Maintenance Worker

Maintenance Worker

Preferred Qualifications:

• Is at least 21 years of age, meets the requirements of good physical health, and can do moderate to heavy lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Possesses a high school diploma or GED certificate
• Possesses two years of experience in building and ground maintenance, including some carpentry, masonry, plumbing HVAC, and electrical systems
• Possesses the ability to climb ladders, stand for extended periods of time, push or pull objects, walk, reach (above shoulders, overhead, and horizontally), and operate and repair equipment and tools while being subject to environmental conditions, hazards, atmospheric conditions, noise, chemicals, and furnace and boiler by-products.
• Candidates with substantial commercial HVAC experience, including experience with heating and cooling equipment, boilers, furnaces, air-handling systems, controls, preventative maintenance, and HVAC troubleshooting and repair, are strongly preferred.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Installs, repairs, and maintains furniture, boilers, machinery, plumbing, physical structures, electrical wiring and fixtures of school buildings in accordance with blueprints, manuals, and building codes, using hand tools and carpenter, electrician, and plumber tools.
• Inspects machinery and mechanical equipment for defects.
• Performs remodeling of building interiors.
• Performs groundskeeping tasks as needed.
• Paints walls and floors, woodwork and fixtures, and makes repairs to windows, doors, furniture, recreation equipment, and other equipment.
• Constructs and repairs partitions and other wooden structures using saws, braces, bits, and other carpenter tools.
• Replaces and repairs brick and plaster walls, using appropriate tools.
• Operates gas – or ARC–welding equipment to join metal parts used to repair or fabricate equipment.
• Drives a school bus, if needed.
• On-call 24 hours each day.
• Inspects, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and assists with the installation and operation of commercial HVAC systems and related heating, cooling, ventilation, and building mechanical systems.
• Performs preventative maintenance and repairs on HVAC equipment, including furnaces, boilers, air-handling equipment, controls, and associated mechanical components.
• Performs related tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Terms of employment: 12 months per year

Current employees of Wythe County Public Schools may submit a letter of interest. All other interested and qualified persons may submit a completed application form to:

Director of Personnel

Wythe County Public Schools

1570 West Reservoir Street

Wytheville, VA 24382

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