Maintenance Repairer

Maintenance Repairer Position

This position assists with the maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of all DOTD-owned buildings, facilities, welcome centers, and rest areas within our district. Maintenance, repairs, and rehabilitation projects may include but are not limited to making new additions and renovating existing facilities, roof repairs and replacements, installation of paneling, laying floor tile, ceramic tile, and ceiling tile, installation of sheetrock, molding, cabinets and countertops, doors/windows, vinyl siding, installation and repair of door locks, and window air conditioning units.

Frames new construction and all other related repairs and installations as deemed necessary. Repairs, maintains, and installs new plumbing; removes and replaces all plumbing fixtures including commodes, faucets, urinals, water fountains, sinks, P-traps, supply lines, and cut-off valves. Repairs water lines, sewer lines, and gas lines. Provides minor electrical maintenance to include the following: replaces light fixtures; changes electrical receptacles;

installs fans, window units, and heaters; installs electrical flush valves. In this position, you would report to a Maintenance Foreman and would be expected to have carpenter/plumbing skills.

Two years of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance; OR Completion of a two-year vocational technical program in general building construction, construction technology, or engineering; OR Twelve semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses.

Job Duties:

• Makes general repairs to buildings, interiors, exteriors, furniture, fixtures, air conditioning/heating systems and other mechanical and related fields such as plumbing, carpentry and electrical.
• Makes limited repairs to appliances, replaces parts and makes adjustments, etc.
• Makes minor repairs to navigational locks such as replacing hydraulic hoses.
• Maintains and makes general repairs to a variety of motorized equipment including tune-ups, replacement and adjustment of worn or damaged parts, (carburetors, generators, alternators, starters, pumps, brake linings/pads, etc.) and limited dis-assembly of major components (engines, transmissions, final drives, etc.) to determine the extent of damage and repairs necessary.
• Starts, operates and checks for safety and maintenance of a wide variety of hand held equipment, motorized vehicles, tractors, cotton pickers, combines, hay balers, planters, etc.
• Perform physical tasks such as lifting, loading materials, and using hand and power tools
• Performs general road maintenance tasks.

Position-Specific Details:

• Maintenance Repairer 2: Class D, Driver's License will be required upon appointment. The starting salary for Maintenance Repairer 2 will be $19.69 /hour.

Additional compensation may be considered impart with extraordinary qualifications in accordance with State Civil Service Rules and DOTD policy.

Please list all work experience on your application. Failure to include all work experience may affect your eligibility for this position

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.

Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the 'Application Status' link after logging into their account.

* Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

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