• Floor Buffers