Maintenance; General

Position: Maintenance (General)
SUMMARY
The Maintenance Worker I/II performs a variety of semiskilled maintenance and repair of client managed units and grounds.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Receives direction from Maintenance Supervisor.

Distinguishing Characteristics:
Maintenance Worker I:
This is the entry level class in the Maintenance Worker series and is distinguished from the Maintenance Worker II by the performance of the basic and more routine tasks and duties involved in the installation, repair and maintenance of the managed facilities and grounds. Since this class is typically used as a maintenance training class, employee may have only limited or no directly related work experience.
Maintenance Worker II:
This is the journey level class within the Maintenance Worker series. Employees within this class are distinguished form the Maintenance Worker I by the performance of the full range of building and grounds maintenance and repair work including the more complex tasks. Employees at this level receive only occasional instructions or assistance a new or usually situations arise and are fully aware of the operational procedures, and policies of the work unit.

Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the MWI level. When MWII is filled from the outside, prior maintenance work experience is required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Maintenance Worker I

• Maintains various facilities and housing units by performing minor and routine tasks such as painting, plumbing, electrical wiring, stripping of tile floors, cleaning rugs, cleaning appliances and walls.
• Maintains grounds by performing such tasks as planting, watering, and maintaining landscape areas consisting of lawns, bushes, trees, flowers and shrubs, digging trenches, clearing brush, moving wet concrete and dirt in wheelbarrows, digging postholes, and repairing fence boards. Notifies department management of the need for major repairs or additions to lighting, heating and ventilating equipment.

Maintenance Worker II

• Repairs or replaces plumbing fixtures, sewer lines and sprinkler systems, electrical and lighting systems, parts on household appliances, and miscellaneous hardware such as door locks, door jambs, window screens, handicap bars, and curtain rods and blinds.
• Prepares and paints the interiors and exteriors of Housing Authority units and buildings.
• Builds, repairs and installs counters, cabinets, benches, partitions, floors, doors, building framework and trim.
• Performs routine maintenance on equipment and hand tools.

• Installs, adjusts and replaces smoke alarms; replaces batteries as needed.
• Installs items such as window shades, venetian blinds, curtain rods, wall fans, and door locks for tenants.
• Operates equipment such as dump truck, forklifts and power tools such as paint sprayers, mowers, edger's and blowers.
• Notifies department management concerning the need for major repairs or additions to lighting, heating and ventilating equipment.
• Completes essential functions for a MWI.
• Applies herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides in accordance to safety procedures and maintains records of fertilizers and chemicals used.
• Participates in the moving of large appliances.
• Attends training programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Possession of a valid California driver's license.
Knowledge of:

• Methods and techniques used in building and ground maintenance activities including skilled carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work.
• Methods and techniques used in estimating time and material for assigned projects.
• Use of tools, and equipment used in building and ground maintenance.
• Safe work practices.

Ability to:

• Work in an isolated or out-of-the-way area where there are no other employees to assist with the work and to complete work on a daily basis.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relations with those contacted in the course of work.
• Understand and follow oral and written direction.
• Clean and care for assigned areas and equipment.
• Use and operate a variety of hand, power tools and vehicular and stationary mechanical equipment in accordance with safety procedures.

• Drive light duty vehicles with automatic or manual transmissions. Power walk behind gasoline lawn mower, edger and blower.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Bilingual (English/Spanish) (Preferred)
Maintenance Worker I:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on- one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.

Maintenance Worker II:

• Ability to read and interpret…