General Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Job Description

General Job Summary: Under supervision of the Property Manager and Onsite Maintenance Supervisor, the General Maintenance Technician performs a variety of routine and emergency maintenance tasks, during and after working hours, in the plumbing, carpentry, and electrical fields to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the residents and employees of the Commission.

Essential Functions:

• Perform routine/preventative maintenance on plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, etc.; change light bulbs, blinds and filters; clear clogged drains, etc.
• Repair and/or replace appliances, gas/oil furnaces, electrical outlets, switches, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, air conditioning units, electric heaters, locks, pipes, flooring, water heaters, etc.
• Install and repair circuit breakers, motors, etc.
• Repair windows, various carpentry tasks, replace drywall and framing as needed.

• Inspect buildings, equipment, and systems to identify any issues.
• Repair faulty equipment units and damaged structures.
• Plan and schedule repairs.
• Conduct periodic quality checks on equipment and systems to ensure everything is up to standard.
• Maintain the inventory records for equipment and supplies.

• Assist with snow removal.
• Move furniture and equipment as needed or requested.
• Make various types of delivers such as letters to residents, packages or appliances.
• Maintain the grounds and perform various landscaping duties.
• Trimming trees, bushes and shrubs; preventing and eliminating weeds.

• Keeping grounds free from trash, litter, and debris, and maintain cleanliness and emptying trash receptacles.

• Remove bulk trash as needed.
• Assist with set-up and break down for special events.
• Works in accordance with verbal or written instructions and works with supervisor or designee to prioritize assigned work requests.
• Cleans tools
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills required:

• High school diploma or GED; supplemented by vocational/technical training in general construction (carpentry), plumbing, wiring, HVAC, etc. plus one to two years relevant work experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Must have a valid driver’s license

Abilities Required:

• Ability to comprehend and correctly use a variety of informational documents including work orders, vehicle maintenance reports, and other reports and records.
• Ability to comprehend a variety of reference books and manuals including blueprints, schematic diagrams, etc.
• Ability to prepare requisitions, mileage forms, memorandum, correspondence, and other job related documents using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style.
• Ability to accurately record and deliver information, meet deadlines, and maintain confidentiality of restricted information.
• Ability to use and interpret mechanical, electrical, and general carpentry terminology and language
• Ability to perceive and discriminate colors, sounds, odors, and shapes
• Ability to use independent judgment, common sense, and principles of rational systems in the performance of tasks
• Ability to work under stressful conditions, to respond immediately to crisis situations, and to balance priorities within and between offices/departments
• Ability to maintain personal composure and tactfully handle difficult situations and interpret questions correctly; ability to behave in a friendly, understanding, helpful, and professional manner with clients/customers, coworkers, supervisors, and the general public.
• Ability to advise and interpret the application of policies, procedures and standards to specific situations; ability to explain, demonstrate and clarify to others within well-established policies, procedures and standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors, Storekeeper, managers, Dispatcher, coworkers, tenants, and the general public verbally and in writing.
• Must have reliable transportation for daily before and after-hour duties.

Typical Physical/Mental Demands and Working Conditions : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, move up and down stairs, use hands and arms to handle, feel and reach, push, pull, bend, twist and lift up to 50 pounds. Read information, often in small print. Enter and locate information on a computer system or communication device. Write documents, reports etc. using a writing instrument (i.e. pencil, pen) or computer.

Operate a variety of automated office machines including typewriter, calculator, copier, computer, telephone system, fax machine, etc. Utilize departmental software including ECS and HUD software and others.