Fleet and Facilities Worker - Taos

This entry-level classification initially works under close supervision and learns and performs routine cleaning, maintenance, and assists in basic repair duties of District facilities and vehicles.

• Cleans and maintains District properties; maintains grounds and landscaping at various District facilities including shelters and bus stops; performs inspections of and maintains bus shelters, signage, and trash receptacles.

• Performs a variety of custodial duties to keep District facilities in a clean and orderly condition; cleans floors, washes walls and glass, and removes trash; performs wet or dry mopping of the floors; cleans restrooms, vacuums carpets, and dusts furniture; identifies repair needs and informs management.
• Performs various weekly duties including dusting windowsills and wall picture frames; dusts and disinfects vertical surfaces of desks, file cabinets, chairs, tables, and other office furniture; vacuums carpeting, including under desks, chairs, and tables; cleans hard surfaces; cleans and dry polishes glass surfaces.
• Performs snowplowing of parking lots and bus pull outs as needed; shovels snow from sidewalks and shelters as needed.
• Assists in shuttling buses and other District vehicle inventory to needed service sites or to deliver to maintenance locations; safely operates a variety of vehicles and buses to and from repair facilities when repairs and servicing is required; washes fleet vehicles and details interiors of fleet vehicles as required; performs routine maintenance such as bulb replacements and graffiti removal as needed.
• Assists in repairing and maintaining building fixtures and furniture; assists in repairs and maintenance of toilets, sinks, water fountains, and drainage pipes; assists in replacing or installing doors, locks, windows, and related hardware; assists with replacement of burned out or non-functioning lighting fixtures both internally and externally.
• Assists in maintaining building safety features; documents fire extinguisher inspections; ensures security systems are functional and operating; checks for and reports signs of vandalism and theft.
• Serves as a member of the Fleet Operations maintenance team; pre and post trips vehicles, collecting debris and equipment;
• Fuels or charges vehicles.
• Assists as a mechanic helper; provides hands‑on help to mechanics engaged in complex operations.
• Observes and complies with all District and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

• One (1) year of general janitorial, maintenance, landscaping, and/or related experience.

• Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License, to be maintained throughout employment.
• Possession of, or successful acquisition within six (6) months of employment, a valid State of New Mexico Commercial Driver's License (CDL-A or
  
  B) with multi-passenger "P" endorsement and airbrake certification, to be maintained throughout employment.