Fairgrounds & Event Center Maintenance Worker

General Statement of Duties: Primary responsibilities include a variety of skilled and semi-skilled work related to building maintenance.

Supervision Received: Works under the general supervision of a Fairgrounds Director and normally receives little instruction on a day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.

Supervision Exercised: This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Essential Functions: Any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all duties, which may be found in positions of this class.

• General knowledge in more than one function of facilities, including plumbing, simple electrical, HVAC, construction, welding, and equipment operation.
• Performs minor repairs on other mechanical equipment.
• Performs various semi-skilled and skilled maintenance and repair work using a variety of hand and power tools; cleans, maintains and stores tools and equipment; acts as lead worker when required.
• Performs maintenance on lawns, trees, shrubs and building interior and exterior including carpentry, painting and other finishing work to walls, ceilings and floors as necessary.
• Performs routine maintenance and repair work such as replacing light bulbs, fixing toilets, repairing pipes, and other routine maintenance.
• Snow removal as necessary. Methods include manual and machinery.
• Keeps records on work performed and time allocated.
• Operate and maintain a variety of driven equipment including tractors, dirt grooming equipment, backhoe, dump truck, snowplow, water truck, skid steer loaders, and forklifts. CDL preferred.
• Assist in setting up facilities for special events; move panels, stages, tables, chairs, and sound systems; clean up after events including cleaning barns, removing trash; secure facilities.
• Maintain effective, professional, courteous and respectful communication with supervisors, other staff, and the general public.
• Communicates current and anticipated problems to manager.
• Uses computer for entering and maintaining work orders and e-mail communications.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Required Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

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Education : A High School graduate or equivalent.

Experience : A minimum of two (2) years experience in construction, equipment operation, or facilities maintenance.

Required Knowledge :
Possess a working knowledge of the standard practices, procedures, materials and equipment used in facilities maintenance. Possess a working knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions necessary for the position.

Language Skills :
Must have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and the skill to organize materials and present information clearly and concisely in verbal and written form. Must be able to read, understand, and interpret complex documents. Must understand and follow verbal and written instructions. Must have proficient knowledge of the English language, proper grammar, punctuation and spelling in other oral and written communication and have understanding of current technical report and business correspondence writing techniques and methods.

Must be able to read, comprehend and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and standard operating procedures required for this position, as well as, technical reports, procedure documents and manuals. Must be able to make effective and persuasive presentation on complex topics to a wide variety of audiences.

Interpersonal Skills :
Must possess the ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with fellow employees, representatives of other agencies and organizations and members of the community. Have strong customer service orientation and work collaboratively within a team environment. Interact professionally and diplomatically with County employees, other agencies and organizations and members of the community and manage difficult or emotional customer situations.

Must have the skill to organize work flow and accomplish established objectives. Possess the ability to recognize when confidentiality is required and maintain strict confidentiality. Must maintain appropriate professional boundaries in relationships with customer/clients and the general public.

Mathematical

Skills:

Must have the ability to work with basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Skills :
Must be able to apply principles of logic and reasoning or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems and work independently with minimal direction. Must be able to prioritize work and simultaneously manage multiple responsibilities at times under pressure of tight deadlines and emotional situations. Must have the skill to solve problems involving concrete and abstract variables in a variety of situations within…