Maintenance Technician III

We are seeking an experienced Facilities Maintenance Technician to help maintain the safety, cleanliness, and functionality of our library buildings and grounds. This role will perform a mix of semi-skilled tasks and general building upkeep. The role also requires a valid Ohio Drivers License as the position will involve daily use of Library vehicles to travel between building locations. The schedule for this position is 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Monday - Thursday and 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Fridays.

Position Summary

An employee serving in this position advances the mission of the Library by performing semi-skilled and skilled maintenance tasks in assigned areas of library buildings and grounds, including guiding the work of other maintenance staff or external contractors for specified facilities-related projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes semi-skilled [e.g., minor non-technical repairs, painting, etc.] and skilled maintenance tasks [e.g., carpentry, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, etc.], as needed across the system.
• Helps coordinate and execute maintenance related projects as assigned.
• Trains new and existing staff in existing work methods to ensure conformance with accepted standards.
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
• Delivers materials, supplies, and other needed items to library facilities and other destinations as assigned.
• Performs all duties related to the receipt and shipping of mail and other library materials.
• Vacuums, sweeps, and mops floors, including public hallways and department offices, meeting rooms, and restrooms.
• Cleans, dusts, and polishes furniture, equipment, fixtures, surfaces, walls, window sills, trim, doors, cabinets, vents, or other surfaces: cleans office equipment, tables, and telephones; washes/cleans glass doors, windows, and blinds.
• Cleans and sanitizes restroom areas, including toilets, sinks, mirrors, privacy dividers, walls and floor areas.
• Maintains supply levels in restrooms, including toilet paper, paper towels, and soap.
• Empties and cleans trash containers, including transporting bagged waste to outside trash receptacles.
• Cleans light fixtures and replaces bulbs.
• Assists with stripping and waxing floors and shampooing carpet.
• Cleans spills, spot cleans carpets, and removes graffiti as needed.
• Maintains exterior areas around buildings as needed, which may include sweeping mats or walkways, hosing sidewalks and entryways, emptying ashtrays/urns, or picking up and disposing of debris/litter, clearing snow and ice.
• Utilizes library alarm systems and alarm codes as authorized and in a manner that consistently protects library facilities and property.
• Works a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.
• Performs general tasks associated with work activities as needed, which may include moving furniture/equipment, assembling equipment, setting up rooms for meetings/events, folding/stacking tables and chairs, or loading/unloading materials.
• May serve as a back-up to other Maintenance staff as needed.
• May serve on library committees as needed.
• Other duties as required.

Core Competencies

• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Interpersonal Skills
• Situational Adaptability

Technical / Functional Skills

• Knowledge of the appropriate use of cleaning agents for varied surface types and the preparation, use, and disposal of chemical cleaning agents is required.
• Knowledge of the proper use of ladders, dollies, cart, and other equipment used for maintenance is required.
• Knowledge of safety procedures when cleaning and moving furniture is required.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions related to all maintenance related materials is required.
• Ability to assist with the training of other maintenance staff is required.
• Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is preferred. Relevant business management systems such as general ledger, HRIS, CRM, etc. is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Education:
  
  High School diploma or GED equivalency is required.
• Years of relevant experience: 5 to 7 years is required.
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