Maintenance Craftsman Senior

Posted a week ago | Apply before October 19, 2026

The Department of Administration is looking for personable and professional team players to join the Bureau of General Services, Facilities Services Team. This team provides building maintenance support to various State-owned facilities at the Chinden campus .

The ideal candidates for this position will have experience performing the duties listed below in a commercial building environment. Positions require lifting and carrying items weighing up to approximately 50 pounds, bending, stooping, shoveling, and climbing ladders. The incumbents may work in all weather conditions and move in and around confined spaces. A valid driver's license is required.

The selected candidate will be eligible for a $2,000 recruitment bonus after at least 6 months of successful service if the candidate isa new appointment to the State (transfers, demotions, promotions, reinstatements, and rehires are ineligible).

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Responsibilities:

Performs commercial building maintenance activities, responds to tenant needs and includes preventative maintenance tasks in the following areas:

• Electrical. Maintains and replaces switches, receptacles, ballast's, lights; and extension cords; assists journeyman electricians.
• Plumbing. Maintains and repairs plumbing fixtures, lavatories, faucets, sinks, tubs, water heaters and water service and drain lines cleans/unclogs pipes, tanks, floor drains and sewers; conducts preventive maintenance of plumbing and HEATING systems; assists journeyman plumbers in the installation and remodeling of plumbing systems;
• Carpentry. Repairs doors and door hardware makes minor repairs to desk and desk hardware, plastic laminate and similar products; repairs and patches walls, repairs carpet and vinyl flooring and base;
• HVAC. Maintains heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment such as air compressors, dryers, strainers, pneumatic and electronic controls and piping systems; motors, belts, pulleys, condenser pans, duct work, dampers, and ensure related systems are working properly; repairs pumping systems. Assist journeyman HVAC technicians.
• Assist other maintenance personnel;
• Performs maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment;
• Maintains shop and shop equipment in good working order;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

* Minimum Qualifications:

Good knowledge of:

• Carpentry, plumbing, electrical and general building maintenance.
• Typically gained through completion of formal training (such as vocational technical school) that included these specific areas of skilled carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and general building maintenance. OR At least two (2) years of professional full time work experience performing these duties as a primary function of the job.

Some knowledge of:

• HVAC and mechanical systems maintenance;
• Typically gained by at least six (6) months of professional full time work experience or supervised apprenticeship experience performing general duties in HVAC and mechanical systems maintenance.
• Building codes:
• Typically met by a seminar or formal training in building code content and interpretation. OR At least six (6) months in a professional full time position in which interpreting and/or applying building codes was a portion of your primary job responsibilities.

Experience:

• Performing skilled carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and building maintenance repair;
• Typically met by at least one (1) year of professional full time work experience performing general duties related to skilled carpentry, plumbing, electrical and building maintenance repair.
• Using and maintaining tools and…