Service Team Technician

Overview

Hamilton County Schools, located in Chattanooga, TN, is working to ensure that all students thrive and experience a future without limits. We are committed to excellence for every student and are seeking outstanding leaders, teachers, support staff, and district employees who desire to make a difference in the lives of students. With nearly 75 schools, we are confident that you can find your place in Hamilton County.

Learn more about working for Hamilton County Schools e.org and get to know us and our strategic plan, Opportunity 2030.

The purpose of this job is to perform a variety of skilled, semi-skilled, and manual work associated with maintenance and repair of school buildings, equipment, and related facilities.

• Acts in a professional, respectful, and courteous manner at all times.
• Creates a customer-focused climate and provides quality services and support to school and other stakeholders.
• Complies with applicable district, state, and federal codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
• Performs general repair, maintenance, and preventive maintenance work on school buildings, equipment, systems, and related facilities; performs skilled, semi-skilled, and/or manual work functions involving building construction, carpentry, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing projects.
• Ensures that physical structures, equipment/system operations, and repair/maintenance activities are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.
• Responds to work orders or work requests to conduct various repair/maintenance projects as assigned; plans work activities to minimize down time in classrooms, offices, or other work areas; conducts maintenance inspections of buildings, equipment, and facilities to identify necessary repairs; reports potentially hazardous or dangerous situations to supervisor; responds to emergency situations.
• Performs various building construction/maintenance tasks such as constructing structures, performing minor renovations, constructing walls, installing insulation, hanging/finishing sheetrock, patching holes/cracks in walls, removing old carpeting, installing/repairing ceramic tile, quarry tile, replacing floor tile and carpet, replacing baseboards, hanging doors, replacing door closers and hardware, replacing broken windows, cutting glass, removing and installing ceilings, or replacing ceiling tiles.
• Performs various carpentry tasks such as building/repairing cabinetry, installing cabinets, building/repairing wood windows and doors, or repairing furniture.
• Performs various electrical tasks such as troubleshooting electrical problems, installing electrical receptacles and switches, repairing electrical components, tripping/replacing breakers, or replacing light bulbs and ballasts.
• Performs various plumbing tasks such as troubleshooting plumbing problems, installing/repairing plumbing fixtures, clearing/unstopping water lines and drains, repairing steam lines, repairing commodes, soldering pipes, or repairing plumbing leaks.
• Performs various general/manual work tasks associated with department projects, which may include maintaining playground equipment, installing benches, installing fences, installing dry erase boards and bulletin boards, installing appliances and equipment, installing/repairing locks/hardware, installing gas lines, painting safety lines, running wires/cables, building/assembling scaffolding, moving furniture, setting up classrooms, climbing ladders, cutting grass, trimming trees/brush, digging holes/ditches, or lifting/moving heavy materials.
• Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with department projects, which may include a utility vehicle, dump truck, flatbed truck, bucket truck, lift, air compressor, generator, sprayer, pressure washer, pump, drill, drill press, radial arm saw, reciprocating saw, circular saw, miter saw, table saw, jig saw, router, surface planer, sander, tub saw, auger, bench grinder, side grinder, vise, torch, lawn mower, weed eater, chain saw, shovel, carpentry tools, plumbing tools, electrician tools, tile tools, carpet tools, window tools, mechanic tools, yard tools, scaffolding, ladder, gauges, meters, diagnostic instruments, or two-way radio.
• Inspects/tests machinery, equipment and parts for proper operations; makes appropriate adjustments, repairs, or replacements; reports problem situations.
• Performs general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep vehicles, equipment, and tools in operable condition, which may include inspecting equipment, checking fluid levels, replacing fluids, greasing equipment, replacing parts, washing/cleaning equipment, or cleaning shop/work areas; monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment.
• Transports, loads and unloads various equipment and materials used in projects.
• Reads and interprets maps, diagrams and blueprints.
• Communicates through the proper…